ITEMS belonging to rock star Kurt Cobain that were previously unseen by the public will go on display for the first time in an Irish museum.
The opening of the Growing Up Kurt Cobain exhibition will be attended by the Nirvana frontman’s family as they celebrate the singer’s Irish heritage.
Cobain’s ancestors emigrated from Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone, in 1875. The Seattle singer took his own life on April 5, 1994, aged 27.
Clothing, artwork, hand-written lyrics and a car owned by Cobain are some of the items on display at the Museum of Style Icons at Newbridge Silverware in Kildare.
The T-shirt worn by the singer in the video for Nirvana’s iconic anthem Smells Like Teen Spirit will be among the exhibits.
The singer’s mother Wendy O’Connor, sisters Kim Cobain and Olivia O’Connor and daughter Frances Bean Cobain will attend the exhibition's opening on July 19.
'Back to his roots'
“With this exhibition we hope to bring the focus back to his roots, vision, and artistic genius to inspire everyone not to lose their creativity and childlike wonder,” said Kim Cobain.
The ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ commemoration of the singer came about thanks to a friendship between Wendy O’Connor and museum owner William Doyle.
“These items have never previously been seen by the public and it’s an incredible honor to be a part of this amazing exhibition,” said Doyle.
“We have handled exhibitions of Michael Jackson, Cher, Prince and many other fashion icons and we expect this exhibition of Kurt’s life to be one of our greatest exhibitions curated by our museum.”
Despite releasing just three studio albums before Cobain’s death, Nirvana became one of the most influential and important alternative bands in history.
The exhibition runs until September 30. For more information see newbridgesilverware.com/museum
