The way has officially been cleared for Prince’s Paisley Park headquarters to become a museum devoted to the late star’s life and work. On 24 October, Chanhassen city council in Minnesota voted unanimously on to rezone Prince’s home and studio as a museum, meaning it now no longer needs special permission to admit the public.
For the last month, Paisley Park has been open for a limited number of public tours, on the basis of temporary permits granted by the council to Bremer Trust, which is running the property. The new vote followed a review of traffic and pedestrian safety.
Paisley Park will open to the public on 28 October and tickets for tours from now until mid-December are on sale via the museum’s website. Visits to the site include self-guided tours of the main floor of Paisley Park, Prince’s video editing suites and rehearsal rooms and the musician’s private NPG Music Club. The tour lasts an average of 70 minutes and costs $38.50 (£31.50) plus a $7.50 service charge.
Also on display at the museum is the urn containing Prince’s ashes, which is a scale model of Paisley Park measuring 14 inches high and 18 inches long, decorated with Prince’s symbol.
