Bowie at The Bowes Museum

Bringing together 100 highlights from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s (V&A) David Bowie archive – many that have never been on public display before – David Bowie: On Tour will travel to venues across the UK across multiple years. Bowie at The Bowes Museum will run from October 2027 – January 2028.

Across four sections, David Bowie: On Tour takes audiences behind the scenes into Bowie’s creative process, exploring how he created his ever-evolving image, music and screen work. Highlights include legendary costumes, musical instruments + career-spanning photography, plus never-before-seen items including Polaroids for make-up and costume fittings, a Ziggy Stardust-era acoustic guitar, unrealised projects, handwritten lyrics, performance notes and costumes from Bowie’s final albums, The Next Day and ★ (Blackstar).

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Image: Polaroid from David Bowie’s costume fittings for Jareth in the 1986 film, Labyrinth. Photo © David Parry/PA Media Assignments