Punk to Pop

Celebrating the creative explosion across music and fashion from 1972 – 85. 

This exhibition explores how a generation of radical artists united by a punk DIY spirit respond to austerity and political turbulence, sparking a cultural change that dovetails with technology and the richness of a multicultural society.
Exhibition

  • Opens Saturday, 13 March 2027

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL

  • Tickets available soon

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Header image:
Promotional poster for Sex Pistols' single God Save The Queen, 1977. Jamie Reid. Artwork: Jamie Reid, courtesy Sex Pistols Residuals / Universal Music Group