Jimi Hendrix 'First Real Home': London Flat to Become Permanent Museum Open to Public

Jimi Hendrix home in London, which he calls his 'first real home' will reportedly be open to the public on February 10, 2016.

Located in the same row as German composer George Frideric Handel who lived there for 26 years, Hendrix's and Handel's homes are now owned by Handel House Trust. They have decided to open both historic homes to the public, according to The Inquisitr.

Jimi Hendrix's flat at 23 Brook Street, Mayfair has reportedly went through restorations which cost £2.4M, with the funds gathered from private donors and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

In 1968, Hendrix bought the flat on the third floor when he was still thinking about what to do with his career. In the summer of the same year, he was able to release "Electric Ladyland LP."

Hendrix's flat has been used by Handel House as an office, but they open it occasionally to the public, according to the BBC.

"It is hard to think of another home in the world with such a concentration of musical genius," said Chairman of the trust, Alistair Stranack.

He added that it took painstaking research and Hendrix's friends and acquaintances that they were able to arrange an image of what Hendrix's life looked like in Brook Street at the time.

His bedroom is now what it looked like during 1969, and now includes original exhibits like the Epiphone acoustic guitar, on which Jimi used to make the arrangement for his cover version of "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan's, according to The Telegraph.

The main living room is the heart of the flat. Other exhibits include images of Hendrix that have not yet been seen or rarely-seen.

The museum also contains a new state-of-the-art studio which will serve as a teaching and concert venue.

Tickets will be sold on November 2 at the Handel and Hendrix House. Tour dates and ticket information are available here.

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