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The official music of Washington D.C. has an official new home. The GoGo Museum and Cafe opened its doors yesterday, showcasing some of DC鈥檚 most iconic GoGo bands, GoGo history, and swag against colorful backdrops synonymous with stylish fashion that GoGo music inspires.聽

The event was dubbed a soft launch. It was open to the public but targeted city officials, artists, and organizers who are involved in preserving GoGo music.

Located at 1920 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast in the historic Anacostia neighborhood, the new museum honors聽the appreciation and study of GoGo music.聽聽

鈥淚t鈥檚 not just about recognition,鈥� said At-large City Councilmember聽 Kenyan McDuffie to a wall-to-wall packed audience.鈥淚t鈥檚 about preservation. It鈥檚 about celebration.”

At Large City Councilmember Robert White described the museum’s opening as a 鈥渃elebration of resilience and community culture.鈥澛�

Mayor Bowser took the stage at 11:30 AM and was greeted by political friends, the press, and GoGo, the official music of D.C.

鈥淲e have 80 museums in Washington DC, but until today, we had one missing,鈥� said Bowser.聽

The first of its kind, the GoGo Museum is minutes away from the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site and the Anacostia Community Museum. It features a two-level outdoor event space.

Community leaders and educators reminded the packed crowd of the hard work artists have put into legitimizing GoGo, culminating in the museum’s creation. Ronald Moten, co-founder of #DontMuteDC and the GoGo Museum, spoke out about the persistent lack of funding for the arts.聽

鈥淎nd that’s why, that鈥檚 why what happened with #DontMuteDC was so important, because it showed that we have a voice and a say in the city,鈥� said Moten.聽聽

鈥淲e鈥檙e constantly criminalized, constantly being muted. Our voices are muted, our bodies are muted, our music is muted. And now that we have the GoGo Museum we have a home forever and just want to make it last forever,鈥� said Natalie Hopkinson, Associate Professor of Journalism at American University, co-founder of #DontMuteDC, and the GoGo Museum.聽聽

GoGo performers gave their remarks on the impact of GoGo Music as well as the potential impact of the GoGo Museum revealed itself. Performer after performer spoke of the life-changing positive impacts of GoGo music on their life. Son of Chuck Brown, D.C.鈥檚 Godfather of GoGo, and speaker of the Chuck Brown Band said.

Anwan 鈥淏ig G鈥� Glover, one of the lead vocalists of BackYard Band, urged youth to pay attention to their history and said bands like Rare Essence and Junkyard Band paved the way for him.聽

鈥淛unk paved the way for Back,鈥� Glover said.聽

Reflecting on the moment as the crowd enjoyed dueling performances from the Junkyard Band and Backyard Band, Kelsey Adams, Executive Director of Long Live GoGo, the organization behind the annual Moechella event, said聽she was happy to be in a space that was actually preserving DC culture.聽

鈥淭his is going to be a brick and mortar, so a place where GoGo can actually live, a place where people can come to at any time to kind of witness what the GoGo community produces.鈥澛犅�

The GoGo Museum is set to open officially in February 2025.