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Grammy Museum Experience

The Grammy Museum Experience was an interactive, experiential museum devoted to the history and winners of the Grammy Awards which was located at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Its origins go back to 2017. A drive of 9.4 mi reaches Madison Square Garden.

Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 4.0
Where
In Newark
29 places to stay
Open since
2017
In brief

A museum inside Newark

You can stay in Newark

Grammy Museum Experience is inside Newark, which has 29 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

A day trip from Hempstead

Hempstead is about 30 miles east (straight-line). Where to stay ↓

Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Sep and Oct

April, May, June, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–81°. When to go ↓

An airport 3 miles away

Newark Liberty (EWR) has airline service, about 3 miles from Grammy Museum Experience.

Established in 2017

Grammy Museum Experience dates from 2017. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Warm months and cold ones

Here are the months at Grammy Museum Experience, with their weather.

Jan40° / 25°
Feb43° / 26°
Mar51° / 32°
Apr63° / 42°
May73° / 52°
Jun81° / 62°
Jul87° / 67°
Aug85° / 66°
Sep78° / 58°
Oct66° / 47°
Nov55° / 37°
Dec45° / 30°
Typical highs and lows in Newark. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Newark. Newark’s full climate →
About

Grammy Museum Experience

The Grammy Museum Experience was an interactive, experiential museum devoted to the history and winners of the Grammy Awards which was located at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It was open from October 20, 2017, to June 25, 2023.

It was the first instance of the Grammy Museum in the Northeast. Affiliated museums are the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, The Grammy Museum Mississippi, Cleveland, Mississippi and The Grammy Museum at Musicians Hall of Fame, Nashville, Tennessee. The 8,200-square-foot Grammy Museum featured multimedia presentations, public events and educational programming, and highlights some of New Jersey’s most famous music industry stars and homegrown talent.

Type
Museum
Established
2017
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

Hotels and campgrounds near Grammy Museum Experience

Close by, places to stay are in Newark (29) and New York City (1,485).

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Grammy Museum Experience12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Madison Square Garden
  2. 2Central Park
  3. 3MetLife Stadium
  4. 4Studio 54
  5. 5National September 11 Memorial & Museum
  6. 6Metropolitan Museum of Art
  7. 7Coney Island
  8. 8Yankee Stadium
In town

Newark

29 places to stay · 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs

You’re already here.

323,808 people

20 min drive

New York City

1,485 places to stay · 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park

8,584,629 people

13 mi east of Grammy Museum Experience

10 min drive

Jersey City

39 places to stay · 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground

302,013 people

6 mi east of Grammy Museum Experience

5 min drive

Elizabeth

25 places to stay · 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B

141,675 people

5 mi south of Grammy Museum Experience

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom Grammy Museum ExperienceDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
Newarkin town—29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs323,808$374KC−
New York City13 mi east20 min1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park8,584,629$778KD
Jersey City6 mi east10 min39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground302,013$567KC−
Elizabeth5 mi south5 min25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B141,675$449KD
Secaucus6 mi northeast10 min18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins22,640$572KC−
North Bergen Township9 mi northeast15 min19 15 hotels · 4 motels61,483$474KB
Woodbridge Township14 mi southwest20 min25 20 hotels · 5 motels104,802$433K—
West Orange Township6 mi northwest10 min10 8 hotels · 2 lodges & cabins49,557$557KB−

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

EWRNewark Liberty · major hub3 mi
TEBTeterboro10 mi
LGALaGuardia · major hub16 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Grammy Museum Experience’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

Places to add to Grammy Museum Experience

More places people know lie within 15 miles.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Common questions

Grammy Museum Experience: common questions

Is Grammy Museum Experience in Newark?

Yes. It’s inside Newark, NJ.

When is the best time to visit Grammy Museum Experience?

April, May, June, September and October, with highs of 63–81°.

How far is Grammy Museum Experience from Hempstead?

About 30 miles east of Hempstead, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Grammy Museum Experience?

Newark Liberty (EWR), about 3 miles away.

Where should I stay near Grammy Museum Experience?

New York City (13 mi, 1,485 places to stay), Jersey City (6 mi, 39 places to stay) and Newark (in town, 29 places to stay).

From locals

Ask a local in Newark

No one has shared advice yet; Newark’s Town Square takes questions.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.