Rare personal belongings of the late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain are being exhibited in Newbridge, Co Kildare.

The Museum of Style Icons is housing Cobain’s drawings and sketches along with clothing, awards, sunglasses, trainers and the only known car he owned during his life, a powder blue 1965 Dodge Dart.

The opening of 'Growing Up Kurt Cobain' exhibition will be attended by Kurt’s mother Wendy O'Connor, his sister Kim Cobain and daughter Frances Bean Cobain to celebrate his Irish heritage.

Kurt Cobain's powder blue 1965 Dodge Dart is part of the exhibition

Cobain believed that his family originated in Co Cork but in fact his Irish ancestors emigrated from Carrickmore, Co Tyrone, in 1875.

Frances Bean Cobain said: "I am so thrilled to participate and support my family as they honor their brother and son at The Museum of Style Icons in Ireland. I have always been the most intimately informed of who my father was by my grandmother and aunts.

"I am so ecstatic that their view of who Kurt was gets to be celebrated with Nirvana fans the world over."

William Doyle, owner of the Museum of Style Icons, said: "These items have never previously been seen by the public and it’s an incredible honour to be a part of this amazing exhibition.

"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."

Kurt Donald Cobain, who died in 1994 at the age of 27, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

Born in Aberdeen, Washington, Cobain formed the band Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in 1987 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, which later became known as 'Grunge'.

Nirvana's debut album Bleach was released on the independent record label SubPop in 1989.



