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Victoria & Albert Museum: musical instrument collection closure


Recorder





Brass





Recorder






Lute






Decoration






Cafe





Tuning keys





Violin





Flutes






Viola da gamba





Viola da Gamba (2)




Lute




Hurdy Gurdy





Strad


A sad day at the Victoria and Albert Museum yesterday, Sunday 21st February 2010, with the closure of Gallery 40a, which housed the musical instruments collection. It will be replaced by a fashion display. The instruments will be distributed to other galleries or placed in storage.

The following images were taken yesterday, in bad light, through dusty glass display cases. I took some video too, which I'll post on the thread.

Keyboard

Lutes

Recorders

Flute

Guitar

Keyboard

Harpsichord

Brass

Guitar

Lute

Recorder

Recorder

Keyboard - decoration

Keyboard

Clavichord

Keyboard

Decoration - death

Double Bass

Gallery 40a