Queens, NY – Today, the ribbon was cut to celebrate the completion of the new Louis Armstrong Center at the internationally renowned Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens. The Center opens to the public on Thursday, July 6. By extending the capacity of the museum and its educational opportunities, the Center promises to continue to preserve and expand the legacy of America’s most-enduring Black popular music icon.

Designed by Caples Jefferson Architects, the new Center is a place for education, entertainment, and research. It is the permanent home for the 60,000-piece Louis Armstrong Archive (the world's largest for any jazz musician) and a 75-seat venue for performances, lectures, films, community events and educational experiences. The Center also features Here to Stay, an exhibition curated by multimedia artist Jason Moran, which explores Armstrong’s five-decade career as an innovative musician, rigorous archivist, consummate collaborator and community builder.

For more information: The Louis Armstrong Center - Louis Armstrong Home Museum