{"id":80335,"date":"2023-02-23T12:17:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T11:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=80335"},"modified":"2023-02-23T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T11:18:12","slug":"va-announces-it-will-secure-the-archive-of-david-bowie-for-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/02\/va-announces-it-will-secure-the-archive-of-david-bowie-for-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"V&#038;A Announces It Will Secure The Archive Of David Bowie For The Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major gift and donation to help V&amp;A secure David Bowie\u2019s archive for the nation with more than 80,000 items spanning six decades of the cultural icon\u2019s career to be made available to the public for the first time.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"905\" data-attachment-id=\"80338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/02\/va-announces-it-will-secure-the-archive-of-david-bowie-for-the-nation\/self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-heroes-1978-the-david-bowie-archive-2012-image-va-images\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-Heroes-1978-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?fit=1810%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1810,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;photo&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Hasselblad H4D-50MS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1339074712&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Self &amp;#8211; portrait in pose also adopted for the album cover of \u201cHeroes\u201d , 1978 by David Bowie . \u00a9 The David Bowie Archive\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Self&lt;br \/&gt;\n&amp;#8211;&lt;br \/&gt;\nportrait in pose also adopted for the album cover of&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u201cHeroes\u201d&lt;br \/&gt;\n, 1978 by David&lt;br \/&gt;\nBowie.&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u00a9 The David Bowie Archive&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The V&amp;#038;A will acquire The David Bowie Archive and create The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&amp;#038;A East Storehouse, opening in Stratford&amp;#8217;s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2025.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe acquisition and creation of The Centre has been made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation of \u00a310m from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Self&lt;br \/&gt;\n&amp;#8211;&lt;br \/&gt;\nportrait in pose also adopted for the album cover of&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u201cHeroes\u201d&lt;br \/&gt;\n, 1978 by David&lt;br \/&gt;\nBowie.&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u00a9 The David Bowie Archive&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The V&amp;#038;A will acquire The David Bowie Archive and create The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&amp;#038;A East Storehouse, opening in Stratford&amp;#8217;s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2025.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe acquisition and creation of The Centre has been made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation of \u00a310m from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-Heroes-1978-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C905&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-Heroes-1978-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images.jpg?resize=640%2C905&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The V&amp;A will acquire The David Bowie Archive and create The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&amp;A East Storehouse, opening in Stratford's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2025. The acquisition and creation of The Centre has been made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation of \u00a310m from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group. \" class=\"wp-image-80338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-Heroes-1978-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-Heroes-1978-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-Heroes-1978-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-Heroes-1978-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?resize=1086%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-Heroes-1978-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?resize=1448%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-Heroes-1978-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?w=1810&amp;ssl=1 1810w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Self-portrait-in-pose-also-adopted-for-the-album-cover-of-Heroes-1978-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Self-portrait in pose also adopted for the album cover of \u201cHeroes\u201d, 1978 by David Bowie. \u00a9The David Bowie Archive. <br>The V&amp;A will acquire The David Bowie Archive and create The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&amp;A East Storehouse, opening in Stratford&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2025.