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Amy Winehouse exhibition opens in Jewish Museum

03 July, 2013

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An exhibition of photographs and personal items owned by the singer Amy Winehouse is opening in London's Jewish Museum in Camden.
Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait is a collaboration between the singer's brother Alex and his wife, and curator Liz Selby.
It features family photographs, clothes, books, music and other memorabilia which the family hope will let visitors see Winehouse in a new light. BBC reports.

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