The private estate of Prince will soon be open to the public for daily tours starting on October 6. She added that the fans of the musical innovator across the globe will now get the opportunity to personally experience their idol’s world.
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During the 70-minute tours, fans will be brought to studios where Prince recorded, produced and mixed most of his biggest hits, as well as the soundstage where he rehearsed for tours and hosted private concerts. There will also be thousands of artifacts, like costumes, awards, instruments, cars, motorcycles, and rare audio and video recordings. Although few have ever seen the fullness of Paisley Park, the accounts that emerged became legendary, including mentions of stained glass panels and a vault containing hundreds of unreleased recordings.
Prince’s home will be open to the public for tours starting this fall.
Bremer Trust said it expected 1,500 to 2,000 people to visit Paisley Park on peak days and that it was open to developing the site in the future, including potentially by allowing fans to stay the night.
The estate is seeking permission from the city of Chanhassen to use Paisley as a museum. A public hearing will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at City Hall, and a special city council meeting will take place October 3 to give final consideration to the application.
The 57-year-old Prince did not leave a will.
But court filings indicate that they will likely include Tyka Nelson and five half-siblings because Prince was divorced, his parents are dead and he had no confirmed children. Bremer said it was working with Prince’s family on the project. “Much of his vision and design activity for Paisley Park as a museum is already in place”, Denny Laufenburger said.
Prince in 2007 performing at the Super Bowl in Miami. It is only one issue the trust has to manage, along with determining who the music icons closest heirs are and selling some assets, including a home in the Caribbean, to pay estate taxes.
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Prince Rogers Nelson died on April 21 of a drug overdose and his body was found in an elevator on the property.
