Welcome: to The Funk Center experience will have a grand entrance with ticketing and self check in kiosks. Guided and self-guided tours will begin at the entrance experience.
Welcome: to The Funk Center experience will have a grand entrance with ticketing and self check in kiosks. Guided and self-guided tours will begin at the entrance experience.
Introduction: The story of Funk Music and its connection to the Civil Rights movement starts with James Brown.
Introduction: The story of Funk Music and its connection to the Civil Rights movement starts with James Brown.
Exploration: Immersive and hands-on interactive exhibits geared towards children and families encourages collaborative play and exploration.
Exploration: Immersive and hands-on interactive exhibits geared towards children and families encourages collaborative play and exploration.
Making connections: Interactive exhibits will inspire collaboration and teamwork, and encourage social interaction amongst visitors.
Making connections: Interactive exhibits will inspire collaboration and teamwork, and encourage social interaction amongst visitors.
Hands-On: A multi-functional community space will accommodate hands-on music exploration and play, educational events and special live entertainment events.
Hands-On: A multi-functional community space will accommodate hands-on music exploration and play, educational events and special live entertainment events.
Community: Expandable multi-functional spaces will allow The Funk Center to act as a hub for the local and worldwide Funk community by providing ongoing event programming.
Community: Expandable multi-functional spaces will allow The Funk Center to act as a hub for the local and worldwide Funk community by providing ongoing event programming.
Celebrating The Artists: The Funk Center Hall of Fame will highlight and memorialize the many groundbreaking artists from Dayton and around the world. An interactive digital timeline and dynamic media wall projections will allow visitors to learn more about these incredible artists.
Celebrating The Artists: The Funk Center Hall of Fame will highlight and memorialize the many groundbreaking artists from Dayton and around the world. An interactive digital timeline and dynamic media wall projections will allow visitors to learn more about these incredible artists.
The Hip Hop Connection: Funk Music is alive and well and has an immeasurable impact on new artists and musical genres. Dynamic media projections on the walls will activate the space and guide visitors on their funky journey.
The Hip Hop Connection: Funk Music is alive and well and has an immeasurable impact on new artists and musical genres. Dynamic media projections on the walls will activate the space and guide visitors on their funky journey.
The Ohio Connection: These exhibits will explore the role that Ohio plays in the genesis and evolution of Funk music. Dayton, Ohio is the home to more than 10 major artists who helped shape Funk music.
The Ohio Connection: These exhibits will explore the role that Ohio plays in the genesis and evolution of Funk music. Dayton, Ohio is the home to more than 10 major artists who helped shape Funk music.
The Collection: The main exhibit gallery will house and display the amazing collection of The Funk Music Hall of Fame and Exhibition Center.
The Collection: The main exhibit gallery will house and display the amazing collection of The Funk Music Hall of Fame and Exhibition Center.
Exterior entrance view from the parking lot.
Exterior entrance view from the parking lot.
Exterior entrance view from the parking lot at night with dynamic lighting for street level visibility.
Exterior entrance view from the parking lot at night with dynamic lighting for street level visibility.

Our Vision

Our Vision is to create TheFunkCenter, a place to celebrate the legacy and cultural impact of Funk Music.   

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