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V&A Museum's 'Lost Music Venues' Explores Stagediving and Club Culture

exhibition · 2026-07-17

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London-Kensington presents 'Lost Music Venues,' an exhibition examining the cultural practice of stagediving and the legacy of defunct music clubs. The V&A, with 145 galleries across five floors, has previously hosted major shows on David Bowie and Pink Floyd. The exhibition also features handbags with faces and the world's worst album covers, offering a journey into British museum and pop culture.

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  • Exhibition 'Lost Music Venues' at V&A Museum in London
  • Focuses on stagediving as a cultural practice
  • Explores music clubs that only exist as memories
  • Includes handbags with faces and worst album covers
  • V&A has 145 galleries on five floors
  • Previous V&A exhibitions on David Bowie and Pink Floyd
  • V&A located in London-Kensington

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  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Kensington

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