The Museum (band)
Encyclopedia
The Museum is a Contemporary Christian music
band from Atlanta, Georgia
composed of Ben Richter (lead vocals, guitar), Geoffrey Ashcraft (lead guitar, background vocals). Josh Kirk (drums, programming) and Chris Brink (bass, background vocals). Their debut album Let Love Win
, on BEC Recordings
, was released July 27, 2010.
to Atlanta, Georgia
to take a job at a local church as a youth pastor and worship leader. He invited his friend Geoffrey Ashcraft to move with him. Upon their arrival at the new church they were introduced to Josh Kirk. The three began leading worship together for local youth services and eventually adopted the name "The Museum." After playing with various bass players for the first few years, the permanent lineup was completed with the addition Chris Brink.
, drummer Josh Kirk visited a museum dedicated to the Romanian Revolution of 1989
. There he heard the story of how a small group of Christians sparked a revolution that led to the downfall of Communism
in their country. The band was inspired by this story and subsequently took the name "The Museum."
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
band from Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
composed of Ben Richter (lead vocals, guitar), Geoffrey Ashcraft (lead guitar, background vocals). Josh Kirk (drums, programming) and Chris Brink (bass, background vocals). Their debut album Let Love Win
Let Love Win
Let Love Win is the debut major label studio album from Christian pop rock band The Museum . It was released on July 27, 2010 by BEC Recordings.-Track listing:#"Never Look Away" - 3:58#"You Are Love" - 3:00#"Let Love Win" - 3:19...
, on BEC Recordings
BEC Recordings
BEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
, was released July 27, 2010.
Formation
In 2006, Ben Richter moved from TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
to Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
to take a job at a local church as a youth pastor and worship leader. He invited his friend Geoffrey Ashcraft to move with him. Upon their arrival at the new church they were introduced to Josh Kirk. The three began leading worship together for local youth services and eventually adopted the name "The Museum." After playing with various bass players for the first few years, the permanent lineup was completed with the addition Chris Brink.
Name origins
While traveling in RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, drummer Josh Kirk visited a museum dedicated to the Romanian Revolution of 1989
Romanian Revolution of 1989
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a series of riots and clashes in December 1989. These were part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several Warsaw Pact countries...
. There he heard the story of how a small group of Christians sparked a revolution that led to the downfall of Communism
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
in their country. The band was inspired by this story and subsequently took the name "The Museum."
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | |||||||
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| US Christ | US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| 2008 | Reverse This Dying Trend
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| 2010 | Let Love Win Let Love Win Let Love Win is the debut major label studio album from Christian pop rock band The Museum . It was released on July 27, 2010 by BEC Recordings.-Track listing:#"Never Look Away" - 3:58#"You Are Love" - 3:00#"Let Love Win" - 3:19...
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18 | 7 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| US Christ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | "My Help Comes from the Lord" | 12 | Let Love Win | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Never Look Away" | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Not For Sale" | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||