Prince’s Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota will likely become a museum open to tours for the public. Tickets will go on sale starting Friday at 2 p.m. for tours that will commence October 6.
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Prince’s private compound will open for daily tours starting October 6, according to Bremer Trust, which was appointed to handle Prince’s affairs after he died in April.
The late singers sister Tyka Nelson says that opening Paisley Park for public was something her brother always wanted to do, reported Aceshowbiz.
Nelson stated that when Prince was still alive, only few people got the rare chance to witness the incredible place.
Visitors will be taken through Paisley Park’s extensive main floor, as well as recording and mixing studios where Prince laid down some of his greatest hits, video editing suites, rehearsal rooms, and a massive soundstage that the icon used to rehearse for tours and hold private concerts. Also on display will be various items from Prince’s personal archives-his concert wardrobe, awards, instruments, art, rare recordings, cars, and motorcycles.
Bremer Trust, which is overseeing Prince’s estate, announced the daily tours Wednesday, saying it was Prince’s “long-term vision for the property”.
CNNMoney estimates about 1,500 to 2,000 guests would tour Prince’s home a day during peak season. VIP tours of smaller groups will be available for $100 or more per head. Paisley Park After Dark events continued up to the week of the legend’s death.
When Michael Jackson, Prince’s contemporary who was often seen as a rival, died in 2009, fans called for turning his Neverland Ranch into a memorial but the proposal floundered amid the prohibitive cost and the California estate is up for sale.
Prince, 57, was found unresponsive in an elevator on April 21, and officials later revealed that the singer died of a fentanyl overdose. In scale at least, Paisley Park is a more modest affair: just 65,000 square feet and built for US$10 million in 1985 from plans by architect Bret Thoeny. Bremer Trust said the family supports the museum plan.
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“He knew exactly how to showcase his production studio for his fans in preparation of this eventual outcome”, he said in a statement.
