On March 27, The Morrison Hotel Gallery, which houses a variety of music-related art and photography, will open an exhibition space at 313 Bowery, the former home to the famed CBGB's Gallery. At nearly 3000 square feet, 313 Bowery will be the Morrison's largest space, over twice the size of their existing galleries in NYC's Soho neighborhood, Los Angeles, and La Jolla. Though CBGB's Gallery opened long after the legendary CBGBs, many important musicians appeared in the space over the years, including David Byrne. As previously reported, CBGB’s main performance area will reopen as a John Varvatos store.

"This new space will enhance our line of fine art music photography and puts us in a historical space where people can experience some very different shows than at our other locations," Peter Blachley, co-owner of the Morrison, said in a statement.  While the interior of 313 Bowery will change with each show, the Morrison plans to maintain many original elements of the CBGB's Gallery, including the bathroom graffiti, an original wall logo stencil and a panel of show posters and hand-bills from CBGB's 10th anniversary that were buried in an inner wall.

The 313 Bowery space will open with an exhibit by acclaimed British photographer and mixed media artist Steve Joester.  Appropriately enough, Joester’s exhibit will feature photographs from the first punk-rock era.  Then, on April 24, The Morrison will present 'Rockers' an installation by legendary New York photographer Bob Gruen at the 313 Bowery space.  The exhibit, which drew over 50,000 visitors when it was presented in 2007 at the FAAP University Museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, features some 270 Gruen images - from John Lennon to The Clash, Max's Kansas City to CBGB's.  The Morrison has commissioned acclaimed architect Tito Ficarelli, who designed the 'Rockers' exhibit in Brazil, to transform the 313 Bowery space as well.  The show's centerpiece will be a recreation of a punk-obsessed teenager's bedroom from the 1970s.