Johnny Rotten opens the Reykjavik Punk Museum

Johnny Lydon, otherwise known as Johnny Rotten. mbl.is/Freyja Gylfa
Reykjavik has a new museum, the Iceland Punk Museum and, with a nod to anarchy it's actually located in the former public toilets in Bankastr�ti in the city centre. Who better to open a punk museum than the world's most famous punk - John Lydon- better known as Johnny Rotten from legendary UK punk band The Sex Pistols.
Lydon is a guest of the Iceland Airwaves festival and took part in the Airwords programme at Harpa where he read excerpts from his books.
The Icelandic Punk Museum offers a fascinating look at the history of punk in Iceland with photographs and objects related to the period around 1980. Iceland's music history is documented from early days to the punk and new wave revolution which in turn served to create some of Iceland's best known artists including Bj�rk, The Sugarcubes and Sigur R�s.

Lydon officially opened the museum last Wednesday
The Icelandic Punk Museum is located at Bankastr�ti 2.

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John Lydon at the Icelandic Punk Museum mbl.is/Freyja Gylfa
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Inside the new museum. . mbl.is/Freyja Gylfa
Svarti �lfur M�nason, a famous Icelandic punk. mbl.is/Freyja Gylfa

The punk museum is located in a former public toilet. mbl.is/Freyja Gylfa


Morgunbla�i�. "Johnny Rotten Opens the Reykjavik Punk Museum." Iceland Monitor. November 6, 2016. http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/culture_and_living/2016/11/06/johnny_rotten_opens_the_reykjavik_punk_museum/.

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