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Explore Springsteen's legendary career at the first major exhibition about the pioneering American songwriter, which debuts this February at the National Constitution Center, the first and only venue where it is slated to travel. (Image courtesy National Constitution Center)

Today, the anniversary of the date Bruce Springsteen appeared on the covers of both TIME and Newsweek in 1975, the National Constitution Center announced that the first major Bruce Springsteen exhibition will be coming to the Center next year, for an exclusive run between February 17 and September 3, 2012.

Titled “From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen,” the exhibition takes a comprehensive look at Springsteen’s career and catalog. The National Constitution Center will be the only venue to host the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s must-see exhibition.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum worked closely with Bruce Springsteen to assemble the 5,000-square-foot exhibition, which is a comprehensive look at his entire career. It contains more than 150 items, many of which have never been seen before by the public, including:

• Family photos of Springsteen’s childhood in Asbury Park, N.J.
• Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photos and handbills from Springsteen’s early music endeavors
• Handwritten lyrics from all phases of Springsteen’s career
• Saxophone used by the late Clarence Clemons to play the solo in “Jungleland” from Born to Run
• Springsteen’s 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
• Springsteen’s Fender Esquire from the cover of Born to Run
• The outfit Springsteen wore on the cover of Born in the U.S.A.
• Springsteen’s 1993 Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Streets of Philadelphia”

The exhibition also features several listening stations where visitors can hear never-before-released songs by the Castiles; Springsteen’s successful 1972 audition for Columbia Records; and interviews with Springsteen on his songwriting process, his first recording session and some of his best-known albums.

Video footage throughout the exhibit includes archival performances, clips of Springsteen’s appearance on MTV Unplugged in 1992 and more.’

Check out a few artifacts you can expect to see at the exhibition, below.

You can sign up to receive exhibition related email alerts here. And tickets for the exhibition are already on sale online.

Talk about a must-see exhibition! We can’t wait!

From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen
Where: National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street
When: February 17 to September 3, 2012
Cost: $24.50 for adults, $23 for seniors and students and $12 for children ages 4-12
More info: www.constitutioncenter.org

The Boss returns to the 'Streets of Philadelphia' in this exclusive exhibition of many never-before-seen artifacts, including the outfit Springsteen wore on the cover of Born in the U.S.A. his 1952 Fender guitar. (Photos courtesy NCC)