Chanhassen City Council Officially Approves Prince’s Paisley Park Museum

After a unanimous vote by the Chanhassen City Council, Prince’s famed Paisley Park complex is set to reopen for public tours. The 5-0 decision paved the way for tours to resume at the late musician’s Minnesota facility that’s been converted to a museum starting this Friday, October 28.

Located in Chanhassen outside of Minneapolis, tours were allowed to start on October 6 under a temporary permit that lasted only three days. According to the local NBC affiliate, yesterday’s council vote rezoned Paisley Park from an Industrial Office Park to a Planned Unit Development, which clears the space for public tours. Tickets to tour the museum are currently available through December 2016.

Prince reportedly left detailed instructions regarding the conversion Paisley Park into public museum. On display are many of The Purple One’s vintage custom clothes like his 2007 Super Bowl halftime outfit, as well as a 40+ page book of handwritten lyrics, and many of Prince’s instruments and awards. There’s also a Purple Rain room featuring the iconic guitar, script and other memorabilia from the hit movie that earned Prince an Academy Award for the film’s main song.

Prince died at Paisley Park due to an accidental painkiller overdose on April 21. He was only 57 years old when he unexpectedly passed. Head here for more information and to purchase tickets to tour Paisley Park. Watch Al Roker’s tour of the museum from an episode of Today:

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