Graceland Opens Newly Expanded Lisa Marie Presley Exhibit on Her Birthday
2024-02-01
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 1, 2024--
Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis opened the newly-expanded Lisa Marie: Growing Up Presley exhibit today in honor of her 56 th birthday. The exhibit’s expansion further delves into the multifaceted life of Lisa Marie Presley as a loving mother, passionate musician, and guardian of her father’s legacy. Lisa Marie Presley was born in Memphis and raised at Graceland as the only child of Elvis Presley. She passed away in January 2023.
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Lisa Marie: Growing Up Presley Exhibit Expansion Opens (Graphic: Graceland)
With an early glimpse into what it was like growing up at Graceland as the one and only daughter of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the exhibition features items from her childhood including her baby footprints, personal golf cart, record player, roller skates and clothing, plus shares stories and memories through home movies and photos. Newly added personal childhood effects include school yearbooks, school photos and report cards.
The expansion takes you through Lisa Marie’s adult life with an extensive display of 45 outfits and other never-before-seen items including personal Christmas cards, stationery, never-before-seen photos, and more.
New exhibit highlights include:
Outfits worn by Lisa Marie and friend Jerry Schilling to the 2023 Golden Globe Awards , her last public appearance
Never-before-seen, first professional headshots of Lisa Marie in her early 20s , on loan from Jerry Schilling
Framed family photos that Lisa Marie displayed in her home
Her personal tambourines used on-stage throughout her music career
Handwritten song lyrics for the song “Weary” from her 2012 album “Storm & Grace”
Gold Record for her 2003 album To Whom It May Concern
Lisa Marie’s personal wallet from the late 1980s
“Lisa was born in Memphis and had always called Graceland home. I remember her first seeing a quote from her dad from the original exhibit that said she was the greatest thing that had ever happened to him, and her reaction will forever be etched into my brain,” said Joel Weinshanker, managing partner and majority owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises. “I know y’all will enjoy this amazing, expanded exhibition as much as she did.”
Lisa Marie: Growing Up Presley is open daily as part of the Graceland experience at Elvis Presley’s Memphis Entertainment Complex on the Graceland campus. More information on visiting Graceland is available at Graceland.com.
Photos and b-roll of the new exhibit can be downloaded at:
About Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Elvis Presley’s Graceland, in Memphis, is music’s most important and beloved landmark, with hundreds of thousands of fans from around the world visiting the historic home each year. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) manages the operations of Graceland and its related properties, including Elvis Presley’s Memphis, Graceland’s entertainment and exhibition complex over 200,000 square feet in size; the new 80,000 square feet Graceland Exhibition Center featuring rotating exhibits; the AAA Four Diamond Guest House at Graceland 450-room resort hotel; and the Graceland Archives, featuring thousands of artifacts from Elvis’ home and career. EPE also produces and licenses Elvis-themed live events, tours, and attractions worldwide. Graceland Holdings LLC, led by managing partner Joel Weinshanker, is the majority owner of EPE. Graceland is the only attraction worldwide to ever receive 11 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards including “Best Holiday Historic Home Tour,” “Best Tennessee Attraction and Iconic Landmark,” “Best Musical Attraction,” “Best Historic Southern Attraction,” and the #1 “Iconic American Attraction.” The TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards named Graceland the most popular attraction in Tennessee and one of the top 25 landmarks in the world and Rolling Stone named it one of 10 Great American Music Landmarks. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visit www.graceland.com.
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CONTACT: Alicia Dean
adean@graceland.com/ 901-652-2474
KEYWORD: TENNESSEE UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MUSIC DESTINATIONS VACATION TRAVEL ARTS/MUSEUMS EVENTS/CONCERTS ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRITY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS FAMILY CONSUMER
SOURCE: Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
PUB: 02/01/2024 10:00 AM/DISC: 02/01/2024 10:02 AM
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