The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York City has opened a new exhibition to celebrate the late John Lennon titled "John Lennon: The New York City Years".
The exhibition, which was created by Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, will feature a paper bag that contains the bloodied clothes from the night the former Beatle was murdered, reports BBC News. Additionally, the event will feature the other clothes worn by Lennon like his trademark glasses and his famous "New York City" sleeveless shirt. Also on display will be handwritten song lyrics, instruments used by Lennon, an original self-portrait of Lennon, and more.
Yoko Ono admits to BBC News that it was "
hard to include" the bloodied clothes into the exhibition and fears she "
might be criticized as well" for including them.
"John Lennon: The New York City Years" represents Lennon’s love for the city and how hard he fought against being deported so he could stay there. Lennon was shot and killed outside of the Dakota apartments in New York City on December 8, 1980.
"I know it's a kind of a sad and very poignant kind of paradox, I think, that he loved this place so much and this where he was killed," Ono says. "If it was a slow a process we could have talked about it or something."
More details on the exhibit and ticket information can be found here. A portion of the cost of each ticket will go to Spirit Foundations, a charity set up by Lennon and Ono to "further their philanthropic initiatives."
Report by David Lowe-Bianco.
