Friday, May 10, 2013 11:26am ET by  
Comments (0)

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Amy Winehouse exhibition set for Jewish museum in London

The life of the late Amy Winehouse will be honoured this summer with a special exhibition that will be hosted by London's Jewish Museum.

The 'Back To Black' superstar's Jewish heritage will be celebrated and displayed in the form of personal photographs, her record collection, old guitars and even outfits worn by the songstress during her successful music career.

Winehouse's brother, Alex, is overseeing the exhibition along with her sister-in-law Riva and he issued a statement about it, which reads:

"Amy was someone who was incredibly proud of her Jewish­-London roots... We weren't religious, but we were traditional. I hope, in this most fitting of places, that the world gets to see this other side not just to Amy, but to our typical Jewish family."

Abigail Morris, CEO of the Jewish Museum, also spoke about the project and described it as "fitting": "Amy Winehouse was an immensely talented, iconic and inspirational singer and she was a Jewish girl from North London. It is fitting that the Jewish Museum in her beloved Camden Town should be the place to tell her story in the year that she would have celebrated her 30th birthday. We are very honoured that Alex and Riva chose the museum."

The Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait exhibition will open at the Jewish Museum in London on July 3 and it will run until September 15.

 

 

 

 

Listen to Beyoncé's cover of Winehouse's 'Back To Black' for 'The Great Gatsby' soundtrack here: