Bob Dylan artifacts head to Rock Hall ahead of Outlaw Music Festival
Bob Dylan and his legacy will be front and center in Northeast Ohio this week.
State of play: Dylan will co-headline the Outlaw Music Festival alongside Willie Nelson at Blossom Music Center on Saturday.
In honor of the show, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is adding artifacts from the 1988 inductee to the Legends of Rock exhibit located on Levels 5 and 6 of the museum.
What's inside: New items include one of Dylan's electric guitars, a piece of his artwork and a photo by famed photographer Elliott Landy.
They join items previously on display, including one of Dylan's harmonicas and the reel-to-reel tape recorder he used while playing with the band.
If you go: The Dylan artifacts go on display Thursday, the same day the Rock Hall hosts its free Mx. Juneteenth celebration on its front plaza.
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