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The birthplace of Motown isn't just one of Detroit's most identifiable landmarks — it's one of the most iconic music sites on the globe. Berry Gordy was confident and farsighted in 1959 when he ...
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group.Founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, [2] [3] it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. [4]
This is a list of the most-visited museums in the world in 2023 by annual attendance statistics. Total attendance at the top sixty museums in 2023, as reported by the annual TEA-AECOM Museum survey, reached 94 percent of 2019 levels, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The International Council of Museums defines a museum as "a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage.
See List of museums in New York. See also Category:Museums in New York (state). See also List of university art museums and galleries in New York State. See also List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City. See also List of museums in New York City. See also List of museums on Long Island.
The figures in this survey show the diminishing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had caused all of the museums on the list to be closed for long periods of time, and which greatly reduced tourism to the United States. Attendance at the museums listed in the TEA-AECOM Museum Index published in 2023 showed an increase of 70 percent over ...
Zero Freitas (born 1950s): over 6 million items (Emporium Musical). [1] [2]Paul Mawhinney (born 1939): 3 million items (Record-Rama), sold to Freitas in 2013.[2]Bob George (born 1949): 2.2 million items, donated to the ARChive of Contemporary Music in partnership with Columbia University.
The Miracles (known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1955.They were the first successful recording act for Motown Records and are considered one of the most important and most influential groups in the history of pop, soul, rhythm and blues and rock and roll music.