The Largest Collection Ever of Artifacts from Paul McCartney’s Personal Archive

 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum set to host an early screening of the soon to be released Wings documentary, “Man on the Run” on Saturday, February 21st

 

On May 15th, 2026, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will open the doors to their exciting new exhibit “Paul McCartney and Wings.” This will be the first major museum exhibition to explore the story of Paul McCartney and Wings – a defining force in 1970s rock that bridged the gap between the end of The Beatles and the rise of a new era in popular music. Tickets are on sale now at RockHall.com.

 

Comprised of the most extensive collection of items from McCartney’s personal archives to be made accessible to the public as well as donations from band members and associates, “Paul McCartney and Wings” will trace the arc of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles reinvention – from his self-titled 1970 debut album through the formation of Wings to the band’s dissolution in 1981. The exhibition will feature numerous never-before-displayed artifacts, including instruments played in Wings’ recording sessions and in concert performances, clothing worn by the band, handwritten lyrics, original artwork, tour memorabilia, and previously unseen photography – presented within an immersive experience incorporating archival video, audio and images.  “Paul McCartney and Wings” is made possible, in part, by support from Raymond James.

 

Additionally, the museum is set to host an early screening of Man on the Run, the intimate new documentary from Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning director Morgan Neville chronicling Wings’ 1970s ascension, in their Foster Theater on Saturday, February 21st. Tickets will be available first to members, and then will be on-sale to the public on Thursday, Feb 19 at 10AM EST. More information and a link to purchase tickets can be found at RockHall.com.

 

Man on the Run will be released on February 27th on Prime Video and will take viewers on an intimate journey through Paul McCartney’s extraordinary decade following the breakup of The Beatles and the formation of Wings with his wife, Linda. The documentary, distributed by Amazon MGM Studios, will give fans unprecedented access to previously unseen footage and rare archival materials, capturing Paul’s transformative post-Beatles era through a uniquely vulnerable lens.

 

MEDIA ASSETS (LINK TO EXHIBITION LOGO/APPROVED PRESS IMAGE):

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Credit: Courtesy of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

 

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ABOUT PAUL McCARTNEY

Born in Liverpool in 1942, Paul McCartney was raised in the city and educated at the Liverpool Institute. Since writing his first song at 14, McCartney has dreamed and dared to be different. Paul’s output has been impossibly prolific and singularly influential crossing many different genres.  Paul changed the world forever with The Beatles before going on to continue to push boundaries and make music history with his group Wings and as a solo artist. His most recent solo (and 18th) studio album McCartney III secured the UK Album Chart’s festive Number 1 spot in 2020, furthering his lead as the UK’s most successful album act of all time. In November 2021 Paul released his book, THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present, recounting his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career – from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present. The LYRICS hit Number One on the New York Times Best Seller list, and was named the 2021 Book Of The Year by Barnes & Noble. In November 2025 Paul released Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, an oral history of the Wings era shedding new light on what it was like to be part of one of the most iconic bands of the 1970s. An 18-time Grammy winner and recipient of The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement and Trustees Awards, McCartney’s list of international accolades reads like no other as well as being recognised for decades of philanthropic activities. Equally renowned for his live performances as he is for his song-writing, Paul set the world record for largest paying concert attendance – 184,000 people – in Rio De Janeiro in 1990. A freeman of The City Of Liverpool and Lead Patron of The Liverpool Institute Of Performing Arts, Paul McCartney was appointed Fellow of The Royal College of Music in 1995 by The Prince Of Wales. In 1996 Paul McCartney was knighted by H.M. The Queen for his services to music, and in 2017 he was made a Companion Of Honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.