The V&A museum is set to display previously unseen items from Taylor Swift's personal archives

Opening Saturday 27 July, Taylor Swift | Songbook Trail will mark the success of Taylor's UK tour and celebrate the creativity of her costumes, lyrics and music videos and explore the global phenomena of the pop icon. The costumes will sit alongside instruments, music awards, storyboards and previously unseen archival which will explore her childhood and recording legacy, many of display for the first time.

Costume and accessories on loan from Swift's personal archive will be on display, from customised cowboy boots worn during her breakout success as a country singer in 2007, to the jet-black ruffled shoulder dress worn in the most recent music video for her single Fortnight, from the critically adored album The Tortured Poets Department.

The Victoria & Albert Museum will host an a exhibition celebrating Taylor Swift's costumes, lyrics and music videos through 13 installations chronicling her musical journey - opening 27 July. pic.twitter.com/PuPRh5QrEJ

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Kate Bailey, Senior Curator, Theatre & Performance, said: "We are delighted to be able to display a range of iconic looks worn by Taylor Swift at the V&A this summer. Each celebrating a chapter in the artist's musical journey. Taylor Swift's songs like objects tell stories, often drawing from art, history and literature. We hope this theatrical trail across the museum will inspire curious visitors to discover more about the performer, her creativity and V&A objects."

The trail will take visitors on a winding journey through the V&A's permanent galleries and present some of Taylor's most iconic looks in dialogue with spaces and objects in the collection. It will also give visitors the opportunity to dive into the artist's personal world and creativity, celebrating her ground-breaking impact on the world stage and the phenomenon of the 'Swiftie' fandom.