Hendrix House Opens To Public
You can see some of the legendary guiitarist\'s stuff at his old house
Jimi Hendrix’s former residence in London has opened to the public to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death.
The Hendrix in Britain exhibition at the Handel House Museum in Mayfair opens today with a display of some of the guitarist’s personal possessions.
Hendrix's British work permit, his prized "Westerner” hat, his handwritten lyrics to Love Or Confusion and a self-portrait sketch - scribbled on notepaper from the Hyde Park Towers hotel - will be among the artefacts on display, but possibly the crown jewel will be the Gibson Flying V that he played at the Isle Of Wight Festival just three weeks before he died. The guitar usually resides in the Vault at the Hard Rock Café in London.
The exhibition is open now and runs until 7 November, with free access to Hendrix's former flat at 23 Brook Street on the weekend of the anniversary of his death. The flat, which usually serves as offices for the museum, will be vacated for the duration of the exhibition.
Sarah Bardwell, director of the Handel House Museum, told the BBC: "Bringing Hendrix to life in the building where he felt most at home has been a revelation for all of us at Handel House. We have thoroughly enjoyed working with people who actually knew him and who have been able to give us first-hand accounts. The exhibits that we have selected provide a fascinating snapshot of his important time in Britain."
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