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Digital Kids

Sat 22 October 2011–Sun 02 June 2013

FAMILY EVENT: Have fun creating your own digital art with help from experts. Free and drop in. Recommended for ages 5+ (unless stated otherwise)

The Imagination Station - May Half-Term

Sat 25 May 2013–Sun 02 June 2013

FAMILY EVENT: What will your first album cover look like? Pick up materials to create your design.

Mini Musicians

Sat 25 May 2013–Sun 02 June 2013

FAMILY EVENT: Use your body and musical instruments to explore rhythm & music making.

Make-it: Music Icon (5 -12 year olds)

Mon 27 May 2013–Fri 31 May 2013

FAMILY EVENT: Get the pop star look with costume, make up and photography, with professional photographer, producer and DJ Edward Otchere.

CreateInsights

Fri 25 January 2013–Fri 28 June 2013

YOUNG PEOPLE'S EVENT: Go behind the scenes with CreateVoice.

David Bowie Is:

Wed 22 May 2013 13:00

LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Join Victoria Broackes for an insight into the making of David Bowie is.

BSL Tour: David Bowie is

Fri 31 May 2013 18:30

BSL TALK: Explore the broad range of Bowie’s collaborations with artists and designers in the fields of fashion, sound, graphics, theatre, art and film.

Paper Personas: The Portrait Collage

Sat 01 June 2013 10:30

2 DAY PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: Working with a variety of vintage fashion and music magazines, learn the skills and techniques needed to create your own iconic portrait collage and take inspiration from David Bowie is.

Michael Clark: Inspired by Bowie

Tue 04 June 2013 18:30

EVENING TALK: Innovative choreographer Michael Clark has always been at the forefront of contemporary art, working with artists such as Leigh Bowery and Sarah Lucas and musicians like The Fall.

Jon Savage and Michael Bracewell

Fri 07 June 2013–Fri 12 July 2013

EVENING TALK: Writer, broadcaster and journalist, Jon Savage, has been described as the definitive historian of Punk and is a hugely influential writer on many aspects of pop and youth culture.

Style Cities: Berlin

Sat 08 June 2013 14:00

SEMINAR: Explore post-war Berlin,the divided city of the Cold War era, that inspired David Bowie and the thriving creative city today which continues to attract innovative practitioners from across the globe.

Exhibition Sponsors

Gucci

Gucci is proud to sponsor this exhibition. David Bowie's creativity and idiosyncratic authenticity have helped shape everything from contemporary art, music and fashion to popular culture and social conventions. His contribution to the modern world will be felt for decades to come. Gucci hopes that this exhibition will inspire future generations to be as fearlessly inventive.

Sennheiser

At the heart of this exhibition is sound: the sound of one of the greatest music and style icons of modern times. Sound is also at the heart of Sennheiser, who are delighted to be providing the audio equipment for this genuinely unforgettable experience. The Sennheiser audio guide and groundbreaking sound system were installed with this in mind.