The House of Annie Lennox at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

What a pair. 

Anyone who follows me on Twitter (and for those of you who don't, this is me- @CharBroadley) will know that I have recently been along to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery to see the House of Annie Lennox exhibition which was curated by both the artist herself and the V & A.

Whilst I have always been a fan of her music I didn't really know anything else about her so there was a lot of very new and exciting things for me to see. The collection is made up of bits and pieces which she has held on the over the years and kept in a kind of personal achieve, including outfits, photographs and even her acceptance speech from the Brit Awards 1999 when she won the Outstanding Contribution to Music award, along with her fellow Eurythimic, Dave Stewart.

The first room- there were two and a small cinema- was in semi darkness with twinkling lights on the ceiling and very soothing quiet music playing. This was Butterfly Music (2009- 2010) which was composed to create, "an immediate state of peace and tranquillity" (Lennox, 2013). It was so calming being in there I could have stayed all day

I really enjoyed how it was more of a multi sensory exhibition with lots of little nooks in the wall to look in and music playing. it was also brilliant to watch some great music videos and live footage on the big screen of the cinema room- it was so busy in there that people were sitting on the floor.

Unfortunately photographs weren't allowed but it is on until the 30th of June- and free- so anyone who can should get themselves down there! But for anyone who cannot make it here is a link to a wonderful interview with Annie, filmed in and talking about the collection (so you can at least have a little peak). Enjoy!