Church House, Gin House, Museum House and the soon-to-be house of an exciting new TINA Statue!
Thrilling news for all of us TINA Fans! After months of planning, the plans to build a Tina Turner Statue in Brownsville, TN are now fully formed and you can be a part of it!
Fans and corporations across the globe can have their names forever tied to this global icon with their financial contributions to this project. Though there is no minimum donation required and various levels of sponsorships available, a limited number of donors who contribute $500 or more will receive embossed paver bricks (based on a first-come, first-serve availability basis) for personal display, and an additional brick bearing their name/company will be installed in the landscaped paths surrounding the statue.
The statue will be created by sculptor Fred Ajanogha (aka Ajano), whose works have been showcased all over the world, including the 1996 Olympics, Southern University Museum of Art, and the Tubman Museum. His works are on also on display in Nigeria and Ghana, and a large portion of his public art pieces can be found in and around Atlanta.
The bronze statue and buildout of Heritage Park is the second installation within Brownsville honoring the late singer. In September 2014, Brownsville relocated the Flagg Grove School (the one-room schoolhouse built by Tina’s great uncle and where she attended elementary school) from the small community of Nutbush to the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center property. Flagg Grove School now serves as the Tina Turner Museum.
The city hopes to unveil the statue during its annual Tina Turner Heritage Days in September 2025.
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