Bob Moog Foundation founder Michelle Moog-Koussa let us know that the Moogseum is back in business, after being forced to close by damage from Hurricane Helene in September 2024.

The Moogseum, based in Asheville, North Carolina, suffered exterior damage from the hurricane, including having its awning torn off the building and front window broken. The building was designed with heavy duty security film on all of windows, which avoided damage to the museum’s interior and collection.

]The Moogseum is one of the primary projects of the non-profit Bob Moog Foundation (BMF). Other key projects of the Foundation include preserving the Foundation’s Archive of materials relating to the legacy of Bob Moog, and Dr Bob’s Sound School, a 10-week curriculum that teaches second-grade students the physics of sound, using both acoustic and electronic musical instruments.

Moog-Koussa says that damage from the hurricane, along with being forced to close for a month, has set the organization back by approximately $50,000. Tourism and attendance at the museum is also likely to be impacted for the near future.

If you’d like to help support BMF, and help keep the Moogseum open, you can help by participating in the Foundation’s fall fundraising raffle, which features a fully-restored vintage Minimoog, signed by Peter Gabriel.

In addition, the Moogseum Store features a wide range of synth related items, including books about synthesis, synth t-shirts, DIY electronic music projects, posters for your synth studio, electronic music albums and more. Your purchases at the Moogseum directly support BMF, which is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, and independent of Moog Music.

“Asheville… is full of small businesses, including several restaurants, that have reopened and need your support,” says Moog-Koussa. “Please help us rebuild.