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A David Bowie centre dedicated to the music legend will open in September 2026.
The Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum in London will showcase more than 90,000 iconic items from the singer’s illustrious career for fans and others to honour.
After being diagnosed with liver cancer, the late musician passed away in January 2016, at age 69.
The special Bowie collection will include musical instruments, notebooks, guest curators and handwritten lyrics from the star, including Fame (1975), Heroes (1977) and Ashes To Ashes (1980).
It will also include costumes worn during his Ziggy Stardust period and examples of the ‘cut up’ method of writing which was introduced to Bowie by the writer William Burroughs.
A David Bowie centre dedicated to the music legend will open in London showcasing more than 90,000 iconic items from the singer’s illustrious career
Writing in his MailOnline column in 2008, Bowie explained what that method was saying: ‘You write down a paragraph or two describing several different subjects creating a kind of story ingredients-list, I suppose, and then cut the sentences into four or five-word sections; mix ’em up and reconnect them.’
‘You can get some pretty interesting idea combinations like this. You can use them as is or, if you have a craven need to not lose control, bounce off these ideas and write whole new sections.’
Small displays will tell the stories behind the singer’s albums and also look at his creative approach, including unreleased projects, collaborations, and influences.
Whilst fans need to wait until September 2026 for the David Bowie centre to open, doors to the V&A East Storehouse will open in Spring 2025.
It comes after it was claimed David could return to the stage in a hologram eight years after his death following the ABBA’s Voyage success.
Talks are said to be in place to create an animated adventure of his career and a name has been formally trademarked under a classification which includes avatars, according to The Sun.
A source told the publication: ‘Avatar shows are big business and ABBA’s groundbreaking show has proved there is a huge demand.
‘Getting David on stage again in the form of a hologram would be huge.’
The special Bowie collection will include musical instruments, notebooks, guest curators and handwritten lyrics from the star, including Fame (1975), Heroes (1977) and Ashes To Ashes (1980)
It will also include costumes worn during his Ziggy Stardust period and examples of the ‘cut up’ method of writing which was introduced to Bowie by the writer William Burroughs
It comes after David could return to the stage in a hologram eight years after his death following the ABBA Voyage success
Talks are said to be in place to create an on-stage avatar adventure of his career (pictured in 1973)
The trademark ‘means the team can forge ahead with plans’, the source added.
MailOnline has contact a representative for a comment.
The Voyage virtual concert opened May 27 at a custom venue in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, earning rave reviews from fans, critics and even ABBA members themselves.
And the recreation of music legends is likely to be a huge hit with fans and the economy.
ABBA’s hologram showed Abba Voyage has pumped £322million into the British economy – with more than a million tickets bought at up to £181.50 each, however it is yet to be formally announced if Bowie will be back Dancing In The Street.
