A photographer shoots pictures at the media preview day for the "Whitney! Celebrating the Musical Legend of Whitney Houston" exhibit at The Grammy Museum on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Los Angeles. — AP Photo

 

LOS ANGELES: The GrammyMuseum unveiled a tribute to Whitney Houston on Wednesday, put together by family members to celebrate the late pop star's career.

Records by the late singer Whitney Houston are displayed at the media preview day for the "Whitney! Celebrating the Musical Legend of Whitney Houston" exhibit at The Grammy Museum on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Los Angeles. — AP Photo

The exhibit, titled “Whitney! Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston,” features items such as the singer's iconic gowns, some of her Grammy awards, film scripts, modeling shots and personal memorabilia.

A magazine clipping in a scrapbook of the late singer Whitney Houston at the Grammy Awards is pictured during a press preview of the new exhibit "Whitney! — Reuters Photo

Highlights include a beaded gown that Houston wore at the 1994 Grammy Awards, private letters from legendary music producer Clive Davis and a tea cup that Houston drank out of before each performance.

“We have picked the things that people will find the most interesting and, in many cases, bring back fun memories,” her sister-in-law and former manager Pat Houston told reporters.

“We are really very overjoyed that we are here today to represent and be a part of such a wonderful and splendid career of such a beautiful and talented woman,” Houston said.

The late singer Whitney Houston's 1987 Grammy award for Best Pop Vocal Performance Female is displayed at the media preview day for the "Whitney! Celebrating the Musical Legend of Whitney Houston" exhibit — AP Photo

Pat Houston was joined on Wednesday by the singer's brother Gary and sister-in-law Donna, who worked with the GrammyMuseum in Los Angeles to curate the exhibition. Houston's mother Cissy, her 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown and her ex-husband Bobby Brown did not attend.

Houston, 48, drowned accidentally in a hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills in February from what authorities said was heart disease and the effects of cocaine.

Exhibit cases filled with memorabilia of the late singer Whitney Houston.  — Reuters Photo

The exhibit makes no mention of her turbulent personal life and history of drug abuse.

GrammyMuseum officials said the exhibit was put together after fans asked why there was no homage to her following her death. It will run until February 2013.

Houston's final film, “Sparkle,” will be released in movie theaters on Friday.

A photograph of the late singer Whitney Houston as a baby (L) and with her mother Cissy Houston before Houston's prom are pictured during a press preview of the new exhibit "Whitney! . — Reuters Photo

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