Eton College Collections, Museum and art collection at Eton College, England.
Eton College Collections is a museum and art collection in Eton, England, holding around 160,000 objects that range from paintings and manuscripts to rare books, archives, and natural history specimens. The holdings are displayed across three separate museums on the school grounds, covering a broad span of time from antiquity to the modern period.
The collection began in the 15th century alongside the founding of the school and grew over six centuries through gifts, purchases, and bequests. Some of the oldest pieces, including medieval murals and manuscripts, date back to the college's earliest years.
The collections are spread across three separate museums on the school grounds, each with a different focus. Visitors can walk through spaces that are used both by school groups and by researchers from around the world.
The museums are generally open on Sunday afternoons and on Saturdays, though opening times can vary between the three locations. It is worth checking hours before you go, as they may differ by season, and admission is free.
Among the more unexpected objects in the collection is the earliest known FA Cup program, dating from 1882. Alongside it, a specimen of the kakapo, a rare flightless parrot from New Zealand, shows how far the natural history holdings reach beyond Europe.
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