<br>The acquisition and creation of The Centre has been made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation of \u00a310m from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the V&amp;A announces it will secure the archive of <strong>David Bowie <\/strong>for the nation \u2013 revealing the creative processes of one of the most pioneering and influential figures in the history of live and recorded music, film, fashion and beyond. From 2025, the archive will be made available to the public, from fans to school children and researchers, through the creation of <strong>The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts <\/strong>at V&amp;A East Storehouse,<strong> <\/strong>in Stratford\u2019s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The acquisition and creation of The Centre has been made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation of \u00a310m from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encompassing more than 80,000 items, the archive traces Bowie\u2019s creative processes as a musical innovator, cultural icon, and advocate for self-expression and reinvention from his early career in the 1960s to his death in 2016. Alongside the creation of the new Centre, the gift will support the ongoing conservation, research, and study of the archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"80337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/02\/va-announces-it-will-secure-the-archive-of-david-bowie-for-the-nation\/david-bowieziggy-stardust\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Quilted-two-piece-suit-1972-Designed-by-Freddie-Burretti-for-the-Ziggy-Stardust-tour-The-David-Bowie-Archive-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Richard Davis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;David Bowie:Ziggy Stardust&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Victoria and Albert Museum London&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;David Bowie:Ziggy Stardust&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"David Bowie:Ziggy Stardust\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;David Bowie:Ziggy Stardust&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Quilted-two-piece-suit-1972-Designed-by-Freddie-Burretti-for-the-Ziggy-Stardust-tour-The-David-Bowie-Archive-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Quilted-two-piece-suit-1972-Designed-by-Freddie-Burretti-for-the-Ziggy-Stardust-tour-The-David-Bowie-Archive.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Quilted-two-piece-suit-1972-Designed-by-Freddie-Burretti-for-the-Ziggy-Stardust-tour-The-David-Bowie-Archive-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Quilted-two-piece-suit-1972-Designed-by-Freddie-Burretti-for-the-Ziggy-Stardust-tour-The-David-Bowie-Archive-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Quilted-two-piece-suit-1972-Designed-by-Freddie-Burretti-for-the-Ziggy-Stardust-tour-The-David-Bowie-Archive-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Quilted-two-piece-suit-1972-Designed-by-Freddie-Burretti-for-the-Ziggy-Stardust-tour-The-David-Bowie-Archive-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Quilted-two-piece-suit-1972-Designed-by-Freddie-Burretti-for-the-Ziggy-Stardust-tour-The-David-Bowie-Archive-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Quilted-two-piece-suit-1972-Designed-by-Freddie-Burretti-for-the-Ziggy-Stardust-tour-The-David-Bowie-Archive-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Quilted two-piece suit, 1972. Designed by Freddie Burretti for the Ziggy Stardust tour. \u00a9The David Bowie Archive. <br>The V&amp;A will acquire The David Bowie Archive and create The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&amp;A East Storehouse, opening in Stratford&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2025.<br>The acquisition and creation of The Centre has been made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation of \u00a310m from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&amp;A, said:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cDavid Bowie was one of the greatest musicians and performers of all time. The V&amp;A is thrilled to become custodians of his incredible archive, and to be able to open it up for the public. Bowie\u2019s radical innovations across music, theatre, film, fashion, and style \u2013 from Berlin to Tokyo to London \u2013 continue to influence design and visual culture and inspire creatives from Janelle Mon\u00e1e to Lady Gaga to Tilda Swinton and Raf Simons. Our new collections centre, V&amp;A East Storehouse, is the ideal place to put Bowie\u2019s work in dialogue with the V&amp;A\u2019s collection spanning 5,000 years of art, design, and performance. My deepest thanks go to the David Bowie Estate, Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group for helping make this a reality and for providing a new sourcebook for the Bowies of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Spanning Bowie\u2019s career, the archive features handwritten lyrics, letters, sheet music, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs, Bowie\u2019s own instruments, album artwork and awards. It also includes more intimate writings, thought processes and unrealised projects, the majority of which have never been seen in public before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"339\" data-attachment-id=\"80341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/02\/va-announces-it-will-secure-the-archive-of-david-bowie-for-the-nation\/david-bowie-as-the-thin-white-duke-station-to-station-tour-1976-john-robert-rowlands\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/David-Bowie-as-The-Thin-White-Duke-Station-to-Station-Tour-1976-%C2%A9-John-Robert-Rowlands-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1356&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1356\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"David Bowie as The Thin White Duke, Station to Station Tour, 1976 \u00a9 John Robert Rowlands\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;David Bowie as The Thin White Duke, Station to Station Tour, 1976 \u00a9 John Robert Rowlands&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe V&amp;#038;A will acquire The David Bowie Archive and create The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&amp;#038;A East Storehouse, opening in Stratford&amp;#8217;s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2025.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe acquisition and creation of The Centre has been made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation of \u00a310m from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/David-Bowie-as-The-Thin-White-Duke-Station-to-Station-Tour-1976-%C2%A9-John-Robert-Rowlands-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/David-Bowie-as-The-Thin-White-Duke-Station-to-Station-Tour-1976-%C2%A9-John-Robert-Rowlands.jpg?resize=640%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"David Bowie as The Thin White Duke, Station to Station Tour, 1976 \u00a9 John Robert Rowlands\" class=\"wp-image-80341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/David-Bowie-as-The-Thin-White-Duke-Station-to-Station-Tour-1976-%C2%A9-John-Robert-Rowlands-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C542&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/David-Bowie-as-The-Thin-White-Duke-Station-to-Station-Tour-1976-%C2%A9-John-Robert-Rowlands-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/David-Bowie-as-The-Thin-White-Duke-Station-to-Station-Tour-1976-%C2%A9-John-Robert-Rowlands-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C407&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/David-Bowie-as-The-Thin-White-Duke-Station-to-Station-Tour-1976-%C2%A9-John-Robert-Rowlands-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C813&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/David-Bowie-as-The-Thin-White-Duke-Station-to-Station-Tour-1976-%C2%A9-John-Robert-Rowlands-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1084&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/David-Bowie-as-The-Thin-White-Duke-Station-to-Station-Tour-1976-%C2%A9-John-Robert-Rowlands-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/David-Bowie-as-The-Thin-White-Duke-Station-to-Station-Tour-1976-%C2%A9-John-Robert-Rowlands-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>David Bowie as The Thin White Duke, Station to Station Tour, 1976 \u00a9John Robert Rowlands. <br>The V&amp;A will acquire The David Bowie Archive and create The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&amp;A East Storehouse, opening in Stratford&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2025. <br>The acquisition and creation of The Centre has been made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation of \u00a310m from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights include stage costumes such as Bowie\u2019s breakthrough <em>Ziggy Stardust <\/em>ensembles designed by Freddie Burretti (1972), Kansai Yamamoto\u2019s flamboyant creations for the <em>Aladdin Sane <\/em>tour (1973) and the Union Jack coat designed by Bowie and Alexander McQueen for the <em>Earthling <\/em>album cover (1997). The archive also includes handwritten lyrics for songs including <em>Fame <\/em>(1975), <em>\u201cHeroes\u201d<\/em> (1977) and <em>Ashes to Ashes<\/em> (1980), as well as examples of the \u201ccut up\u201d method of writing introduced to Bowie by the writer William Burroughs. Additionally, the archive holds a series of intimate notebooks from every era of Bowie\u2019s life and career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The archive also includes a photo collage of film stills from <em>The Man Who Fell to Earth<\/em> (1975-76), directed by Nicolas Roeg and featuring Bowie, and over 70,000 photographs, prints, negatives, large format transparencies, slides and contact sheets taken by some of the 20th century\u2019s leading photographers from Terry O\u2019Neill to Brian Duffy and Helmut Newton. Among other highlights are instruments, amps, and other equipment, including Brian Eno\u2019s EMS Synthesizer from Bowie\u2019s seminal<em> Low (1977)<\/em> and <em>\u201cHeroes\u201d<\/em> albums and a Stylophone \u2013 a gift from Marc Bolan in the late 1960\u2019s, used on Bowie\u2019s seminal <em>Space Oddity<\/em> recording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sir Leonard Blavatnik, Founder and Chairman of Access Industries, and the Blavatnik Family Foundation, said:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe are very proud to support the V&amp;A and allow for the creation of this irreplaceable archive to preserve and showcase David Bowie\u2019s iconic career. His influence on music and popular culture throughout the world cannot be overstated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Max Lousada, CEO, Recorded Music, Warner Music Group, said:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAs the stewards of David Bowie\u2019s extraordinary music catalogue, we\u2019re delighted to expand our