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The Collection

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Education

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Anthony Baines Archive

Opening Hours

Open 2-5pm Mondays and Thursdays only.

Free entry!

The Bate Collection is closed 17th September 2026 and will be open to the public on 18th September 2026 for the Oxford University Open Day

Please note, due to a small staffing team, The Bate Collection will be closed from the 21st - 25th September 2026, as well as on the 31 August 2026 bank holiday.

King Charles visits Oxford's Bate Collection and opens new Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre (Image: NQ)

Royal Visit to the Bate Collection

10 July 2026
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Fantastic Musical Instruments of the Global Renaissance (Digital Humanities and Heritage)

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Musical Instruments as Hybrid Relics

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Digital Bate

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Jacob Rayman Violin

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William Smith Harpsichord

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The Beale Trumpet

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Bressan Recorder

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About the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments

Picture of the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments, Oxford

The Collection

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Research

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Education

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News

Theremin Workshop

Events

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Chanot Family Violin Making tools

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