From hand-written lyrics and letters to sheet music, original costumes, photography and album artwork, Victoria and Albert Museum in London will feature more than 80,000 items of Bowie memorabilia
A collection of David Bowie archive will be housed at the Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts, a new outpost of London's Victoria and Albert Museum. Image: Jack Guez / AFP©
A six-decade archive charting pop icon David Bowie's career will open in London in 2025, providing a "new source book for the Bowies of tomorrow", a museum director said Wednesday.
Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum Tristram Hunt said the "incredible" collection had more than 80,000 items of Bowie memorabilia.
They range from hand-written lyrics and letters to sheet music, original costumes, photography and album artwork.
A number of instruments owned by Bowie as well as music videos, set designs and awards are also due to go on display.
Bowie, originally from south London, died in 2016 at the age of 69.