relationship with his estate through this partnership with the V&amp;A. This archive promises to be an unparalleled display of individual artistic brilliance, invention, and transformation. Bowie\u2019s influence only grows in stature over time, and this will be an enduring celebration of his profound legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A spokesperson from the David Bowie Estate, said:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWith David\u2019s life\u2019s work becoming part of the UK\u2019s national collections, he takes his rightful place amongst many other cultural icons and artistic geniuses. The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performance \u2013 and the behind the scenes access that V&amp;A East Storehouse offers\u2013 will mean David\u2019s work can be shared with the public in ways that haven\u2019t been possible before, and we\u2019re so pleased to be working closely with the V&amp;A to continue to commemorate David\u2019s enduring cultural influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nile Rodgers, said: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI believe everyone will agree with me when I say that when I look back at the last 60 years of post-Beatles music that if only one artist could be in the V&amp;A it should be David Bowie. He didn\u2019t just make art, he was art!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tilda Swinton, one of David Bowie\u2019s friends and collaborators, said:<\/strong><em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIn 2013, the V&amp;A\u2019s David Bowie Is\u2026 exhibition gave us unquestionable evidence that Bowie is a spectacular example of an artist, who not only made unique and phenomenal work, but who has an influence and inspiration far beyond that work itself. Ten years later, the continuing regenerative nature of his spirit grows ever further in popular resonance and cultural reach down through younger generations. In acquiring his archive for posterity, the V&amp;A will now be able to offer access to David Bowie\u2019s history \u2013 and the portal it represents \u2013 not only to practicing artists from all fields, but to every last one of us, and for the foreseeable future. This is a truly great piece of news, which deserves the sincerest gratitude and congratulations to all those involved who have made it possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"762\" data-attachment-id=\"80340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/02\/va-announces-it-will-secure-the-archive-of-david-bowie-for-the-nation\/cut-up-lyrics-for-blackout-from-heroes-1977-the-david-bowie-archive-2012-image-va-images\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cut-up-lyrics-for-%E2%80%98Blackout-from-Heroes-1977-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?fit=2149%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2149,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;photo&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Hasselblad H4D-50MS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1339074326&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cut up lyrics for \u2018Blackout\u2019 from \u201cHeroes\u201d, 1977 \u00a9 The David Bowie Archive 2012 Image \u00a9 V&amp;amp;A Images\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cut up lyrics for \u2018Blackout\u2019 from \u201cHeroes\u201d, 1977 \u00a9The David Bowie Archive 2012 Image \u00a9 V&amp;amp;A Images&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe V&amp;#038;A will acquire The David Bowie Archive and create The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&amp;#038;A East Storehouse, opening in Stratford&amp;#8217;s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2025.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe acquisition and creation of The Centre has been made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation of \u00a310m from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cut-up-lyrics-for-%E2%80%98Blackout-from-Heroes-1977-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C762&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cut-up-lyrics-for-%E2%80%98Blackout-from-Heroes-1977-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images.jpg?resize=640%2C762&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cut up lyrics for \u2018Blackout\u2019 from \u201cHeroes\u201d, 1977 \u00a9 The David Bowie Archive 2012 Image \u00a9 V&amp;A Images\" class=\"wp-image-80340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cut-up-lyrics-for-%E2%80%98Blackout-from-Heroes-1977-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?resize=860%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cut-up-lyrics-for-%E2%80%98Blackout-from-Heroes-1977-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?resize=252%2C300&amp;ssl=1 252w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cut-up-lyrics-for-%E2%80%98Blackout-from-Heroes-1977-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C915&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cut-up-lyrics-for-%E2%80%98Blackout-from-Heroes-1977-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?resize=1290%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cut-up-lyrics-for-%E2%80%98Blackout-from-Heroes-1977-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?resize=1719%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1719w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cut-up-lyrics-for-%E2%80%98Blackout-from-Heroes-1977-%C2%A9-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-Image-%C2%A9-VampA-Images-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cut up lyrics for \u2018Blackout\u2019 from \u201cHeroes\u201d, 1977 \u00a9The David Bowie Archive 2012 Image \u00a9V&amp;A Images. <br>The V&amp;A will acquire The David Bowie Archive and create The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&amp;A East Storehouse, opening in Stratford&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2025.