David Bowie Is

David Bowie Is

V&A Exhibition

23 March - 11 August 2013

Time is running out to see the David Bowie Is exhibition. In just under two weeks it will be leaving the V&A museum and heading elsewhere.

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Online tickets sold out some time ago but they release 450 new over-the-counter ones each day at the V&A. They open at 10 a.m. One day last week, I got there around 9.20 a.m. and there was already a sizable queue. Within a couple of minutes (literally) the queue had at least trebled. I gained some hope when I realised that some of the people ahead of me already had tickets.

Once inside the V&A, we formed another queue that stretched and twisted through various display areas. In all, I queued for approximately two hours before getting to the sales' desk and successfully obtaining a ticket.

The exhibition is incredible. There's authentic costumes from Ziggy onwards, huge video screens replaying concert footage, hand-written lyrics and numerous other items. Information is automatically relayed through a headset (no extra cost). It took me just over two hours to see everything. It was packed with people and at times not so easy to see a particular part of a display, but one could always double back at any time.

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Undoubtedly one of the most impressive exhibitions I have ever seen, David Bowie Is really brings home how much of an influence David Bowie has been for such a long period of time.

The Bowie theme extends to copious amounts of merchandise in the shop and even the cafe.

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The exhibition is moving to Canada (Toronto) soon and will then travel to Brazil early in 2014. There's also going to be a live relay from the V&A at 'selected cinemas' on 13 August. Catch it while you can!

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For further details, head for the official exhibition site.