“Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains” A Huge Museum Exhibit With Over 400 Pieces Of Floyd Awesomeness
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
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If you’re a fan of Pink Floyd at any level, this might be the coolest museum exhibit ever. In a travelling version of an original London exhibit, “Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains” has landed in Hollywood at the former Vogue Theater until January 2022. With over 400 pieces of original Floyd memorabilia from their 5 decade long career, this show has something for every Floyd fan from every era of the band.
Aubrey Powell is not only the co-curator of the exhibition but he’s also a co-designer for some of their iconic cover art including Dark Side Of The Moon and Animals, oh and he was Syd Barrett’s roommate in the 60′s. So, yeah, he’s been there. One of the more interesting pieces in the exhibit includes a cane that a teacher actually used to beat both Syd and Roger Waters when they were in school together, and was the inspiration for Waters’ famous line “teacher, leave them kids alone!” from Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2.
There are even full set pieces from a touring production of the wall. You can see pictures from the Hollywood version of the exhibit at the Variety article that goes in-depth at this link.
Here’s a video preview of the whole show.
And I’ve found some pictures from the original 2017 London exhibit and shared them here.
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Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: A display showing the Division Bell metal heads during a preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: A display showing the Division Bell metal heads during a preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: A display showing the mannequins dressed in a 'lightbulb suits' during a preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: A display showing the Division Bell metal heads during a preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: A display showing the Division Bell metal heads during a preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains - Preview LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Preview of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at The V&A on May 9, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition is an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world, from high tech audio-visual events, objects, surreal landscapes, and the culture explosions that evolve throughout the exhibition. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (Tim P. Whitby)
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains Exhibition Press Conference ROME, ITALY - JANUARY 16: Roger Waters, Virginia Raggi and Nick Mason attend 'The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains' exhibition press conference at MACRO on January 16, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images) (Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images)
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains Exhibition Press Conference ROME, ITALY - JANUARY 16: Rome mayor Virginia Raggi and Luca Bergamo attend 'The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains' exhibition press conference at MACRO on January 16, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images) (Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images)
'The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains' Inauguration MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 09: Nick Mason of Pink Floyd attends 'The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains' inauguration at Ifema on May 09, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images) (Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains Exhibition Press Conference ROME, ITALY - JANUARY 16: Roger Waters and Nick Mason attend 'The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains' exhibition press conference at MACRO on January 16, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images) (Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images)
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains Exhibition Press Conference ROME, ITALY - JANUARY 16: General view during 'The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains' exhibition at MACRO on January 16, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images) (Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images)