Taylor Swift's museum era is on full display at London's V&A

LONDON (AP) — Taylor Swift fans who missed her world tour or those who can’t get enough of her can catch her at the museum this summer.

As a celebration of her double run of sold-out shows in London on her Eras Tour, real items from Swift’s different musical eras have been integrated into galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Costumes, guitars and other memorabilia from the pop star's archive have been curated into a “Songbook Trail” that opens Saturday and runs through Sept. 8.

“There’s so many really iconic objects and looks worn by Taylor across her career from her breakout moment in country," said Kate Bailey, senior curator of theater and performance at the V&A. “It’s wonderful to be able to share her musicality and her microphone. So, many, many things.”

The exhibit is not the first museum treatment of Swift. Last summer, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York City presented “Taylor Swift: Storyteller,” featuring a different array of costumes and objects spanning her career.

Die-hard Swifties may recognize items in a display case dating back to an early tour in 2007 when she was a supporting act: pale blue heart-adorned cowboy boots, turquoise dress and a Taylor acoustic guitar made of koa wood.

The exhibits are set among priceless works in a museum that houses collections of art, fashion, photography, furniture, performance, architecture, and ceramics.

A purple skirt and pink and green sequined jacket from the 2015 tour of her Grammy-winning 1989 album are in a case next to a painting by the High Renaissance artist Raphael. A sweater from the “Cardigan” video from her “folklore” album sits in front of a piano in a gallery of landscape paintings.

The Cinderella-like yellow gown from the “Bejewelled” music video from the “Midnights” album is displayed in the Prince Consort Gallery. A stage costume from her Reputation Tour, complete with snake microphone, is in the British Gallery.

“The V&A feels like the perfect stage for a Taylor Swift trail," Bailey said. "I think there’s so many touchpoints within Taylor’s work that respond to art, literature, history. ... There’s so many ways that we can kind of interpret and layer and present Taylor’s work here.”

A member of staff views exhibits from previous concert tours that are displayed at the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail Exhibition' at the Victoria & Albert Museum, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

A costume from a previous concert tour at the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail Exhibition' at the Victoria & Albert Museum, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Exhibit pieces from previous concert tour at the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail Exhibition' at the Victoria & Albert Museum, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

A member of staff views exhibits from previous concert tours that are displayed at the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail Exhibition' at the Victoria & Albert Museum, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

A member of staff views exhibits from previous concert tours that are displayed at the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail Exhibition' at the Victoria & Albert Museum, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Stage costumes from previous concert tours are displayed at the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail Exhibition' in the Raphael Gallery at the Victoria & Albert Museum, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

A member of staff views stage costumes from previous concert tours that are displayed at the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail Exhibition' in the Raphael Gallery at the Victoria & Albert Museum, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Exhibit pieces from previous concert tour at the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail Exhibition' at the Victoria & Albert Museum, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

A guitar and stage costume from previous concert tours are displayed at the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail Exhibition' at the Victoria & Albert Museum, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — After a couple of new chances to win a Grand Slam title slipped away at the U.S. Open, Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson couldn't help thinking about what happened at Wimbledon.

“Yeah, a fair bit,” Purcell said.

They left the All England Club with their hearts broken. This trip to Flushing Meadows ended with a celebration. Purcell and Thompson won the U.S. Open men's doubles championship Saturday, avoiding another late collapse and beating the 10th-seeded German team of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 7-6 (4) for their first major trophy together.

The No. 7 seeds from Australia held three match points in July at Wimbledon but lost in a third-set tiebreaker to Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.

The Australians let two match points get away Saturday when they held a 5-3 lead with Krawietz serving. Soon it was 5-all, because Purcell was broken at love when serving for the match.

But his serve was there when they needed it at the end, closing out the match with an ace at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

“Wimbledon kind of helped us and probably made us focus a little bit more once it kind of slipped again to make sure it didn’t slip a third time,” Purcell said.

Close friends who have both been coached by Thompson's father, the duo improved to 50-10 overall, including 37-6 this season. This was their fifth title together and earned them $750,000.

“We don’t think of it as, ‘We’re doubles players,’” said Thompson, who got to the fourth round of singles at the U.S. Open before losing to another Australian, Alex de Minaur. “We think we’re singles players, and doubles is just a bonus, and we get an extra practice trying to improve our singles. And then it all just comes together.”

It was Thompson's first Grand Slam doubles title. Purcell won Wimbledon in 2022 with another Australian, Matthew Ebden.

Thompson and Purcell became the first all-Australian team to win the U.S. Open men's doubles title since Hall of Famers Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge in 1995 and 1996.

Krawietz and Puetz will share $375,000.

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Max Purcell, right, and Jordan Thompson, of Australia, react after defeating Tim Puetz and Kevin Krawietz, of Germany in the men's doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Jordan Thompson, left, and Max Purcell, of Australia, returns a shot to Tim Puetz and Kevin Krawietz, of Germany in the men's doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Tim Puetz, left, and Kevin Krawietz, of Germany, return a shot to Jordan Thompson, and Max Purcell, of Australia, during the men's doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Men's doubles final champions Max Purcell, left, and Jordan Thompson, of Australia, pose for a photo with runners-up Kevin Krawietz, and Tim Puetz, of Germany, after the men's doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Max Purcell, left, and Jordan Thompson, of Australia, hold up the championship trophy after defeating Tim Puetz and Kevin Krawietz, of Germany in the men's doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Max Purcell, left, and Jordan Thompson, of Australia, react after defeating Tim Puetz and Kevin Krawietz, of Germany in the men's doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)