Renowned music icon Nile Rodgers has curated a special exhibition for the upcoming David Bowie Centre, which showcases personal letters exchanged between the two artists.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, which is responsible for launching the David Bowie Centre, announced that Rodgers has also chosen a custom-made Peter Hall suit that Bowie donned during the Serious Moonlight tour supporting the Let’s Dance album.

The David Bowie Centre is set to open at the museum’s new East Storehouse located in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, East London, on September 13.

The exhibition will also feature images capturing Bowie, Rodgers, and guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan as they recorded the Let’s Dance album in New York.

In addition, costumes from Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust era, along with outfits worn by other notable musicians like Sir Elton John and PJ Harvey, will be showcased.

Rodgers expressed, “My creative partnership with David Bowie marked the pinnacle of his remarkable career, but the friendship we shared was equally enriching. Our connection flourished through a mutual admiration for the music that profoundly influenced our lives.”

Rodgers produced Bowie’s hit single Let’s Dance and the associated 1983 album, as well as Bowie’s 1993 work Black Tie White Noise, with the personal letters featured in the exhibition linked to the latter project.

The Brit Award-winning indie rock band The Last Dinner Party has also played a role in curating parts of the exhibition, regarding Bowie as an “enduring source of inspiration for us.”

Their contributions include Bowie’s intricate handwritten lyrics for his song Win, as well as notes and set lists from his 1976 Isolar tour.

The band remarked, “David Bowie continues to motivate generations of artists like ourselves to embrace who we are.”

Entry to the David Bowie Centre will be complimentary, with tickets available closer to the opening date.