KURT COBAIN’S PERSONAL ITEMS TO BE EXHIBITED
An exhibition dedicated to the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain opens in Ireland next month. On show will be a selection of the grunge rocker’s belongings curated by his family.
From his sketches and drawings to clothing and a car, the show, titled Growing Up Kurt Cobain, will display dozens of his personal items, some of them never seen before by the public.
His daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, and his mother, Wendy O’Connor, will be among the singer’s relatives attending the opening at the Museum of Style Icons in Newbridge, near Dublin.
Cobain, who had Irish ancestry, died in 1994 at the age of 27 from a self-inflicted gunshot. “I’ve always been the most intimately informed of who my father was by my grandmother and aunts,” Frances said in a statement. “I am so ecstatic that their view of who Kurt was gets to be celebrated with Nirvana fans the world over.”
Fans of Cobain will be able to see the striped green sweater he wore in the video for Nirvana’s 1991 hit Smells Like Teen Spirit and his MTV Video award for the same song. His childhood drawings of cartoon characters, handwritten lyrics, and 1965 Dodge Dart car will also be on display. The small museum in County Kildare has outfits worn by the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Grace Kelly on display, and has previously hosted exhibitions dedicated to Michael Jackson and Prince.
Growing Up Kurt Cobain opens on July 19 and runs until end-September. REUTERS