1996: A celebration of the wildest year of Britain’s wildest decade - 30 years on

Original costumes worn by the Spice Girls, previously unseen Oasis memorabilia, photography by Jill Furmanovsky and Derek Ridgers, and personal items from record producers and DJs Paul Oakenfold, Dave Pearce and Judge Jules are presented in a new exhibition marking thirty years of Cool Britannia. Also on display is a selection of pencil sketches of bands by Mike Smith who, in his role as a music executive, signed many of the most prominent acts of the era including Blur, Elastica, and Supergrass.

Author, broadcaster and former editor of The Sun Dominic Mohan curates a must-see show featuring stunning memorabilia from the 90s when London felt like the centre of the earth and music, football, dance culture, fashion, art, food, politics and the media spectacularly collided.

A free exhibition at the Barbican Music Library, 1996 is presented by the City of London Corporation, with a programme of Q&As featuring key figures from the 1990s.