Beatles to Bowie: The 60s Exposed

An unmissable exhibition of photos from the 1960s at London's National Portrait Gallery, with rare portraits of The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix.

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Beatles to Bowie: The 60s Exposed

The swinging 60s are back in London as the National Portrait Gallery presents more than 150 photographs of the 1960s – with 100 exhibited for the first time.

The exhibition includes rare portraits of legendary bands and iconic figures of the era, including:

• The Beatles
• The Kinks
• The Who
• Rolling Stones
• David Bowie
• Jimi Hendrix
• Cliff Richard
• Billy Fury
• Marianne Faithfull
• Lulu

The photographs are the work of both younger and established photographers of the 1960s, such as Fiona Adams, Philip Townsend, Cecil Beaton and Norman Parkinson.

Record Sleeves and Sheet Music at the National Portrait Gallery

As well as photographic exhibits, there are 150 mementoes of the 1960s to see, including record sleeves, illustrated sheet music and pop magazines.

The whole exhibition is arranged chronologically to show how image, performance, music and fashion changed and merged throughout the 60s.

Discover how just one decade transformed the cultural landscape, created music icons, and turned London into the cultural hub it remains today.

Other Icons of the 1960s at the National Portrait Gallery

The Beatles to Bowie exhibition isn't the only place to take a trip down memory lane at the National Portrait Gallery.

Other photographic displays of the 1960s include:

• Twiggy: A Life in Photographs (19 Sep-24 Mar 2010)
• Bob Dylan 1966 European Tour. Photographs by Barry Feinstein, Bookshop Gallery (until 29 Nov)
• Portraits of the 1960s by Baron Studios, Portrait Café