{"id":136720,"date":"2026-01-16T21:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/136720\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T21:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:13:09","slug":"grammy-museum-celebrates-selena-with-dazzling-new-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/136720\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Museum celebrates Selena with dazzling new exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles has unveiled a temporary exhibit in honor of Selena Quintanilla.<\/p>\n

Until March 16, fans can experience \u201cSelena: From Texas to the World,\u201d a pop-up that showcases some of the late singer-songwriter\u2018s most treasured (and glittery) items for the first time outside of the Selena Museum, which is in her hometown of Corpus Chrisi, Texas.<\/p>\n

Curator Kelsey Goeld told The Times that the collaboration has been a long time in coming for the Grammy Museum, which commemorated Thursday\u2019s exhibit opening with a Selena mural<\/a> by Mister Toledo outside the facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been in a museum since 2008 [and] have always wanted to do this,\u201d Goeld said. \u201cSo I think it was just about meeting the right people and finding the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Grammy Museum curated the exhibit with the help of Suzette Quintanilla, Selena\u2019s sister and executor of the Selena estate. She is very protective of her younger sibling, as was the family patriarch, Abraham Quintanilla<\/a>, who died a month before the exhibit opened.<\/p>\n

\"Suzette <\/p>\n

(Rebecca Sapp \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The famed singer \u2014 known for Spanish-language hits including \u201cComo la Flor,\u201d \u201cAmor Prohibido,\u201d \u201cBidi Bidi Bom Bom\u201d \u2014 was murdered in 1995 by Yolanda Saldivar<\/a>, the former president of her fan club, at age 23.<\/p>\n

Over the last 30 years, the Quintanilla family has faithfully kept her spirit and artistry alive, from the early 1997 film directed by Gregory Nava<\/a> to the recent award-winning documentary<\/a> \u201cSelena y Los Dinos,\u201d which was directed by Isabel Castro. The Grammy Museum screened the latter for guests on opening night of the exhibit.<\/p>\n

Then followed a panel with the filmmakers and members of Los Dinos, minus Selena\u2019s brother, A.B. Quintanilla.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope [visitors] walk away truly understanding that Selena the person and Selena the artist was one. She was never any different. What you saw was real,\u201d said Suzette to the audience. \u201cI think that\u2019s one of the beautiful qualities that a lot of people gravitate towards when they talk about Selena.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the various pieces on display is the outfit Selena wore on the cover of her chart-topping 1994 album, \u201cAmor Prohibido,<\/a>\u201d as well as the white beaded Lillie Rubin gown she wore to the 1994 Grammys, where she won Mexican American album award for her LP \u201cSelena Live!\u201d<\/p>\n

Selena\u2019s 1994 Grammy and 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award, which further cemented her legacy as the \u201cQueen of Tejano music,\u201d are included in the exhibit. But intimate objects are also on display, such as a microphone swathed with the singer\u2019s bold red lipstick, her personal cellphone, hand-drawn fashion designs from her teenage years and \u2026 eggs.<\/p>\n

Throughout her life, Selena collected around 50 fake eggs, the first of which she bought at Universal CityWalk. <\/p>\n

\u201cI still don\u2019t understand it,\u201d said Suzette, laughing.<\/p>\n

\"Selena <\/p>\n

(Rebecca Sapp \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Instruments played by Selena\u2019s loved ones are also featured \u2014 including Suzette\u2019s drums, A.B. Quintanilla III\u2019s bass and guitars owned by Chris P\u00e9rez, the singer\u2019s husband \u2014 who was a bit anxious about letting his \u201cbabies\u201d go.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe guitars that are here on display are the actual ones used, so if you look at that Fender strap that\u2019s up there, it\u2019s the one that I actually recorded \u2018Bidi Bidi Bom Bom\u2019 on, the solo,\u201d P\u00e9rez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a badass solo,\u201d he added. \u201c\u200aIt\u2019s only iconic because of the person that sang the song. It\u2019s not me, it\u2019s her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the screening, fans went up to the fourth floor to see Selena\u2019s items, which are located near Michael Jackson\u2019s sequined gloves and Whitney Houston\u2019s beaded white gown.<\/p>\n

Among the eager crowd was a Selena impersonator named Kendra Avila, who stood beside the singer\u2019s iconic pearl bustier and white pants, an outfit she wore when performing at the Houston Astrodome for the second time in 1994.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a 14-year-old boy, I would watch Selena\u2019s videos on TV. When I was alone at home, I believed I was her,\u201d Avila said. \u201cIt was always a dream of mine to visit Corpus Christi to see Selena\u2019s outfits. To see them here in Los Angeles was an opportunity I could not pass up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Selena <\/p>\n

(Rebecca Sapp \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Alex Ramirez, who said he is deeply inspired by Selena\u2019s wardrobe, flew nine hours from Minnesota to catch the exhibit on opening night.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor six years, I have tried to collect the same original pieces used by Selena on the internet. I look for every detail,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s an artist that to me does not compare to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sandra Delgado watched closely every detail of the displays, gravitating closely to the dress Selena wore at the 1994 Grammy Awards. <\/p>\n

\u201cI \u200afeel like it\u2019s a full-circle moment for me just because I grew up with Selena\u2019s music,\u201d said Delgado, who was double-layered in the singer\u2019s official attire. \u201cI\u2019m glad that our community is being acknowledged in such a public platform \u2014 not a subsection like the Latin Grammys. It\u2019s the Grammys, so I think that\u2019s a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n