Your Visit

Plan your trip to the museum and read about the services and facilities we have on offer.

Object of the Month

A handwritten music manuscript with messy handwriting

Each month we feature a different treasure from our collections.

Be inspired by the stories behind some of our wonderful objects.

Musical material shown here is subject to the usual copyright protections. Manuscripts in the Wheeler Collections are shared for archival research and study only and not to be copied for performance.

Each month we feature a different treasure from our collections.

Be inspired by the stories behind some of our wonderful objects.

Musical material shown here is subject to the usual copyright protections. Manuscripts in the Wheeler Collections are shared for archival research and study only and not to be copied for performance.

Collections

Since its foundation in 1822, the Academy has acquired and created important collections of instruments, artworks, memorabilia, manuscripts, letters, scores, performance materials and other objects.

Close up of the keyboard on a Jacob and Abraham Kirkman Harpsichord

Since its foundation in 1822, the Academy has acquired and created important collections of instruments, artworks, memorabilia, manuscripts, letters, scores, performance materials and other objects.

Exhibitions

A book open on a page entitled 'a brief introduction to the playing on the treble violin'

Alongside the Museum's permanent gallery spaces, we also offer a regular programme of temporary displays and exhibitions.

Alongside the Museum's permanent gallery spaces, we also offer a regular programme of temporary displays and exhibitions.

Permanent Galleries

Our Strings and Piano Galleries allow students, staff and visitors to get a closer look at a selection of our finest instruments, artworks and manuscripts.

The galleries are an integral part of the York Gate building and also serve as teaching and rehearsal space, putting them at the heart of Academy life.

An antique piano with an open lid

Our Strings and Piano Galleries allow students, staff and visitors to get a closer look at a selection of our finest instruments, artworks and manuscripts.

The galleries are an integral part of the York Gate building and also serve as teaching and rehearsal space, putting them at the heart of Academy life.

About us

A member of museum staff measures the action on a violin

The Academy Museum houses superb collections of historic and modern instruments, as well as an illuminating archive of important musical materials.

The Academy Museum houses superb collections of historic and modern instruments, as well as an illuminating archive of important musical materials.