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St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum, The University of Edinburgh

Name: St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum, The University of Edinburgh
Price range: $
Rating: 4.9

4.9 ·

Slip into St Cecilia's Hall, an 18th-century concert room that doubles as a music museum. Browse early keyboard instruments up close and listen as knowledgeable volunteers demonstrate how they sound.

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Full description

St Cecilia's Hall combines a historic concert room with a music museum belonging to the University of Edinburgh. Its collection centres on early keyboard instruments, kept in beautifully maintained condition inside an 18th-century hall.

Reviewers repeatedly praise the volunteers, who guide visitors through the instruments and demonstrate how they sound. It is compact enough to see in about 45 minutes, which makes it an easy addition to a day in the city centre.

Closed on Mondays, it suits anyone with an interest in music, instrument-making or elegant period interiors.

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Address

50 Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 1LG, UK

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

45 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Ask the volunteers for a demonstration, as reviewers say it brings the instruments to life
check the opening days first because it is closed on Mondays
combine with a concert if the programme allows.

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Reviews

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.

Connor Devine

2/5

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