{"id":2322548,"date":"2026-03-11T04:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2322548"},"modified":"2026-03-11T04:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:25:15","slug":"new-expanded-springsteen-center-at-monmouth-u-gets-an-opening-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-expanded-springsteen-center-at-monmouth-u-gets-an-opening-date\/","title":{"rendered":"New expanded Springsteen Center at Monmouth U. gets an opening date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><story-emphasis util-module-path=\"elements\/story\" section=\"entertainment\" link=\"\/entertainment\"\/><\/p>\n<hr class=\"colorbar\" style=\"background:#009bff\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\">Three-minute read<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"71232417007\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen Archives to expand at Monmouth University\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/10\/18\/PAPP\/71232515007-bruce-101823-i.jpg?crop=4830,2717,x0,y241\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Bruce Springsteen Archives to expand at Monmouth University<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Springsteen attends the Springsteen Archives expansion announcement at Monmouth University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music will open on June 7 at Monmouth University.<\/li>\n<li>The new facility will feature exhibit spaces, archives, a soundstage, and a gift shop.<\/li>\n<li>The center will also feature a new documentary by Thom Zimny about Springsteen&#8217;s role in American music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/01\/14\/bruce-springsteen-archives-monmouth-university\/88180321007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music<\/a> will open June 7.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The new home, on the corner of Cedar and Norwood avenues on the campus of Monmouth University in Long Branch, will have multiple exhibit spaces, state-of-the-art archives, a 250-seat Dolby soundstage and a gift shop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Springsteen Center provides a home for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/03\/04\/bruce-springsteen-eddie-vedder-howard-stern-show-horseback-riding\/88982742007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a>\u2019s archives and places him in the greater story of American music,\u201d said Robert Santelli, founding executive director, in a statement released on Tuesday, March 10. \u201cPopular music is one of America\u2019s most enduring and respected cultural resources and Bruce Springsteen is one of its most important artists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Exhibits in the new center will chronicle Springsteen\u2019s career and explore his creative process. Also, genre and thematic displays of American music, along with more than a dozen interactive experiences, will showcase the history and artistry of America\u2019s rich musical legacy, according to the Springsteen Center.<\/p>\n<p>A brand-new Thom Zimny documentary at the center will explore Springsteen\u2019s role in American music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">See the APP&#8217;s full archives: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/bruce-springsteen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Decades of Asbury Park Press Bruce Springsteen coverage, all in one place<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/07\/24\/PAPP\/85355956007-20130626-t-000000-z-187459066-gm-1-e-96-r-0-en-501-rtrmadp-3-spain.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/07\/24\/PAPP\/85355956007-20130626-t-000000-z-187459066-gm-1-e-96-r-0-en-501-rtrmadp-3-spain.JPG?crop=2168,1626,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/07\/24\/PAPP\/85355956007-20130626-t-000000-z-187459066-gm-1-e-96-r-0-en-501-rtrmadp-3-spain.JPG?crop=1761,2350,x402,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/07\/24\/PAPP\/85355956007-20130626-t-000000-z-187459066-gm-1-e-96-r-0-en-501-rtrmadp-3-spain.JPG?crop=2168,1220,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Eloy Alonso\/REUTERS\" caption=\"Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Molinon Stadium in Gijon, Spain on June 26, 2013.\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to host the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music on our beautiful campus here at the Jersey Shore,\u201d said Monmouth University President Patrick F. Leahy in a statement. \u201cThis center reminds us that music has always been one of the most powerful teachers in American life. We are proud to open this new destination to scholars, students, fans and neighbors as a place where American music in all of its forms can be preserved, studied and celebrated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The center, initially called the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, was established in 2017 on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch. There are tens of thousands of items from more than 45 countries, ranging from books and concert memorabilia to articles and promotional materials. It serves the research and informational needs of music fans, scholars and authors from around the world.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"71230837007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Center programs range from the Move On Up Gospel Sing-Off and Celebration, featuring state choirs, to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/02\/10\/bruce-springsteen-center-american-music-honors-e-street-band\/88607365007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Music Honors<\/a> awards, which brings the greats of U.S. music, including Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Mavis Staples, Jackson Browne and more, to the university&#8217;s Pollak Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cBorn to Run\u201d 50th anniversary symposium reunited the &#8217;70s-period E Street Band, including Springsteen, for talks and a performance at the Pollak in September.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Springsteen wasn&#8217;t a student there, but he does have roots at Monmouth University and the immediate area. He was born at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, and he wrote the album \u201cBorn to Run\u201d a few blocks away from campus in a bungalow at 7\u00bd West End Court in the West End section of Long Branch.<\/p>\n<p>He also performed at the school when it was called Monmouth College in the early &#8217;70s.<\/p>\n<p>Monmouth University estimates the museum will attract 40,000 to 50,000 visitors annually. The building was designed by Rick Cook of CookFox Architects based in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music will be a busy place,\u201d said Santelli. \u201cNot only will it enhance American music scholarship and add a new research dimension to Monmouth University, it will also be where Springsteen fans will be able to better understand his vast body of music and become more sophisticated listeners of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/springsteencenter.org\/\">springs<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/springsteencenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/springsteencenter.org\/\">eencenter.org<\/a> for more information. Advance ticket sales will begin online in April.<\/p>\n<p><em>Subscribe to app.com for the latest on the New Jersey music scene.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at cjordan@app.com<\/em><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-03-10 17:18:12.480987154 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-03-10 17:18:12.480987154 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.app.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read Bruce Springsteen Archives to expand at Monmouth University Bruce Springsteen attends the Springsteen Archives expansion announcement at Monmouth University. The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music will open on June 7 at Monmouth University. 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