More than 193,000 people visited the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) during the 15-week run of the David Bowie Is exhibition (September 23, 2014–January 4, 2015), setting a new attendance record for the museum. As the most successful exhibition in the MCA’s 47-year history, David Bowie Is also set new attendance records for all of the Bowie-related programs and performances, some selling out in less than an hour, and the highest sales for the MCA Store with the addition of the Bowie-themed store. The MCA was the only US venue for this groundbreaking exhibition, organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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Installation view, David Bowie Is, MCA Chicago. September 23, 2014 – January 4, 2015. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago.