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Our Museum invites you to explore, hear and interact with more than 500 years of music-making. Visit the Royal College of Music Museum to see priceless musical treasures, join a guided tour or attend special chamber performances.
The Royal College of Music Museum houses over 14,000 items, representing a range of music-making activities over a period of more than five centuries. Amongst instruments housed in the museum is a clavicytherium , thought to be the world's oldest surviving keyboard instrument , and the earliest known guitar.
- Urban
- 890 (2019/20)
- 1882; 141 years ago
- Charles III
About. Discover a fascinating collection of musical instruments, paintings and objects in central London at the Royal College of Music Museum. Highlights include the world’s earliest guitar, the earliest known stringed keyboard instrument known as the clavicytherium, and a collection of English viols.
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- 020 7591 4300
- Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BS
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Royal College Of Music Museum. 35 reviews. #603 of 2,726 things to do in London. Speciality Museums. Open now. 10:15 AM - 5:45 PM. Write a review. About. The Royal College of Music Museum houses one of the richest and most relevant collections of music-related objects in the UK and Europe.
