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Room 902 The Amsterdam Hilton: Bed-In for Peace - March 1969





Reconstruction of Room 902 at the Amsterdam Hilton where John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their Bed-In for Peace in March, 1969. Based on photographs by Nico Koster, Bert Sprenkeling, Claude Vanheye, Cor Jaring and various TV footage. From "In Bed with John and Yoko" by Jan-Cees ter Brugge, Jan van Galen and Patrick van den Hanenberg, March 2009

Celebrating 40 years anniversary of The Bed-in for Peace: February 2009

From the 21st until the 29th of March a commemoration about the legendary Bed-in for Peace was held in the Hilton Amsterdam with a tripartite photo exhibition 'From Holland with Peace'. Bed-in for Peace Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono stayed in the Hilton Amsterdam hotel during their honeymoon in March 1969 and stayed in bed for 7 days in room 902 ( now 702 ). During this so-called ‘Bed-in for Peace’ they spoke about peace with the international press.












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