The Moogseum & Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene… From the Facebook page of the Moogseum

Thank you to those of you who have reached out from all over the world checking in on the status of the Moogseum. We are deeply grateful to have been spared any flooding from Hurricane Helene. The Moogseum sustained minor exterior damage. You can see here that our awning frame was torn off the building. It fell and broke our window. Fortunately we have a heavy-duty security film on all of our windows, so even when broken, they are impenetrable and remain intact. We have boarded up the broken side as a cautionary measure until the glass can be replace. That may be a while considering the immense devastation in our community.

The Moogseum will be closed for the foreseeable future — maybe a couple of weeks, maybe much more. While electricity has been restored at the Moogseum, we are still without water or cell service. It’s best for us to wait until all infrastructure stabilizes before opening our doors again.

We are grateful to report that our staff’s homes were spared of any flooding. We are all dealing with the lack of power, water, and reliable cell service, and with some fallen trees, but we otherwise are safe. We are all heartbroken about the devastation in our wider Asheville community.

The closure of the Moogseum is having, and will contiue to have, a detrimental impact on our financial well-being, likely in the tens of thousands of dollars. Please consider supporting us during this time to ensure that we can sustain our operations through the rest of the year and beyond.

Here are three easy ways to help:

Donate: https://bit.ly/ContributeBMF

Become of Member of the Bob Moog Foundation: https://moogfoundation.org/membership/

Purchase something from our newly redesigned online store: https://bit.ly/shopbmf (Note: shipping may take a bit longer than usual).

Any and all support is deeply appreciated and will help keep us resilient so that we can continue to inspire our community and beyond through the intersection of science, music, technology, and innovation.

Thank you again to all everyone for your concern and caring. Please share this post and help us spread the word.