The Isle of Wight Festival celebrates its 25th outing this year, with a special free Experience 25 exhibition.

Recognising all iterations of the festival since 1968, the Experience 25 collection highlights both the original events and those since 2002 when the festival was revived by John Giddings.

Hosted by the Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council at 64 High Street, Newport, the exhibition will be on from June 3 to July 29.

Archives from the festival's initial run of 1968, 1969, and 1970 are being provided by Ray Foulk, who organised those editions alongside his brothers.

Ray said: "My family is delighted to contribute to this commemorative show with historic items and archives. It is with great pride that our embryonic rock festivals of more than half a century ago have been so successfully and splendidly revived. 22 years of visionary enterprise has guaranteed the Island’s formidable prowess in the wider world of contemporary music."

The collection includes memorabilia from performances by Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, The Doors, and Jimi Hendrix.

Additionally, Experience 25 will present materials from the recently concluded Dimbola exhibition Freshwater and will highlight performances from artists of the past 22 years including Amy Winehouse, The Rolling Stones, and David Bowie.

The exhibition also features previously unreleased artwork.

For the first time, all the festivals are being celebrated together in one exhibition.

To support the exhibition, a shop will be opened, selling festival T-shirts and posters, including a new vintage line.

Books narrating the 1969 and 1970 festivals written by Ray Foulk will also be on sale, with proceeds supporting Dimbola.

The exhibition opens 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday, including the festival weekend of June 22 and 23, along with selected Saturdays.

The team at Dimbola, run by volunteers, is inviting additional help during the exhibition.

Interested volunteers can contact Jo at joxmacaulay@aol.com or call 07971 107030.