First John Lennon museum closes after 10 years

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 The world's first authorized John Lennon Museum closed today in Japan after the license agreement with the Beatle's widow, Yoko Ono, expired.

The museum, in Saitama, on the outskirts of Tokyo, opened Oct. 9, 2000, which would have been his 60th birthday. Over 10 years, a total of about 610,000 visitors came to see 130 items from Lennon's life, including his favorite guitar, a pair of his wire-rimmed glasses and hand-written lyrics. An estimated 100 fans showed up for today's finale, RIA Novosti reports.

Ono explained in February why the museum was closing:

    John Lennon's destiny spanned the whole world. His spirit came alive through movement, and without movement, it dies. If the Museum which houses his spirit never moved, it would be a grave, not a Museum. John does not have a grave. When he passed on, I publicly announced that I would not be holding a funeral for him. I did so because I knew his spirit would live forever.

The Los Angeles Times has a piece today remarking on the approach of his 70th birthday celebration and the 30th anniversary of his Dec. 8, 1980, assassination by Mark David Chapman.

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