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Woodstock museum will stay open Woodstock museum will stay open
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A museum dedicated to the famous hippie music festival Woodstock will open despite losing $1 million (£485,000) in government funding.A museum dedicated to the famous hippie music festival Woodstock will open despite losing $1 million (£485,000) in government funding.
The Museum at Bethel Woods is due to open next year in the upstate New York town where organisers put on the three-day event in 1969.The Museum at Bethel Woods is due to open next year in the upstate New York town where organisers put on the three-day event in 1969.
The museum is being built on top of the hill near where the stage was located.The museum is being built on top of the hill near where the stage was located.
Thousands of people visit the site each year, where a stone monument is currently the only marker.Thousands of people visit the site each year, where a stone monument is currently the only marker.
'Peace and love''Peace and love'
Politicians voted to strip the $1 million funding sought by New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer for the museum.Politicians voted to strip the $1 million funding sought by New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer for the museum.
Bethel Woods has already received $15 million (£7.3m) in state funding.Bethel Woods has already received $15 million (£7.3m) in state funding.
The Woodstock festival was billed as "three days of peace and love".The Woodstock festival was billed as "three days of peace and love".
Aside from the drugs, mud and rain, there were career-defining performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin and a myriad of others. Aside from the drugs, mud and rain, there were career-defining performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and a myriad of others.