A V&A museum dedicated to the late David Bowie opens in September 2025.
Part of V&A East Storehouse on Hackney's East Bank, the David Bowie Centre will be home to a staggering 90,000 items related to the Thin White Duke — including stage outfits, hand-written lyrics and instruments.
Between 2013-2018, the V&A in South Kensington held an astoundingly popular show about the artist, David Bowie Is, but it wasn't until 2023 that the museum took custody of the David Bowie Archives, from Bowie's estate.
Not all of the objects will be on display at once — instead the collection (which will be free to visit) will be rotated and guest curated. To develop the initial displays, the V&A's curatorial team consulted 18-24 year-old east Londoners (some of who had never heard of Bowie) in a bid to bring Bowie's genius and legacy to a wider audience, and to demonstrate how his output continues to influence artists including Lana del Rey, Lil Nas X and Issey Miyake.
Most thrillingly for Bowie fans, visitors will be able to use the Order an Object experience to get up close to anything from the collection that they wish. Although strumming Rebel Rebel on one of his old guitars will presumably be verboten.
David Bowie Centre, V&A East Storehouse, open from 13 September 2025, free.