<br>The acquisition and creation of The Centre has been made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation of \u00a310m from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>V&amp;A East Storehouse will be a new type of museum experience designed within and around the V&amp;A\u2019s stored collections. Taking visitors behind the scenes, it will enable unprecedented access to the nation\u2019s collections, in a new purpose-built home for over 250,000 objects, 350,000 books and 1,000 archives. V&amp;A East Storehouse brings together conservation labs, working stores, research and reading rooms with galleries, display and performance spaces and creative studios \u2013 brought together through an extensive public network centred around the Collections Hall, to create a unique experience for visitors. At The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&amp;A East Storehouse, from 2025, fans will be able to get up-close and gain new insights into Bowie\u2019s creative process like never before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The David Bowie Archive<\/strong> joins the V&amp;A\u2019s Theatre &amp; Performance collections, which includes the archives of influential individuals and organisations, from <strong>Vivien Leigh<\/strong> to <strong>Peter Brook<\/strong>, <strong>Akram Khan Dance Company<\/strong>, <strong>The Royal Court Theatre <\/strong>and<strong> Glastonbury Festival<\/strong>. The acquisition follows the V&amp;A\u2019s ground-breaking 2013 exhibition, <em>David Bowie Is\u2026<\/em>, which marked the first time a museum had been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive. The exhibition was seen by over two million people around the world as part of its international tour, becoming one of the V&amp;A\u2019s most popular exhibitions of all time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major gift and donation to help V&#038;A secure David Bowie\u2019s archive for the nation with more than 80,000 items spanning six decades of the cultural icon\u2019s career to be made available to the public for the first time.<\/p>\n<div class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_vertical_sharing heateor_sss_bottom_sharing' style='width:39px;left: -10px;top: 100px;-webkit-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;' data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80335'><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fessentiallypop.com%2Fepop%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F80335\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#0765FE;width:35px;height:35px;margin:0;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M28 16c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12S4 9.373 4 16c0 5.628 3.875 10.35 9.101 11.647v-7.98h-2.474V16H13.1v-1.58c0-4.085 1.849-5.978 5.859-5.978.76 0 2.072.15 2.608.298v3.325c-.283-.03-.775-.045-1.386-.045-1.967 0-2.728.745-2.728 2.683V16h3.92l-.673 3.667h-3.247v8.245C23.395 27.195 28 22.135 28 16Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=essentiallypop&text=%20-%20Pop%20essentials%20and%20a%20little%20bit%20more&url=https%3A%2F%2Fessentiallypop.com%2Fepop%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F80335\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_twitter\" style=\"background-color:#55acee;width:35px;height:35px;margin:0;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-4 -4 39 39\"><path d=\"M28 8.557a9.913 9.913 0 0 1-2.828.775 4.93 4.93 0 0 0 2.166-2.725 9.738 9.738 0 0 1-3.13 1.194 4.92 4.92 0 0 0-3.593-1.55 4.924 4.924 0 0 0-4.794 6.049c-4.09-.21-7.72-2.17-10.15-5.15a4.942 4.942 0 0 0-.665 2.477c0 1.71.87 3.214 2.19 4.1a4.968 4.968 0 0 1-2.23-.616v.06c0 2.39 1.7 4.38 3.952 4.83-.414.115-.85.174-1.297.174-.318 0-.626-.03-.928-.086a4.935 4.935 0 0 0 4.6 3.42 9.893 9.893 0 0 1-6.114 2.107c-.398 0-.79-.023-1.175-.068a13.953 13.953 0 0 0 7.55 2.213c9.056 0 14.01-7.507 14.01-14.013 0-.213-.005-.426-.015-.637.96-.695 1.795-1.56 2.455-2.55z\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Tumblr\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_tumblr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/widgets\/share\/tool?posttype=link&canonicalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fessentiallypop.com%2Fepop%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F80335&title=%20-%20Pop%20essentials%20and%20a%20little%20bit%20more&caption=\" title=\"Tumblr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg aheateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_tumblr\" style=\"background-color:#29435d;width:35px;height:35px;margin:0;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-2 -2 36 36\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M20.775 21.962c-.37.177-1.08.33-1.61.345-1.598.043-1.907-1.122-1.92-1.968v-6.217h4.007V11.1H17.26V6.02h-2.925s-.132.044-.144.15c-.17 1.556-.895 4.287-3.923 5.378v2.578h2.02v6.522c0 