EST. 2021 – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
To The Museum of Post Punk and Industrial Music
Being so fucking old and a member of such iconic bands at their arguable height, founding Invisible Records with over 300 releases and my band Pigface, with over 500 members, feels like an unfair advantage in setting up this museum. So many pieces, items, ephemera, set lists, lyrics, passes, receipts, songs, videos, shirts, posters, pics, art, fashion, demos, ideas, scenery, contracts and the seemingly insignificant other pieces that glue all of this together. It seemed that NOT manifesting the museum would be the craziest thing.
– Martin Atkins
Founder, The Museum of Post Punk and Industrial Music
The Museum of Post Punk & Industrial Music is offering limited edition private VIP tours of the museum with Martin Atkins.
Founded in 2021, The Museum of Post Punk & Industrial Music is located in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, IL.
Currently Open on select days and for special events. Calendar here.
Become a founder for complete access, guided tours and special events!
Chicago’s Top 3 Museum 3 Years In a Row! THANK YOU!
WE’RE #2! TOP 3 – 3 YEARS IN A ROW! It’s so wild to find out that we are the #2 museum in Chicago, by the Chicago Reader‘s Best of Chicago 2025 poll published today! I think, you know, you could say that these competitions, lists, “top of this,” and “top of that,” are kind of meaningless in the world right now… but honestly, this has been really fueling for us today, to find out that we are placed in the top 3, three years in a row. Anyone can do this once, right? Two years in a row is pretty […]
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