It's official: Paisley Park, Prince's longtime home and recording studio, is going to be a museum.
The massive, 64,000-square-foot estate, which Prince completed in 1987 on the outskirts of Minneapolis, will open to the public this week.
Prince left detailed instructions for opening his studio to the public, but the plans hit a setback when the Chanhassen City Council tabled a zoning request intended to reclassify Paisley Park as a museum. Now, CNN reports that the city council has unanimously voted to rezone Paisley Park as a permanent museum.
Tours begin on Friday and tickets are available through the end of 2016. On a given tour, fans will get to see "artifacts from Prince's personal archives, including iconic concert wardrobe, awards, musical instruments, artwork, rare music and video recordings and motorcycles," according to the Paisley Park website.
The compound has also been reported to include portraits of Prince and a glass pyramid that glowed purple when the pop star was around.
Prince recorded dozens of his studio albums at Paisley Park, dating back to 1988's Lovesexy. He also used it as a setting for concerts and private celebrations. Prince was at the property on April 21 when he died at age 57.
Read our tribute to Prince, "Rest in Purple, Prince: 1958–2016."
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