David Bowie Centre to open with treasures from a 90,000-item archive

Breakdown

• The David Bowie archive spans his 50-year career and contains over 90,000 items.
• The collection includes handwritten lyrics, sketches, costumes, instruments, and fan art. 31s
• Bowie was an active archivist, assembling and curating his own collection. 50s
• The centre will initially display 200 objects, with thematic exhibitions rotating every six months. 1m 24s
• The archive reveals previously unknown projects and covers all periods and creative personas of Bowie's career. 1m 37s