Fri 26 April – Sun 28 April Celebrate a weekend of all things Bowie, including talks, films, music, workshops, special activities and themed events for all ages.

ALL WEEKEND

Bowie-themed live DJ sets

Hear live DJs showcasing Bowie’s music, inspiration and musical impact. The Mask, mime performance

Watch as mime artists perform in gallery spaces across the museum, inspired by Bowie’s performance in The Mask.

Bowie pianist

Relax in the Museum Café and listen to live piano arrangements of Bowie classics.

Paul Morley is… writing about David Bowie

Join legendary rock journalist Paul Morley as he writes a book about David Bowie in a weekend! David Bowie lounge

Visit a reflective space for Bowie fans to meet. Sink into an armchair, flick through a Bowie book, and share your favourite Bowie moments.

Zen zone

David Bowie once said that, although he loved Japan, he could never live there as it would make him ‘too zen to write’. Here we offer a relaxing space for meditation and reflection in a calming Japanese ‘Zen zone’.

Pop-up gallery talks

Hear from V&A curators about Bowie’s inspirations and influences on fashion, literature, theatre and performance, and Japanese culture and fashion

Wall of Bowie

Add your thoughts and messages to the Wall of Bowie, a giant post-it installation made by you! Make up

Get a Bowie-inspired makeover!

‘Cut Up’ song writing

Create your own unique song lyrics using Bowie’s famous ‘cut-up’ method.

FRIDAY 26 APRIL

Friday Late: David Bowie is Making a Scene With MasterCard 18.30–22.00

"Hey babe let's go out tonight..." Come and celebrate the rock god and cultural icon that is David Bowie. Drawing on the exhibition David Bowie is, find out what inspires him and witness his influence on contemporary music, fashion, film and performance.

CreateVoice at FridayLate 18.30–22.00

Join members of CreateVoice, the V&A’s youth collective, and fashion designer Jane Bowler to create the ultimate music icon look.

Bowie career-sonification 18.30–21.30

Sonification is the use of non-speech audio to convey information. Join Alexis Kirke to listen to a new, musical interpretation of Bowie’s life and career.

Paul Trynka and Bob Solly

Hear Bowie’s biographer Paul Trynka in discussion with Bob Solly, Bowie’s keyboardist from 1964. Designing Album Artwork

Graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, who recently created the cover artwork for The Next Day, talks about his work alongside some of the world’s most influential graphic designers.

SATURDAY 27 APRIL

David Bowie is Sound and Vision 11.00–16.00

Hear experts, fans and collaborators including, Kevin Cann, Holly Johnson, Paul Gorman, Dana Gillespie, Toby Manning unpack Bowie’s unique style, sound and staging on this exciting study day £45, £35 concessions, £15 students 

Fashion Styles for the Famous 13.00–17.00

Join members of CreateVoice, Jane Bowler and other fashion designers to create fashion styles for the famous. Bowler’s designs are regularly borrowed by the likes of Rita Ora, Azealia Banks and Jessie J.

SATURDAY 27 & SUNDAY 28 APRIL

Jeremy Reed

Jeremy Reed has been described as British poetry’s ‘glam, spangly, shapeshifting answer to David Bowie’. Join him in the Sculpture Galleries as he performs poetry from his recent collection Piccadilly Bongo.

Charles Shaar Murray and Barry Miles Charles Shaar Murray and Barry Miles discuss their experience of London’s counterculture in the 60s & 70s.

SUNDAY 28 APRIL

Drop-in Design: Crazy Costumes 10.30–17.00

Perfect for all the family, read the story of Albert the Alien then explore the Museum to find objects to design him a costume. Then come back to the studio and create an illustration of Albert's costume.