2.232 1.647 5.404 5.994 5.33 1.467-.025 3.096-.64 3.456-1.17l-.96-2.846z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Linkedin\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fessentiallypop.com%2Fepop%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F80335\" title=\"Linkedin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_linkedin\" style=\"background-color:#0077b5;width:35px;height:35px;margin:0;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M6.227 12.61h4.19v13.48h-4.19V12.61zm2.095-6.7a2.43 2.43 0 0 1 0 4.86c-1.344 0-2.428-1.09-2.428-2.43s1.084-2.43 2.428-2.43m4.72 6.7h4.02v1.84h.058c.56-1.058 1.927-2.176 3.965-2.176 4.238 0 5.02 2.792 5.02 6.42v7.395h-4.183v-6.56c0-1.564-.03-3.574-2.178-3.574-2.18 0-2.514 1.7-2.514 3.46v6.668h-4.187V12.61z\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Reddit\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_reddit\" href=\"https:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fessentiallypop.com%2Fepop%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F80335&title=%20-%20Pop%20essentials%20and%20a%20little%20bit%20more\" title=\"Reddit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_reddit\" style=\"background-color:#ff5700;width:35px;height:35px;margin:0;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-3.5 -3.5 39 39\"><path d=\"M28.543 15.774a2.953 2.953 0 0 0-2.951-2.949 2.882 2.882 0 0 0-1.9.713 14.075 14.075 0 0 0-6.85-2.044l1.38-4.349 3.768.884a2.452 2.452 0 1 0 .24-1.176l-4.274-1a.6.6 0 0 0-.709.4l-1.659 5.224a14.314 14.314 0 0 0-7.316 2.029 2.908 2.908 0 0 0-1.872-.681 2.942 2.942 0 0 0-1.618 5.4 5.109 5.109 0 0 0-.062.765c0 4.158 5.037 7.541 11.229 7.541s11.22-3.383 11.22-7.541a5.2 5.2 0 0 0-.053-.706 2.963 2.963 0 0 0 1.427-2.51zm-18.008 1.88a1.753 1.753 0 0 1 1.73-1.74 1.73 1.73 0 0 1 1.709 1.74 1.709 1.709 0 0 1-1.709 1.711 1.733 1.733 0 0 1-1.73-1.711zm9.565 4.968a5.573 5.573 0 0 1-4.081 1.272h-.032a5.576 5.576 0 0 1-4.087-1.272.6.6 0 0 1 .844-.854 4.5 4.5 0 0 0 3.238.927h.032a4.5 4.5 0 0 0 3.237-.927.6.6 0 1 1 .844.854zm-.331-3.256a1.726 1.726 0 1 1 1.709-1.712 1.717 1.717 0 0 1-1.712 1.712z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"heateor_sss_whatsapp\" href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=%20-%20Pop%20essentials%20and%20a%20little%20bit%20more%20https%3A%2F%2Fessentiallypop.com%2Fepop%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F80335\" title=\"Whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#55eb4c;width:35px;height:35px;margin:0;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-6 -5 40 40\"><path class=\"heateor_sss_svg_stroke heateor_sss_no_fill\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" d=\"M 11.579798566743314 24.396926207859085 A 10 10 0 1 0 6.808479557110079 20.73576436351046\"><\/path><path d=\"M 7 19 l -1 6 l 6 -1\" class=\"heateor_sss_no_fill heateor_sss_svg_stroke\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><path d=\"M 10 10 q -1 8 8 11 c 5 -1 0 -6 -1 -3 q -4 -3 -5 -5 c 4 -2 -1 -5 -1 -4\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"heateor_sss_email\" href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80335\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault();window.open('mailto:?subject=' + decodeURIComponent('%20-%20Pop%20essentials%20and%20a%20little%20bit%20more').replace('&', '%26') + '&body=https%3A%2F%2Fessentiallypop.com%2Fepop%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F80335', '_blank')\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#649a3f;width:35px;height:35px;margin:0;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-.75 -.5 36 36\"><path d=\"M 5.5 11 h 23 v 1 l -11 6 l -11 -6 v -1 m 0 2 l 11 6 l 11 -6 v 11 h -22 v -11\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Bluesky\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_bluesky\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=%20-%20Pop%20essentials%20and%20a%20little%20bit%20more%20https%3A%2F%2Fessentiallypop.com%2Fepop%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F80335\" title=\"Bluesky\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_bluesky\" style=\"background-color:#0085ff;width:35px;height:35px;margin:0;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"-3 -3 38 38\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M16 14.903c-.996-1.928-3.709-5.521-6.231-7.293C7.353 5.912 6.43 6.206 5.827 6.478 5.127 6.793 5 7.861 5 8.49s.346 5.155.572 5.91c.747 2.496 3.404 3.34 5.851 3.07.125-.02.252-.036.38-.052-.126.02-.253.037-.38.051-3.586.529-6.771 1.83-2.594 6.457 4.595 4.735 6.297-1.015 7.171-3.93.874 2.915 1.88 8.458 7.089 3.93 3.911-3.93 1.074-5.928-2.512-6.457a8.122 8.122 0 0 1-.38-.051c.128.016.255.033.38.051 2.447.271 5.104-.573 5.85-3.069.227-.755.573-5.281.573-5.91 0-.629-.127-1.697-.827-2.012-.604-.271-1.526-.566-3.942 1.132-2.522 1.772-5.235 5.365-6.231 7.293Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Threads\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_threads\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/intent\/post?text=%20-%20Pop%20essentials%20and%20a%20little%20bit%20more%20https%3A%2F%2Fessentiallypop.com%2Fepop%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F80335\" title=\"Threads\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_threads\" style=\"background-color:#000;width:35px;height:35px;margin:0;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"-100 -100 648 712\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M331.5 