Bob Dylan Center Tulsa, OK

EXPLORE YOUR OWN CREATIVITY

The Bob Dylan Center offers unprecedented access to the creative life of one of America’s most important and influential artists.

ABOUT THE
BOB DYLAN CENTER

Designed by Olson Kundig, the world-class Bob Dylan Center houses and exhibits exclusive cultural treasures created and owned by Bob Dylan over seven decades. These include handwritten lyric manuscripts to some of the world’s most treasured songs, previously unreleased recordings, never-before-seen film performances, rare and unseen photographs, visual art and other priceless items spanning Dylan’s unparalleled career as one of the world’s most important cultural figures.

Collage of Bob Dylan photos

UPCOMING EVENTS

THE LATEST AT THE CENTER

They Gave The Walls A Talking: The extraordinary story of The Pogues and Shane MacGowan

Opening March 8 — "They Gave The Walls A Talking: The Extraordinary Story of The Pogues and Shane MacGowan"

On loan from EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, in Dublin, Ireland, the career-spanning exhibition, “They Gave The Walls A Talking: The Extraordinary Story of The Pogues and Shane MacGowan,” illuminates the evolution of The Pogues, the rise of punk rock and the role of the Irish diaspora on the British music scene.

M Le Monde Magazine: "Bob Dylan, l’éternelle énigme"

“Dylanologists around the world now have their temple in Tulsa (Oklahoma), the Bob Dylan Center which exhibits its archives and whose catalog is published this autumn.” (translated from French)

INSIDE THE CENTER

The Bob Dylan Center serves to educate, motivate and inspire visitors to engage their own capacity as creators. While the center is anchored by a permanent exhibit on the life and work of Bob Dylan, it also offers additional exhibits, public programs, performances, lectures and publications, through which it aims to foster a conversation about the role of creativity in our lives. The 29,000-square-foot, state-of-the art center features rotating exhibits, 5,000+-square-foot archive, a 55-seat screening room and more.

Archive Wall inside the Bob Dylan Center

THE BOB DYLAN ARCHIVE

An ever-evolving curated display of elements that illuminate the depth and breadth of the Bob Dylan Archive® collection.

IMMERSIVE FILM EXPERIENCE

An immersive film experience initiates visitors through an innovative cascade of archival music and film, directed by renowned Dylan chronicler Jennifer Lebeau.

Immersive Film Experience Inside the
The Church Studio Recording Studio Experience

AUTHENTICITY

A recreation of an authentic studio environment where visitors can experience what it was like to be present at one of Dylan’s historic recording sessions.

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN

The Darby Family Screening Room showcases Dylan-related scripted films, documentaries and concert performances, including never-before-seen material unearthed from the archive. The room also serves as a space for special events where visiting filmmakers can screen and discuss their work.

Darby Family Screening Room
Columbia Records Gallery - Like a Rolling Stone Exhibit

COLUMBIA RECORDS GALLERY

The Columbia Records Gallery, provides an in-depth look at the creation, performance and production of timeless Dylan songs such as “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Tangled Up in Blue” and “Chimes of Freedom.”

DYLAN'S LIFE

A multimedia timeline of Dylan’s life from his early years in Minnesota through the present day, written by award-winning historian Sean Wilentz.

Sean Wilentz Timeline Wall

NOW ON DISPLAY

Mixing Up the Medicine: Treasures from the Bob Dylan Center

“Mixing Up the Medicine: Treasures from the Bob Dylan Center” is the official exhibition for the landmark, career-spanning magnum opus “Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine,” written and edited by Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel in collaboration with Callaway Books (pub. date Oct. 24, 2023).  

Featuring iconic and rare photographs, never-before-seen manuscripts and extraordinary artifacts from across Dylan’s life and career, “Mixing Up the Medicine” brings the images and text of the book to life, taking the stories we thought we knew about the iconoclastic musician and turning them on their head.

Young Bob Dylan playing harmonica in studio.
Photo by Don Hunstein, 1963

DONATIONS WELCOME

Your tax-deductible donation will help support the center in its mission to inspire and celebrate fearless creativity by exploring the music and artistry of the Nobel Prize–winning singer-songwriter as a catalyst for personal expression and cultural change.

Young Bob Dylan performing on stage with a bright camera flash.
Photo by Barry Feinstein, 1974

BECOME A MEMBER

Each Bob Dylan Center membership comes with a variety of exclusive perks and privileges. Find the level that’s right for you.

Bob Dylan Center merchandise laid out on a table, including a T-shirt.

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