Visit the Royal Academy of Music Museum to explore unique instruments, manuscripts and art, and discover behind-the-scenes stories from the United Kingdom’s oldest conservatoire.
In permanent galleries and temporary displays, visitors will see star items such as the ‘Viotti ex-Bruce’ 1709 violin by Antonio Stradivari once played to Queen Marie Antoinette, Gilbert and Sullivan’s original score for ‘The Mikado’, and a trench gramophone from the First World War. You can learn about the role the Academy and its alumni have played in musical development for nearly 200 years, and perhaps hear a live gallery demonstration of an 18th century harpsichord.
Our friendly Gallery Assistants are Academy students who will tell you more about the displays and talk about their studies at the Academy. The Museum regularly holds free public musical and lecture events, museum tours, and offers children’s trails with quizzes and puzzles.
The Royal Academy of Music’s museum and collections contribute to music’s capacity to inspire, unite, console and stimulate using its eminent collections of instruments, art, photography, manuscripts and scores.
The Museum is an integral part of Academy life. Fascinating objects are displayed and engaging stories told through its permanent galleries and programme of changing temporary displays. The Museum regularly holds lecture-recitals, seminars, workshops, special events and family activities, all open to the public for free.
Many of the collections displayed are Designated and the Museum itself is Accredited, chartermarks of quality awarded and administered by Arts Council England (ACE). The Museum opened in 2001, supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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Listing Details
- Address: Marylebone Rd, London, NW1 5H
- Phone: 020 7873 7373
- Website: http://www.ram.ac.uk/museum
- Email: c.mccormack@ram.ac.uk
- Get there by bus: 18, 27, 30, 205, 453, 13, 139, 189, 74,
- Get there by tube/train: Bakerloo, Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee
- Wheelchair access: Yes
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Additional information:
Main Entrance and Main Building
There are six steps to the main entrance, with handrails. Alternative step-free access to reception and the Duke’s Hall concert venue is via the ramped side entrance of the York Gate building. This is approximately 30 metres to the left of the Academy’s main entrance.
York Gate is wheelchair accessible to all floors. The front entrance to the Museum and the Academy Chimes shop has steps. Details of the step-free side entrance are as shown below. The museum’s three floors are all accessible via the lift.
Step-free access to both buildings is signposted from the York Gate building front entrance and is to the right (Eastern) side of this building. The ramped entrance has a remote entry system via voice intercom. The main building is accessed by going to the basement level via the main lift and then the platform lift. The narrowest points are 800mm wide and 1200mm deep for the platform lift and 730mm wide for the main lift. There are a number of doors on the route to the main building
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