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The Royal
Academy of Music is Britain's senior conservatoire, founded
in 1822. It is one of the leading music institutions in the
world.
The Academy's
students, who make up a vibrant community in which over fifty
countries are represented, follow diverse programmes ranging
from performance to composition, jazz, media, musical theatre
and Royal Academy Opera.
The York
Gate building, designed by John Nash in 1822 as part of the
main entrance to Regent's Park, hosts the Academy's 'living
museum', open to the public free of charge seven days a week.
The York
Gate galleries display many fine items from the Academy's
collections of rare musical instruments, original manuscripts,
archives, images and other artefacts. The highlights include
Cremonese stringed instruments dated between 1650 and 1740,
including Stradivari's 1696 'Archinto' viola, a selection
of historical English pianos from 1790 to 1850, from the famous
Mobbs Collection, original manuscripts by Purcell, Mendelssohn,
Liszt, Brahms, Sullivan and Vaughan Williams and other exhibits.
A visit
to the Collections is to experience the vibrant working environment
of the Royal Academy of Music.
The museum
is an integral part of Academy life: regular concerts, seminars,
workshops and other events take place in the galleries, including
performances and demonstrations on some of the instruments
on display.
Visitors
are encouraged to view the galleries, watch the instrument
custodian's team in the on-site workshop and attend the many
concerts and research events taking place.
Free
Admission
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