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Preserving and Exploring our Musical Heritage
The Museum of Music History
The Museum of Music History
Preserving and Exploring our Musical Heritage
Our Unique Collection

We care for tens of thousands of musical artefacts spanning several centuries. Our unique collection of musical material encompasses sheet music, portraits, photographs, concert, opera and ballet programmes, ephemera and illustrated title pages, books, periodicals, sculpture, instruments, recordings and personal archives.

All aspects of vocal and instrumental music are celebrated, from opera to popular music. We provide access to researchers by appointment and are always seeking to build partnerships with other museums and institutions, including those devoted to the other performing arts.

We welcome enquiries from any individual or public body seeking a secure location to which they can donate their historical collections and archival material.

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May 2025

Latest Exhibition

“Dr Mark and his Little Men” was a remarkable musical phenomenon in mid-19th century Britain. Between 1851 and 1868 Dr Bertram van der Mark travelled ceaselessly around the British Isles playing to packed halls with his band of around thirty boys and young men.
April 2025

Previous Exhibition

Celebrated Polish tenor
Exhibition DateSubject
May 2025
Dr Mark and his Little Men
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April 2025
Jean DE RESZKE (1850-1925)
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March 2025
Sir August MANNS
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February 2025
William Hutchings Callcott (1807-1882)
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January 2025
Friedrich Plaschke
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December 2024
A Christmas Box for Young Ladies
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Museum of Music History

We are gratefully accepting donations