The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music Announces New Name: The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (January 13, 2026) — The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music at Monmouth University has announced that it will move forward under a new name: The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music.
The updated name reflects the Center’s continued growth and evolving mission as a hub for research, education, exhibitions, and public programming focused on American music and its role in American history and culture. While the name has been streamlined, the Center’s core commitments remain unchanged: preserving and sharing the legacy of Bruce Springsteen, supporting scholarly research, and engaging diverse audiences through dynamic programming rooted in American music history across genres and centuries.
“The new name better captures who we are today and where we are headed,” said Robert Santelli, founding executive director. “It emphasizes our role as a Center—one that connects the study of Bruce Springsteen’s work to the broader story of American music, culture, and activism.”
Since its founding, the Center has become an internationally recognized institution, hosting exhibitions, lectures, concerts, conferences, and educational initiatives that explore the intersections of music, history—and social justice. The Bruce Springsteen Archives—preserving materials related to Springsteen’s life and career—will continue to be a foundational component of the Center’s work.
The name change aligns with the Center’s expanding public presence and reinforces its mission to serve students, scholars, musicians, and the general public, both locally and globally, in advance of the opening of the Center’s new, 30,000-square-foot home on the Monmouth University campus in late spring of 2026—just in time for America’s 250th birthday.
Additional updates, including refreshed branding and signage, will be rolled out in the coming months.
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music preserves the legacy of Bruce Springsteen and celebrates the history of American music and its diversity of artists and genres. As the home of the Bruce Springsteen Archives, the Center serves as the official repository for materials related to Springsteen and the E Street Band, including photographs, historic memorabilia, oral histories, and more. The Center also explores American music more broadly by producing exhibitions, concerts, and educational programming that interprets and honors the cultural impact of American music past, present, and future. For further information, please visit www.springsteencenter.org.
