Bob Moog Memorial Foundation For Electronic Music Inc

The preservation and expansion of the Bob Moog Foundation Archives continued as we added and preserved over 5,000 new items, including numerous documents, correspondence, memorabilia, video, and important vintage instruments to our collection, including but not limited to a historic trove of Bob Moogs professional items including schematics, drawings, tools, prototype electronic musical instruments, a Fairlight digital synthesizer and sampler, and more. We developed detailed cataloging and labeling procedures for all archive materials. With a grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities, we completed an extensive rehousing project of our historic archival collection.

The Moogseum, a 1,400-square-foot interactive public-facing museum located in downtown Asheville, NC, opened on May 23, 2019. The Moogseum comprises 12 custom- designed experiential exhibits created to inspire and engage people of all ages and knowledge levels. The Moogseum attracts over 10,000 visitors annually and is recognized locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally as one of the best museums of its kind. We have welcomed over 45,000 visitors to the Moogseum since its inception. In 2024, we hosted the Sounds of Innovation listening party, featuring a historic 1964 reel-to-reel tape conversation between Bob Moog and Herb Deutch, during which Bob explained some of the sounds and features that would become integral to the Moog Synthesizer.