Process For Buffett Statue, Exhibit Begins

The Mobile City Council recently approved a $60,000 contract with Jimmy Buffett videographer Cat Head Media to curate and compile concert footage for a 6,000-ft² interactive exhibit honoring Buffett, AL.com reports. Complete with a statue facing the Mobile River, it is set to open by September 1, 2026, the third anniversary of his death and just before the 3rd Annual Son of a Sailor Festival. “The primary thing behind this (contract) is to help us make sure we have adequate intellectual property for the Jimmy Buffett experience to come to the [National] Maritime Museum [of the Gulf],” Matt Anderson, the city’s director of civic, cultural and maritime affairs, said. The contract’s approval comes ahead of a visit from Chicago-based Pinnacle Design Studios, which has been tapped to bring the exhibit to life through a plan to completely redo a portion of the museum’s first floor. The exhibit is to be built in the museum’s 1 and 1A sections near the entrance. The entire project is estimated to cost approximately $2 million.