May 11, 2004

» Soundtracking the V&A. Official site

In the entrance hall of the Victoria and Albert Museum, I pick up a set of headphones, a bespoke MP3 player and a map to follow a trail of sounds through the galleries. Over the next few months, Britain's foremost institution of art and design will become a temple to new music. For the first time, rock stars, normally used for decorative purposes at private views, have created sounds inspired by a museum's treasures.