The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St
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Ringo Starr accepting the gold snare drum in 1964 from William F. Ludwig, Jr., president of Ludwig Drum Company (second from left), as his daughter Brooke, Ludwig's director of marketing R. L. Schory (far right), and the other Beatles (John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney) look on.
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July 7, 2010 – Dec 31, 2010
Daily
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
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Free with museum admission
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On July 7, Ringo Starr's 70th birthday, the Met opened a special display of his gold-plated snare drum that will be on view through December 2010 in the Museum's second–floor Musical Instruments Galleries. On loan from Ringo Starr, it was originally presented to him by the Ludwig Drum Company during The Beatles' 1964 visit to Chicago when the legendary rock group was on its first tour of the United States.
