Tupac Shakur’s estate recently announced the grand opening of an exhibition in honor of the late rapper. The museum exhibit, titled Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free, will first open in Los Angeles on January 21, then travel to other locations that have to be released. The exhibition name comes from Tupac’s 2000 song of the same name that was housed on his The Rose That Grew From Concrete album.
According to the exhibit’s official website, “Wake Me When I’m Free is a fully immersive, thought-provoking experience that explores the life and legacy of the acclaimed artist and activist.”
A press release describes Wake Me When I’m Free as “part museum, part art installation, part sensory experience,” and notes that the life of Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur, who was a member of the Black Panthers, has a significant presence in its narrative. Its creative director Jeremy Hodges has previously worked with the likes of Drake and Jay-Z. Hodges developed Wake Me When I’m Free alongside Nwaka Onwusa, the chief curator and Vice President of Curatorial Affairs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Tupac Shakur was inducted into the Rock Hall in 2017.
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