V&A touring exhibition with more than 100 highlights from the David Bowie archive, marking the Ferens Art Gallery's centenary.
David Bowie: On Tour is coming to The Ferens Art Gallery in early 2028, as part of a national tour from the V&A. It's a touring exhibition that takes more than 100 highlights from the museum's David Bowie archive across the UK, many of them never before on public display. The archive itself is huge — over 90,000 items, from costumes and instruments to handwritten lyrics and stage designs — and its permanent home is the David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse. The V&A acquired it in 2024 through the generosity of the David Bowie Estate, the Blavatnik Family Foundation, and Warner Music Group.
Rather than a retrospective, the exhibition is pitched as an intimate glimpse into Bowie's creative life, drawn from the objects he chose to keep. It's curated by Harriet Reed, Curator of Contemporary Performance at the V&A. In Hull, the tour forms part of the Ferens Art Gallery's centenary celebrations, with the gallery marking its 100th anniversary in November 2027. The show is scheduled to run from February to May 2028.
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