Utrechts Conservatorium

The Utrecht Conservatorium is one of the nine conservatoires in the Netherlands.

It was founded in 1875 as Toonkunst - Muziekschool. Since 1974, it has its homes in the former concert hall of Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen and the former infirmary St. Joannes de Deo, both located on Mariaplaats. In 1987, the conservatory together with the Nederlandse Beiaardschool ( Dutch Carillonspielerschule ) in Amersfoort and the Nederlands Instituut voor Kerkmuziek ( Netherlands Institute of Sacred Music ) was summarized on the faculty of the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten music Utrecht ( Utrecht School of Art ).