Listening Gallery
Integrating Music with Exhibitions and Gallery Displays,
Medieval to Baroque
Funded by the AHRC (2008-10)
The Listening Gallery was a knowledge transfer collaboration between the RCM and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). Stemming from research in music, art, design, and technology, the project connected objects in the V&A's collections with music that shares their rich and distinctive pasts.
New and existing recordings of music were integrated into two V&A projects:
- Medieval and Renaissance Europe
A series of eleven new galleries, which re-opened after major renovation in December 2009. The collection is one of the finest in the world, and its redisplay will have a minimum lifespan of 25 years.
» Listen to Medieval 1000-1400 here » and to Renaissance 1400-1600 here »
» Visit the V&A microsite here »
For further information, including details of recordings, events, published reports, and video documentaries, navigate via the right-hand menu or email Aaron Williamon (awilliamon@rcm.ac.uk).