The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is hoping to replicate the success of its David Bowie exhibition with a major retrospective of Pink Floyd, the BBC reported.
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains, marking 50 years since the release of the band’s first single, will include a laser light show and previously unseen concert footage.
The “immersive” show will feature 350 objects and artefacts, including instruments and original artworks.
It will run from May to October 2017.
The V&A promised “an immersive, multi-sensory and theatrical journey through Pink Floyd’s extraordinary world” which will “chronicle the music, iconic visuals and staging of the band, from the underground psychedelic scene in 1960s London to the present day.”
Pink Floyd were formed in 1965 by four Cambridge students — Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Rick Wright and Nick Mason. Barrett left three years later after one album and was replaced by guitarist David Gilmour.
The band has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide — including 1973’s The Dark Side Of The Moon, which stayed in the US album chart for more than a decade. Drummer Mason attended the launch at the London museum.
V&A director Martin Roth said: “The V&A is perfectly placed to exhibit the work of a band that is as recognizable for its unique visual imagery as for its music.
“Pink Floyd is an impressive and enduring British design story of creative success. Alongside creating extraordinary music, they have for over five decades been pioneers in uniting sound and vision, from their earliest 1960s performances with experimental light shows, through their spectacular stadium rock shows, to their consistently iconic album covers.

Source: Arab News