John Lennon Museum In Japan Closed In Today's Memory, September 30, 2010
JAKARTA Memories of today, 13 years ago, September 30, 2010, John Lennon Museum at Saitama Super Arena, Japan was finally permanently closed. The closure was carried out due to contract problems that had expired.
The closure brought deep sadness to John Lennon's fans. Previously, Yoko Ono built a museum to celebrate John Lennon's 60th birthday. The museum is filled with a variety of memorabilia collections of John Lennon.
The narrative of John Lennon being shot dead by his fans became the main topic of news throughout the world in 1980. The world also mourned the passing of Lennon. The Beatles Band frontman is considered a popular figure in the world's music map.
Lennon was hailed as a figure who had a big influence on the world. That praise is not far-fetched. Everything is because Lennon's life is not straight. When other superstars chose to enjoy fame by staying away from politics, things were different from John Lennon.
He chose to ridicule the behavior of officials who harm the world's peace. This involvement made him hate the political elite a lot. Lennon considered it just a wind. He continued to work and speak up.
He even had time to become a guest star while saying his attitude as a socialist before being killed. In fact, death could not stop Lennon's popularity. His creative life was actually raised by his fans in various ways.
People started talking a lot about Lennon. His widow, Yoko Ono, let alone. Yoko Ono encouraged Lennon's life story to be made a documentary. The fame didn't stop. Decades later, Yooko Ono rushed to build John Lennon's Museum in Japan in 2000.
The museum is considered by Yoko Ono as a form of love for John Lennon and his closeness to Japan. Yoko Ono issued a lot of personal collections from the late Lennon to be exhibited at the John Lennon Museum.
The museum is dedicated to memory John Lennon, who is on his 60th birthday. The museum is on the northern outskirts of Tokyo. Yoko Ono, who opened the museum and donated most of his collections to exhibitions. He said that Lennon had a special place in his and Japan. Japan is very important."
"A place for Lennon because his son is half-blooded in Japan. But also we feel that somehow bridges the difference between the east and west. Among memorabilia are song lyrics, Lennon's first guitar, and a pair of glasses," said Yoko Ono as compiled by June Sawyers in the bookRead The Beatles (2006).
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All kinds of memories of Lennon being present in the museum. Even the museum became the pride of the Japanese. Moreover, world celebrities often stop by the John Lennon Museum to enjoy the glory of the Legend.
However, John Lennon's Museum did not last long. He is only 10 years old. This is because the Japanese government closed the museum because the building rental contract did not meet a common ground. At its peak, John Lennon Museum was completely closed on September 30, 2010.
The closure brings tremendous personal loss. In fact, the museum has been accepted by many parties, even Lennon's traces can be seen and become the pride of Saitama Prefecture. Mainly, because John Lennon's Museum contains personal objects, photos, and pictures of Lennon.
Yoko Ono was present at the opening, and donated materials for the collection, which were placed in a building and managed by the Taisei Museum, an organization owned by a major construction company in the Japanese Times. First, Yoko Ono said John Lennon's Museum was closed after a construction company that rented out space refused to extend the lease in 2010, "said fire from S.