235.7c2.2 .9 4.2 1.9 6.3 2.8c29.2 14.1 50.6 35.2 61.8 61.4c15.7 36.5 17.2 95.8-30.3 143.2c-36.2 36.2-80.3 52.5-142.6 53h-.3c-70.2-.5-124.1-24.1-160.4-70.2c-32.3-41-48.9-98.1-49.5-169.6V256v-.2C17 184.3 33.6 127.2 65.9 86.2C102.2 40.1 156.2 16.5 226.4 16h.3c70.3 .5 124.9 24 162.3 69.9c18.4 22.7 32 50 40.6 81.7l-40.4 10.8c-7.1-25.8-17.8-47.8-32.2-65.4c-29.2-35.8-73-54.2-130.5-54.6c-57 .5-100.1 18.8-128.2 54.4C72.1 146.1 58.5 194.3 58 256c.5 61.7 14.1 109.9 40.3 143.3c28 35.6 71.2 53.9 128.2 54.4c51.4-.4 85.4-12.6 113.7-40.9c32.3-32.2 31.7-71.8 21.4-95.9c-6.1-14.2-17.1-26-31.9-34.9c-3.7 26.9-11.8 48.3-24.7 64.8c-17.1 21.8-41.4 33.6-72.7 35.3c-23.6 1.3-46.3-4.4-63.9-16c-20.8-13.8-33-34.8-34.3-59.3c-2.5-48.3 35.7-83 95.2-86.4c21.1-1.2 40.9-.3 59.2 2.8c-2.4-14.8-7.3-26.6-14.6-35.2c-10-11.7-25.6-17.7-46.2-17.8H227c-16.6 0-39 4.6-53.3 26.3l-34.4-23.6c19.2-29.1 50.3-45.1 87.8-45.1h.8c62.6 .4 99.9 39.5 103.7 107.7l-.2 .2zm-156 68.8c1.3 25.1 28.4 36.8 54.6 35.3c25.6-1.4 54.6-11.4 59.5-73.2c-13.2-2.9-27.8-4.4-43.4-4.4c-4.8 0-9.6 .1-14.4 .4c-42.9 2.4-57.2 23.2-56.2 41.8l-.1 .1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a class=\"heateor_sss_more\" aria-label=\"More\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"font-size: 32px!important;border:0;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block!important;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align: middle;display:inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80335\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#ee8e2d;width:35px;height:35px;margin:0;display:inline-block!important;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;display:inline;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box;\" onclick=\"heateorSssMoreSharingPopup(this, 'https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80335', '%20-%20Pop%20essentials%20and%20a%20little%20bit%20more', '' )\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"-.3 0 32 32\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"display:block;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M18 14V8h-4v6H8v4h6v6h4v-6h6v-4h-6z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"heateorSssClear\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Major gift and donation to help V&A secure David Bowie\u2019s archive for the nation with more than 80,000 items spanning six decades of the cultural icon\u2019s career to be made available to the public for the first time.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"V&A Announces It Will Secure The Archive Of David Bowie For The Nation","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10377,7,12133],"tags":[30542,353,30543,30544,5860,1198,23952],"class_list":["post-80335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-music","category-news","tag-blavatnik-family-foundation","tag-david-bowie","tag-the-david-bowie-centre-for-the-study-of-performing-arts","tag-the-david-bowie-estate","tag-va","tag-warner-music","tag-warner-music-group"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Striped-bodysuit-for-Aladdin-Sane-tour-1973-Design-by-Kansai-Yamamoto-Photograph-by-Masayoshi-Sukita-%C2%A9-Sukita-The-David-Bowie-Archive-2012-scaled.jpg?fit=2098%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-kTJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20855,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/06\/david-bowie-is-the-film-of-the-va-blockbuster-exhibition\/","url_meta":{"origin":80335,"position":0},"title":"David Bowie is&#8230;The Film Of the V&#038;A Blockbuster Exhibition","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"08\/06\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The documentary film of the ground-breaking exhibition David Bowie is, created by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London in 2013, is being re-released in Vue cinemas and selected venues across the UK on 14 July.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Films&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Films","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/films\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/David-Bowie-Is.png?fit=1200%2C655&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/David-Bowie-Is.png?fit=1200%2C655&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/David-Bowie-Is.png?fit=1200%2C655&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/David-Bowie-Is.png?fit=1200%2C655&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/David-Bowie-Is.png?fit=1200%2C655&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21580,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/07\/david-bowie-is-encore-screening-the-documentary-of-the-exhibition-returns-to-uk-cinemas-for-one-night-only\/","url_meta":{"origin":80335,"position":1},"title":"&#8216;David Bowie is&#8217; (Encore Screening): The Documentary Of The Exhibition Returns To UK Cinemas For One Night Only","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"06\/07\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"'David Bowie Is' will be screened in cinemas around the UK on Thursday July 14. Find out more information on cinemas and screening times please visit the official website.