NEW YORK: A museum dedicated to the 1969 Woodstock music festival is scheduled to open on June 2 at a farm in upstate New York where the event was held, organisers said on Tuesday.

The museum at Bethel Woods is located on the grounds of the historic festival that boasted an unforgettable line-up that included guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, folk heroine Joan Baez, blues-rock singer Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead rock group.

The museum features film and interactive displays, as well as artefacts to describe and explore the legacy of the festival that drew nearly one million people.

Located 170 kilometres (105 miles) north of New York City, the museum is part of the Bethel Woods Centre for the Arts, an open-air concert pavilion.


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