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The RCM Museum of Instruments was started in 1894 with a donation from Sir George Donaldson.
Today it features over six hundred instruments, some of which date from 1480.
There are many exhibits including the Donaldson, Tagore, Hipkins, Ridley and Hartley Collections. You will be able to see a spinet used by Handel and a clavichord once owned by Haydn.
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41 Queen's Gate Gardens, SW7 | 6 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Palace Gate, W8 | 6 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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68-86 Cromwell Road, SW7 | 7 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Formerly home to the Vanderbilt family, this grand Victorian townhouse with an imposing frontage is now part of the Radisson brand. Located on the bustling Cromwell ... More

London > Attractions > Museums
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
The Science Museum in South Kensington houses one of the most comprehensive collections looking at the development of science and industry, and it is all done ... More

London > Attractions > Museums
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
A major permanent gallery on the second floor of the Science Museum, open on 25th October 2014, Information Age: Six Networks That Changed Our World is ... More

London > Attractions > Museums
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
The Science Museum 's new gallery, Mathematics: The Winton Gallery , puts the spotlight on a subject often perceived as dry, complex ... More

London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
The Royal College of Art is one of London's most prestigious art colleges and the world's only wholly postgraduate university of art and design. Students need ... More

London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
For the past two centuries this old-fashioned 'learned society' has sent explorers and adventurers all over the world. Famous names from Mungo Park to ... More
London > Events > Music Dates: Thursday 26th April 2018 - 7.30pm
Museum of Instruments, Kensington Gore, SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
The band performs the hits made famous by the iconic Liverpudlian group in a multi-media show which includes film footage from the era....More

London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 10th November 2017 to 13th May 2018
Museum of Instruments, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 4 minutes from Museum of Instruments
A major new exhibition at the Natural History Museum, Venom: Killer and Cure enters the realm of venomous creatures to look at their surprising connection to ...More

London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | Same location as Museum of Instruments
The Royal College of Music is the school where Gustav Hoilst, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benjamin Britten, James Galway, Joan Sutherland and Ralph Vaughan Williams learnt their ... More

London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
The huge IMAX screen - ten times bigger than the average screen - at the Science Museum is one of the few places in London where ... More

London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Classical music, rock, pop and jazz, sporting events, galas, banquets and balls and the world-famous Proms series all take place within the Royal Albert Hall's ... More

London > Shopping > Delicatessens
24-25 Cromwell Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Museum of Instruments
In true French style, this chic cheese shop piles its wares high and stinking, with no fridges, or glass barriers to stop customers getting in for ... More

London > Shopping > Florists
Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Superior florist directly opposite South Kensington Tube Station. They sell flowers to the great and good of this area and as you might expect, this means ... More

London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
17 Bute Street, South Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Fishmonger Robin Moxon is regarded as one of the best suppliers of fish in London and is all too familiar with early morning trips to Billingsgate ... More
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London > Restaurants > Eastern European restaurants
55 Prince's Gate, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Polish cuisine. Booking advised. Separate room for parties. Tables on patio. Dress smart casual. ... More

London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
189 - 190 Queens Gate, Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Bistro One Ninety is an all-day restaurant in the prestigious Gore Hotel. With tasteful vintage décor and a friendly atmosphere, the bistro is known for fine ... More

London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
55 Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
The terrace at Ognisko Restaurant is "tented and lanterned" and overlooks a small park, making Guardian ... More

London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
There are plenty of initiatives trying to get kids involved in science, but the Dana Centre, an extension of the Science Museum, is the first one ... More

London > Education > Evening Classes
23 Kensington Square, Kensington, London W8 | 12 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Evening and weekend classes in life drawing and painting, taught by tutors from the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Society of British Sculptors. ... More

London > Education > Other Attractions
Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 14 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Hidden in a copse of trees in Hyde Park, The LookOut is a tranquil haven in the heart of London. Home to the Isis Education Centre, ... More
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London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
63-81 Pelham Street, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Downstairs from LA Fitness (keep going past the people who look like they're about to die on the running machines) you'll find G-Spa. A world away ... More

London > Leisure > Activities
Perks Field, Kensington Palace, Kensington, London W8 | 12 minutes from Museum of Instruments
An excellent members archery club that shoots in the grounds of Kensington Palace in summer and in Pimlico in winter. Archery is a totally satisfying sport, ... More

London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
40 Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 12 minutes from Museum of Instruments
The Knightsbrige branch of Space NK in Hans Crescent, right next to Harrods, is especially appealing - not only does it sell desirable toiletries, chic ... More

London > Restaurants > Gastropub
35 Walton Street, South Kensington, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 11 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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17 Mossop Street, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 12 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Affectionately referred to as "the Cod", this Knightsbridge boozer-come-gastropub has acquired a reputation for serving high quality, modern food in no-fuss, sleek surroundings. If you do ... More

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148 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW5 | 12 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
92 Old Brompton Road, SW7 | 9 minutes from Museum of Instruments
The guys behind Boujis, Raffles and Mahiki - Jake Parkinson-Smith, Carlo Carello, Piers Adam and Fraser Carruthers - offer a party place ... More

London > Nightlife > Bars
1-1a Kensington High Street, W8 | 10 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Opposite Kensington Palace, an area not known for its nightlife, Hyde Kensington cocktail bar has a drinks list by world ... More

London > Nightlife > Bars
Chelsea Cloisters, Sloane Avenue, Chelsea, London SW3 | 12 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Taking its inspiration from the American speakeasy movement, Barts is a tiny, intimate and relaxed bar in South Kensington which promises a refreshingly fun experience - ... More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
South Kensington Campus, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Museum of Instruments
One of London's largest academic venues, the Imperial College London has a portfolio of more than 200 meeting and seminar rooms. Its largest conference room, The ... More

London > Business > Venue Hire
190 Queen's Gate, Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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