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Films&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Films","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/films\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/life-on-mars.png?fit=1200%2C696&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/life-on-mars.png?fit=1200%2C696&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/life-on-mars.png?fit=1200%2C696&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/life-on-mars.png?fit=1200%2C696&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/life-on-mars.png?fit=1200%2C696&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":71864,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/10\/celebrate-75-years-of-david-bowie-with-two-limited-time-pop-up-experiences-beginning-october-25-2021\/","url_meta":{"origin":80335,"position":2},"title":"CELEBRATE 75 YEARS OF DAVID BOWIE WITH TWO LIMITED-TIME POP-UP EXPERIENCES BEGINNING OCTOBER 25, 2021","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"13\/10\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Now you\u2019ve met The London Boys, things\u00a0seem good again\u201d & \u201cNew York\u2019s A Go-Go\u201d As the David Bowie Estate launches Bowie 75, a year-long celebration marking David Bowie\u2019s 75th birthday, with the openings of two curated experiential pop-up shops - one at the site of the earliest confirmed Ziggy Stardust\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Entertainment","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/entertainment\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bowie.png?fit=770%2C476&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bowie.png?fit=770%2C476&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bowie.png?fit=770%2C476&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bowie.png?fit=770%2C476&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":77593,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/09\/david-bowie-to-be-honoured-on-the-music-walk-of-fame-in-camden\/","url_meta":{"origin":80335,"position":3},"title":"David Bowie To Be Honoured On The Music Walk Of Fame In Camden","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"01\/09\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Universal Pictures, Warner Music and London\u2019s prestigious Music Walk of Fame have revealed they will be honouring icon David Bowie with a stone on the Camden based trail that honours artists and trailblazers from around the globe.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Entertainment","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/entertainment\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-3.png?fit=859%2C464&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-3.png?fit=859%2C464&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-3.png?fit=859%2C464&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-3.png?fit=859%2C464&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":75633,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/05\/teaser-trailer-and-key-art-have-been-released-for-moonage-daydream-a-film-by-brett-morgen\/","url_meta":{"origin":80335,"position":4},"title":"Teaser Trailer And Key Art Have Been Released For &#8216;Moonage Daydream&#8217;, A Film By Brett Morgen","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"23\/05\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Coming to cinemas worldwide in September this year, 'Moonage Daydream', from Brett Morgen, presents a genre defying immersion into the art and sounds of David Bowie.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Films&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Films","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/films\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Moonage-Daydream1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C649&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Moonage-Daydream1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C649&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Moonage-Daydream1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C649&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Moonage-Daydream1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C649&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Moonage-Daydream1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C649&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":78732,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/11\/david-bowie-world-fan-convention-2023-announces-speakers\/","url_meta":{"origin":80335,"position":5},"title":"David Bowie World Fan Convention 2023 Announces Speakers","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"16\/11\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The\u00a02023\u00a0DAVID\u00a0BOWIE\u00a0WORLD FAN CONVENTION\u00a0promises a weekend of stardust-spangled grandeur on\u00a0June 17-18, 2023\u00a0at New York City\u2019s\u00a0Terminal 5.\u00a0With preparations well under way, the excitement grows with the first announcement of special guest speakers and presenters.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Concerts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Concerts","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/concerts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bowie-Festival-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bowie-Festival-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bowie-Festival-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bowie-Festival-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bowie-Festival-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}