archivist

As the band’s archivist, Gorman was able to retain the original artwork, costume designs and even milk bottles from the band’s early days, which can be seen throughout the exhibit.

The room was always locked – only Bowie and his personal assistant had a key – so they were left undisturbed until archivists started cataloguing his belongings.

Senior archivist Joy Carey explained that the first phase of PRONI's work was an "archival survey" – to find out how many records may exist, where they were being stored, and what condition they were in.

Last year, an archivist located the negative and brought it to one of Bettman’s labs, where she placed it on a flatbed scanner.

Images released by archivists show some damage to the objects, but they are largely intact.