Collection of David Bowie Items, to Be Made Public , for the First Time.<br />CNN reports that over 80,000 David Bowie items are <br />going on public display for the first time ever at <br />The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts. .<br />The collection, which includes costumes, handwritten <br />lyrics and musical instruments, was recently acquired <br />by London's Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum. .<br />Beginning in 2025, the collection will be <br />available at the V&A East Storehouse <br />in Stratford's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.<br />According to a press release, the archive aims to exhibit , "the creative processes of one of the most <br />pioneering and influential figures in the history of <br />live and recorded music, film, fashion and beyond.".<br />CNN reports that the collection follows <br />Bowie's transformations from the beginning <br />of his career in the 1960s to his death in 2016.<br />The museum said that the collection also features , "more intimate writings, thought processes <br />and unrealized projects, the majority of which <br />have never been seen in public before.".<br />The museum said that the collection also features , "more intimate writings, thought processes <br />and unrealized projects, the majority of which <br />have never been seen in public before.".<br />David Bowie was one of the greatest <br />musicians and performers of all time. <br />The V&A is thrilled to become custodians <br />of his incredible archive, and to be <br />able to open it up for the public, Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, via CNN.<br />David Bowie was one of the greatest <br />musicians and performers of all time. <br />The V&A is thrilled to become custodians <br />of his incredible archive, and to be <br />able to open it up for the public, Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, via CNN.<br />Bowie's radical innovations across music, <br />theatre, film, fashion, and style -- from Berlin <br />to Tokyo to London -- continue to influence <br />design and visual culture and inspire <br />creatives from Janelle Monáe to<br />Lady Gaga to Tilda Swinton and Raf Simons, Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, via CNN.<br />Bowie's radical innovations across music, <br />theatre, film, fashion, and style -- from Berlin <br />to Tokyo to London -- continue to influence <br />design and visual culture and inspire <br />creatives from Janelle Monáe to<br />Lady Gaga to Tilda Swinton and Raf Simons, Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, via CNN.<br />Bowie's radical innovations across music, <br />theatre, film, fashion, and style -- from Berlin <br />to Tokyo to London -- continue to influence <br />design and visual culture and inspire <br />creatives from Janelle Monáe to<br />Lady Gaga to Tilda Swinton and Raf Simons, Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, via CNN.<br />According to a spokesperson for the David Bowie Estate, the decision to display the collection places the singer-songwriter in , "his rightful place amongst many other <br />cultural icons and artistic geniuses.".<br />According to a spokesperson for the David Bowie Estate, the decision to display the collection places the singer-songwriter in , "his rightful place amongst many other <br />cultural icons and artistic geniuses.".<br />Bowie is a spectacular example <br />of an artist, who not only made <br />unique and phenomenal work, <br />but who has an influence and <br />inspiration far beyond that work itself, Tilda Swinton, Oscar-winning actress, via CNN.<br />Bowie is a spectacular example <br />of an artist, who not only made <br />unique and phenomenal work, <br />but who has an influence and <br />inspiration far beyond that work itself, Tilda Swinton, Oscar-winning actress, via CNN.<br />Bowie is a spectacular example <br />of an artist, who not only made <br />unique and phenomenal work, <br />but who has an influence and <br />inspiration far beyond that work itself, Tilda Swinton, Oscar-winning actress, via CNN
