Thursday, April 16, 2026 · No. 105
V&A East Museum Announces Tickets for Inaugural Exhibition 'The Music is Black: A British Story' Opening April 2026
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V&A East Museum Announces Tickets for Inaugural Exhibition 'The Music is Black: A British Story' Opening April 2026

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Thursday, April 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Exhibition Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum has launched ticket sales for the V&A East Museum’s first major exhibition, 'The Music is Black: A British Story,' scheduled to open on April 18, 2026. The multisensory show features over 200 objects, including 60 new acquisitions, tracing 125 years of Black British music from early 20th-century classical works to contemporary genres like grime and jungle. Key exhibits include Winifred Atwell’s piano, Jme’s Super Nintendo, and fashion worn by Little Simz, Seal, and Dame Shirley Bassey.

  • Artists: Winifred Atwell, Little Simz, Seal, Dame Shirley Bassey, Skin, Jme, Skepta, Joan Armatrading, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Sir Frank Bowling, Dame Sonia Boyce
  • People: Jacqueline Springer, Gus Casely-Hayford
  • Museums: Victoria and Albert Museum, V&A East Museum, V&A East Storehouse
  • Locations: London, East Bank, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
  • Prices: £10, £20

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