| The Museum | |
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| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Genres | CCM, Pop rock |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Labels | BEC Recordings |
| Website | themuseummusic.com |
| Members | |
| Ben Richter Loyd Rieves Chris Brink Josh Kirk |
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| Past members | |
| Geoffrey Ashcraft | |
The Museum is a Contemporary Christian music band from Atlanta, Georgia composed of Ben Richter (lead vocals, guitar), Loyd Rieves (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.
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In 2006, Ben Richter moved from Texas 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 of Chris Brink.[1]
In 2011, Geoff left the band to move back to Texas. Loyd Rieves played lead guitar for the band during the second half of the year.
While traveling in Romania, 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."
| Year | Album details | Peak positions[2] | |||||||
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| US Christ | US Heat | ||||||||
| 2008 | Reverse This Dying Trend
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| 2010 | Let Love Win
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18 | 7 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Allelujah" | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||