US EditionDavid Bowie Archive Opens in London Chronicling Five Decades of Icon's Restless Creativity
The David Bowie Centre displays over 90,000 personal items, including 400 costumes and 150 instruments, offering an in-depth look into his creative legacy and unfinished projects.
- The David Bowie Centre, housing over 90,000 items from his estate, opens to the public Saturday, September 13, 2025, at the V&A East Storehouse in London.
- The archive's public opening follows the 2023 gift of Bowie's extensive personal collection and the earlier success of the 2013 'David Bowie Is' exhibition.
- The centre includes 400 costumes, 150 musical instruments, handwritten notes, letters from his father, and items selected with local young people's input.
- Lead curator Madeleine Haddon characterized Bowie as a genuine polymath and expressed a desire for the exhibition to encourage visitors to find inspiration in his work and explore their own creative potential.
- The archive offers insight into Bowie's five decades of restless creativity, suggesting enduring influence and inspiring new connections between visitors and contemporary culture.
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