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A new exhibition is to open in Leicester which tells the story of the 1970’s UK punk scene.

Punk 'Rage and Revolution' which opens this weekend at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery and Soft Touch Arts has a unique collection of objects, information panels and ephemera, including the first retrospective of original clothing from the late Dame Vivienne Westwood. The exhibition also includes artwork from Jamie Reid, the artist behind the iconic Sex Pistols cover designs.

The exhibition looks at punk’s ideology, attitude, fashion, music, art and legacy, as well as Punk's origins and influences. There are also many quotes from punks that were there in the 1970s – each one offering a unique personal insight into a unique youth subculture.

It's all been put together and co-designed by young people from Soft Touch Arts, and there are responses from young people throughout the exhibition on what punk means to them today.

Reporter Jo Hollis decided she'd take a special visitor to see the exhibition being finished off - Ruth Miller, who set up her own punk band with a group of mature women.

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