{"id":108712,"date":"2025-05-17T09:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/108712\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T09:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:51:19","slug":"kurt-cobains-record-breaking-6-million-guitar-is-going-on-display-in-london-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/108712\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Cobain\u2019s Record-Breaking $6 Million Guitar is Going On Display in London For the First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A piece of bona fide rock history is coming to London next month. Kurt Cobain\u2019s acoustic guitar \u2013 which is the most expensive guitar ever sold and was apparently the last guitar he ever played \u2013 is going on display in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>The guitar will be part of an exhibition titled \u2018Kurt Cobain Unplugged\u2019 at the museum of the Royal College of Music (RCM \u2013 which was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/three-london-universities-are-officially-the-best-places-in-the-world-to-study-music-in-2025-031825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crowned the world\u2019s best place to study music<\/a>), and it\u2019ll feature alongside Cobain\u2019s mothy old cardigan, which he wore for his legendary MTV Unplugged performance.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition will mark a few \u2018firsts\u2019. It\u2019ll be the first time the guitar has gone on display in Europe, and it\u2019ll be the first time that it\u2019s gone on show alongside Cobain\u2019s battered olive-green mohair cardigan. Curated by American rock journalist Alan di Perna and the RCM\u2019s Gabriele Rossi Rognoni, the exhibition will also feature Nirvana memorabilia, including gig posters and collectible vinyl.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"5be72d53-13a6-e147-d5be-4ecac14d5522\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1747475479_679_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"Kurt Cobain Martin D-18E guitar and case at the Royal College of Music\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Phil Rowley\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106274090\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Phil Rowley&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Kurt Cobain\u2019s acoustic guitar is a Martin D-18E which he modified to be played left-handed. According to Courtney Love, it was the last guitar Kurt Cobain ever played. After being passed down to Kurt\u2019s daughter Frances Bean Cobain then given to her ex-husband in a divorce settlement, in 2020 it went up for auction and was bought by Australian businessman Peter Freedman for a whopping $6 million (\u00a34.54 million).<\/p>\n<p>Freedman has loaned it to the RCM for this exhibition, which will open on June 3. Tickets are on sale now for \u00a35, and you can buy them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcm.ac.uk\/museum\/exhibitions\/kurtcobain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke \u2013 from news and reviews to events and trends. 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