A collection of 46 programmes and prospectuses from Leicester, from 1925 to 2002.

Approximately half of the collection consists of programmes from concerts given at De Montfort Hall, and the majority of these are from the 1940s. Other venues represented by the collection include the following: Bishop Street Methodist Church; Edward Wood Hall; Leicester Museum; Leicester Art Gallery; Royal Opera House; St. James the Greater Church; Saint Mary de Castro Church; Theatre Royal; University of Leicester, Attenborough Theatre Workshop; University of Leicester, Fraser Noble Building; University of Leicester [various buildings].

Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged by venue, then by date.

1925 - 2002

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Not Specific

• Attenborough Theatre Workshop, University of Leicester
• Bishop Street Methodist Church, Leicester
• De Montford Hall, Leicester
• Edward Wood Hall, Leicester
• Fraser Noble Building, University of Leicester
• Leicester
• Leicester Art Gallery
• Leicester Museum
• Royal Opera House, Leicester
• St. James the Greater Church, Leicester
• St. Mary de Castro Church, Leicester
• Theatre Royal, Leicester
• University of Leicester

• 20th century - early 1900-1930
• 20th century - late 1971-1999
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970
• 21st century

College Hall 220-238 Goldhawk Road London W12 9PL

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portraits@rcm.ac.uk

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The Portraits and Performance History Collection and its associated reading room is housed in a recently adapted space within the RCM's College Hall, its hall of residence for students. There is step-free access for visitors.

The Centre for Performance History (CPH) is a research centre and is also responsible for the stewardship of two well-established RCM research collections, the Museum of Instruments and the Portraits and Performance History Collection (PPHC). The latter houses a diverse collection relating to the history of performance including the RCM’s internationally famous collection of images, comprising 340 original portraits and sculptures and 25,000 prints and photographs, forming the most comprehensive archive of likenesses of musicians in the UK. The collection of 600,000 concert programmes from 1720 to the present day is of major importance for research into the history of music, society and culture.