Freddie Mercury’s costumes go on display at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum

Eight outfits worn by Freddie Mercury have been on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London since 24 October 2026, in the exhibition “Freddie Mercury | Splendid Things”, which runs until 17 January 2027, according to infomusic.

The exhibition marks the year in which the Queen frontman would have turned 80 and brings together costumes linked to key moments of his career.

Freddie Mercury, a British singer, songwriter and musician born in 1946 in Zanzibar City, fronted Queen until his death in 1991. His newest studio album, according to MusicBrainz, is “Barcelona”, released in November 1988. In October mbuzz reported that Mike Moran, one of the musicians behind that album, will tell its story in Budapest on 7 November 2026.