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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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190 Queen's Gate, SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Science Museum
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Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Mathematics: The Winton Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Royal College of Art
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Kensington Gore, 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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Royal Geographical Society
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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
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1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Museum of Instruments, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 5 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Museum of Instruments, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 5 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Museum of Instruments, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 5 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Royal College of Music
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | Same location as Museum of Instruments
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Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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55 Prince's Gate, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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55 Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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55 Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Beit Quadrangle, Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 1 minute from Museum of Instruments
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Beit Quadrangle, Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 1 minute from Museum of Instruments
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Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Imperial College Climbing Wall
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Ethos, 7 Prince's Gardens, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Ethos, 7 Prince's Gardens, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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7 Princess Gardens, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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7 Princess Gardens, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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100 Cromwell Road, Kensignton, Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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100 Cromwell Road, Kensignton, Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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37 Marloes Road, Kensington, London W8 | 13 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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37 Marloes Road, Kensington, London W8 | 13 minutes from Museum of Instruments
Always a popular hangout with the South Kensington locals, The Devonshire Arms had a fresh lick of paint in 2014 and emerged with its proper pub ... More
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119 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 | 18 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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119 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 | 18 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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190 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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7-11 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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7-11 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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The Great Hall, Imperial College
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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
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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
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190 Queen's Gate, Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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190 Queen's Gate, Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museum of Instruments
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Royal Albert Hall
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Kensington Gore, 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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