The Division Bell, cover © Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
Pink Floyd fans rejoice! The first major international retrospective of Pink Floyd is opening at the V&A on 13 May, 2017.
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains celebrates 50 years of this pioneering band, from their first single – Arnold Layne, to an astonishing career with sales of over 200 million. Visitors will enjoy a wonderful audio-visual journey through the world of Pink Floyd, looking at their work in composition, staging, design, film, music technology, graphic design and photography.
It will feature more than 350 objects and artefacts including never-before-seen material, presented alongside works from the V&A’s outstanding collections of art, design, architecture and performance. Highlights will include spectacular set and construction pieces from some of Pink Floyd’s most innovative and legendary album covers and stage performances including The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and The Division Bell, instruments, music technology, original designs, architectural drawings, handwritten lyrics and psychedelic prints and posters.
Visitors will have the unique opportunity to experience never-before-seen classic Pink Floyd concert footage and a custom-designed laser light show. The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains runs from 13 May – 1 October 2017.
