The Museum of Graffiti is holding its first-ever pop-up in Austin celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with an opening weekend featuring legendary artists like Wu Tang's Raekwon, Talib Kweli, De La Soul's Maseo, and more.
The Museum of Graffiti is celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop with its first-ever SXSW popup. FOX 7 Austin's Casey Claiborne takes us there.The Museum of Graffiti is holding its first-ever pop-up celebrating 50 years of hip-hop.To celebrate the grand opening, the Museum is hosting three days of complimentary cocktails, live graffiti art demonstrations, a Champion apparel customization lab, merchandise drops, panel discussions and more inside the Mi Campo Artists Lounge.
At night, the museum will host a range of hip hop artists including Wu Tang's Raekwon, Austin rapper Quin NFN on Friday, March 10. On Saturday, March 11, there will also be a celebration of life for the late Dave Trugoy of De La Soul with a DJ set by De La Soul's Maseo and a mural unveiling by Tristan Eaton.Vibrate Higher,
which tells the story of the rap star and how he was part of the first generation to grow up with hip-hop as established culture. And, these are just some of the highlights of opening weekend at the Museum of Graffiti pop-up. To see the full opening weekend programming schedule can be foundMuseum programming and classes will run through the entire month of March 2023, beginning March 10, and will touch on all five pillars of Hip Hop: MC’ing, Breakdancing, Graffiti, Knowledge, and DJing.
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