Tupac Shakur Estate announces immersive museum experience in LA

The exhibit is described in the announcement: "Part museum, part art installation, part sensory experience, 'WMWIF' will showcase Shakur's music, poetry and never before seen artefacts in a curated space akin to a contemporary art museum." Photo: Handout

The Shakur Estate has announced the premiere of Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I'm Free, an immersive museum experience that explores the life and legacy of the rapper and activist, who was murdered in 1996.

The exhibit will open on Jan 21, 2022 in Los Angeles at the Canvas @ L.A. Live on Georgia Street and Olympic Boulevard, and run for a limited time.

The exhibit is described thusly in the announcement: "Part museum, part art installation, part sensory experience, 'WMWIF' will showcase Shakur's music, poetry and never before seen artefacts in a 20,000 square foot curated space akin to a contemporary art museum. Guests will transition through a myriad of surround sound spaces, rich with rarities embedded in technology."