Royal Albert Hall Archive

Identity area

Identifier

GB 2000

Authorized form of name

Royal Albert Hall Archive

Contact area

Alicia Kirkbride Primary contact

Address

Street address

Kensington Gore,

Locality

London

Region

South Kensington

Country name

United Kingdom

Postal code

SW7 2AP

Telephone

02075898212

Email

Description area

Holdings

The Royal Albert Hall Archive collects, preserves, and provides access to historical collections which document the venue’s evolution from the 19th century to the present. From the Suffragettes to Lady Gaga – our archive collections contain endless stories on a wide variety of topics including sport, politics, fashion, religion, commemoration and of course, music.

Housed in the Archive is the largest concert hall collection in the world, home to an internationally significant assortment of documents, artworks and objects. The two main collections are the event collection and the building and institutional collection. In addition, the archive cares for an extensive art collection and smaller complementary collections.

Access area

Opening times

The Archive is held onsite at the Hall in a purpose designed archive studio and is open to everyone to visit and consult material by appointment Monday-Fridays.

You can send enquiries and book a visit by emailing the Archive team at archives@royalalberthall.com

Control area

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Partial

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin