The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has purchased the 80,000-piece archive of British rock singer David Bowie. According to this Variationthey will be included in the permanent exhibition of the museum.
“The total amount paid for the archive was not disclosed, but the museum said this was made possible by a £10 million ($12 million) donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group,” the source said. “Blavatnik and Warner’s donation was directed towards the infrastructure and maintenance of the museum, not the purchase of the archive.”
Items in the archive are said to span Bowie’s entire creative path from the 1960s to his death in 2016. It includes the artist’s photographs, letters, musical instruments, figurines from various awards, video cassettes and CDs, stage design details in concerts and costumes, and sketches of the lyrics of the songs “Fame”, “Heroes” and “Fame”. Ashes to ashes”.
Previously, it was known that the manuscript of one of David Bowie’s hits. Sold about 70 thousand dollars