aaamusic | On 08, Oct 2010

Time Capsules will include official body of work, along with fan contributions submitted online

In honor of John Lennon’s 70th birthday on Saturday October 9, 2010, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum and BoxofVision LLC will create three authorized time capsules of John Lennon’s post-Beatles recordings and fan contributions, which can be submitted via www.BoxOfVision.com/TimeCapsule, to carry his legacy of peace and love to future generations.

With the cooperation of Yoko Ono Lennon, the time capsules will be preserved and stored until they are opened in a ceremonial presentation on October 9, 2040. They will be stored at the Rock Hall in Ohio, and at two additional worldwide locations that have significance to John Lennon’s legacy.

The Rock Hall will host a time capsule dedication ceremony at the Museum on Friday, October 8 at 10:30 a.m. The Museum will continue to celebrate Lennon’s legacy with a weekend of special programs built around John Lennon’s personal items in the Museum’s exhibits including in-depth curator discussions, screenings of Lennon-related Induction content and other special events.

“I am delighted to support this effort to help share John’s music and messages of peace and love with the children of today and tomorrow” says Mrs. Ono Lennon, “I know that John’s work, life and dreams will help inspire them to bring a better world for everyone. Children Power!”

In addition to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio USA, the second Time Capsule storage location has now been named as the Liverpool John Moores University.

Chosen for its substantial part in the John Lennon story, Liverpool John Moores University’s School of Art and Design contains the very same art college that Lennon attended during his formative years. Enrolling in the then called “Liverpool College Of Art” in 1957, the college provided a springboard for many influential aspects of John’s life, and provided the venue for early band rehearsals with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe as The Quarrymen. Fittingly, the same venue where it all started for Lennon, will be one of the storage facilities which will help preserve this capsule and his legacy.

The Vice Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, Professor Michael Brown states that “Liverpool John Moores University is honoured to host one of the John Lennon Time Capsules and help preserve his legacy here at LJMU. John Lennon continues to be an inspiration to all our students as we encourage them to ‘dream, plan, achieve’ throughout their studies and beyond, an ethos shared and promoted by John throughout his life.”

The general public is invited to submit birthday wishes, commentary, musical performances and personal thoughts on John Lennon’s legacy at www.BoxOfVision.com/TimeCapsule Fans can share thoughts beginning today up until September 15th, 2010. Fans who visit the site can also make recommendations about what the time capsules should include to best preserve the Lennon legacy over the next 30 years.

Along with fan contributions the capsules will include John Lennon’s post-Beatles recordings, newly restored art prints of his LP artwork, a newly commissioned essay on his career and other related items.

THE JOHN LENNON TIME CAPSULE PROJECT is being overseen by Jonathan Polk, of BoxofVision LLC, who last year created THE BEATLES Box of Vision.

“John Lennon‘s body of work IS our time capsule,” says Polk. “It embodies the ideals that once fueled our absolute belief we could change the world…then led to cynical backlash … but now represent how we wish to be remembered.

“The John Lennon Time Capsule is a gift to our children and grandchildren. It is an effort to pass on those messages of peace and love and personal responsibility; to help ensure that John’s beautiful body of work, what he stood for and how he inspired us, will shine on.”

“John Lennon was one of the most influential figures in rock and roll history, not only in terms of his body of work, but also because of how he used his art and visibility to help make a difference in the world,” said Jim Henke, Chief Curator at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs.

The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays, the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $17 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (9-12), $18 for adult residents of Greater Cleveland. Children under 8 and Museum members are free.

The Museum is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. When you become a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the world of rock and roll becomes yours to explore.

Call 216.515.8425 for information on becoming a member. For general inquiries, please call 216.781.ROCK(7625) or visit www.rockhall.com

About the Liverpool John Moores University’s
School of Art & Design

The Liverpool School of Art and Design is of great significance to LJMU, as the cornerstone of the university’s history, and of cultural importance to Liverpool, providing the springboard for so many generations of creative talent.

The development of the new Art and Design Academy marks an exciting stage in the evolution of this illustrious School over the last 180 years.

• The foundations were laid in 1825, with the establishment of the Liverpool Mechanics School of Arts, which aimed to make education accessible to all, regardless of social class or occupation. At a time when access to education was severely restricted, the opening up of education to ordinary people was truly revolutionary. Initially the Mechanics School offered instruction on the sciences, with art classes restricted to ship drafting.
• The renaming of the School in 1832, to the Liverpool Mechanics Institution, also marked an expansion of art programmes to include mechanical drawing, architecture, landscape and figurative arts.

• Five years later, the Institution became the North Liverpool School of Art and by 1851 the curriculum had become focused on art and design.

• Further incarnations followed, and in 1905 a single City School of Art was established, incorporating architecture from the University of Liverpool.

• Five years later, the Art School moved to its premises on Hope Street. Subjects taught included metal work, stained glass, dressmaking, fine art and life drawing.

• The School remained open during both World Wars, though student numbers inevitably dwindled. It also survived direct hits by incendiary bombs during WW2.

• Post war saw an expansion in student numbers, plus its first fashion show – or Dress Parade – in 1947.

• The School of Art formally assumed the role of Regional College of Art in 1949 – though it had played this role for over 100 years. Numbers continued to increase dramatically, with additional exhibition and teaching space added during the 1950s and 1960s.

• The list of talent is endless and diverse but all demonstrate the spirit of what makes the Liverpool School of Art and Design so influential – they are expressive, creative, unconventional, and experimental. Other alumni include: Arthur Ballard, Maurice Cockrill, John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Sam Walsh, George Jardine, Nicholas Horsfield, John Baum, Norman Thelwell and Arthur Dooley.