St Cecilias Hall Museum of Instruments

Brilliant , just brilliant. Fantastic museum and superb exhibits. We were fortunate enough to meet David , one of the volunteers. He was an excellent guide to the various instruments on display and patiently explained how each worked. The upstairs galleries of harpsichord and clavichords were amazing. The concert hall is stunning as an acoustic performance space. The galleries downstairs with a wide variety of instruments were beautiful. St Cecilia's Hall is a hidden gem. Highly recommended.

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Absolutely wonderful museum and experience! Volunteers are extremely passionate and informed about the exhibits and their demonstrations show off everything the beautifully maintained instruments are capable of. Must visit for anyone remotely interested in music, history or woodworking.

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It is the first music museum I have been to and my favorite music museum in the UK so far. It is a combo of concert hall and music museum which belongs to the University of Edinburgh. The exhibit is so amazing, in addition to displaying some native British instruments, there are many French, Italian, German and even other foreign instruments. Originally, the piano without art painting is the piano of the common people, and the piano with art painting is the piano of the nobility. I love the harpsichord (picture 6), with Greek mythology hidden inside the lid, flowers painted on the sound board, a art about Chinese market depicted on the outside, and the piano legs are gilt in gold color. The German curator of the museum explained because that the harpsichord was bought by the French aristocrats and they chose the pattern themselves, and they hired several different painters, that’s why the finished product eventually presented in different patterns and styles, but in fact, there were many 17 century’s harpsichords and pianos of the French aristocrats like this. Thanks to her very much patient explanation, I felt so educated today. They said people can next book a tour guide online in advance, which I will do so next time when I come back, so that I can learn more interesting musical instrument history.

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Beautiful little museum, worth a visit! Great explanation and demonstration! Impressive collection of instruments (that are beautifully preserved and still work perfectly!). Entrance is free, but definitely worth to make a donation!

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