Directory of Instruments Resources

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This category is for museums primarily focused on musical instruments of any kind.

Resources in This Category

• Cobbe Collection, The

  http://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/
  Surrey, England: Collection of historic keyboard instruments with composer connections. Recital programme.

• Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

  http://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/museums-and-galleries/musical-instrument-museums/
  A museum in Scotland open to the public. Contains 1000 items including stringed, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments from Britain, Europe, and distant lands.

• Empire State Theatre and Musical Instrument Museum

  http://www.jrjunction.com/estmim
  Syracuse, New York; features a working Wurlitzer theater organ: includes location and membership information.

• Finchcocks Living Museum of Music

  http://www.finchcocks.co.uk/
  Kent, UK: Keyboard instruments from 18th and 19th centuries, chamber organs, harpsichords, virginals, spinets and clavichords.

• Mandolin Melodies Museum

  http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~mandolin/
  Nagoya, Japan; exhibits instruments and recordings from around the world.

• Museum of Musical Instruments

  http://mfm.uni-leipzig.de/
  Museum established in the early 1900s, largely destroyed in World War II, and rebuilt since then to provide an accurate perspective of the development of musical instruments in Europe from Renaissance up until the present day. Images and sound files of select pieces are available on site.

• Music House Museum

  http://www.musichouse.org/
  (Acme, MI: near Traverse City) preserves and restores mechanical musical instruments.

• Musical Instrument Museum

  http://mim.org/
  Displays thousands of instruments from around the world. Also provides concerts and education programs. Located in Phoenix, Arizona.

• Musikhistorisk Museum

  http://en.natmus.dk/museums/the-danish-music-museum/
  The Museum of Musical Instruments in Copenhagen. Information in English and Danish.

• National Music Museum

  http://nmmusd.org/
  At the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, this collection includes instruments from virtually all cultures and historical periods.

• Orpheon Foundation

  http://www.orpheon.org/
  Offers traveling exhibits, concerts, and music courses based around a collection of baroque-era musical instruments: includes calendar of events.

• Ringve Museum

  http://ringve.no/
  National museum (Norway) for music and musical instruments with collections from all over the world. Located at Ringve Manor in Trondheim.

• Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments

  http://www.music.umich.edu/research/stearns_collection/
  Musical instruments from around the world including over 140 artifacts from the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

• Stiftelsen Musikkulturens Främjande - The Nydahl Collection

  http://web.comhem.se/smf/Components/eframes.html
  Located in Stockholm, Sweden. Houses manuscripts, scores, letters and other music-related material; and approximately 550 old instruments, of which 75 are keyboards, dating from the 16th century up to the 1940's.

• The Band Museum

  http://bandmuseum.tripod.com/
  Pine Bluff, Arkansas: includes pictures of vintage and antique band instruments.

• The Collections of Musical Instruments

  http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/guide/instru.html
  The Cremonese, Wilkins, Miller, and Thai collections of the Library of Congress. Located in Washington,DC.

• The Musical Museum

  http://www.musicalmuseum.co.uk/
  London, England: Describes it collection of automatic mechanical musical instruments; activities; volunteer opportunities; and links.

• Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum

  http://ukulele.org/
  Describes ukulele history: includes events, artists, membership information, and online shop.

• Whittaker's Musical Museum

  http://www.musicalmuseum.org/
  (Waiheke Island, New Zealand) Displays and demonstrates instruments from the last 400 years.

• World Of Accordions Museum

  http://museum.accordionworld.org/
  Featuring about 1000 instruments, artifacts, a gift shop, and a library. Includes events, publications, memberships, and volunteer opportunities. Located in Superior, Wisconsin, United States.

• Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments

  http://collection.yale.edu/
  Holdings comprised of instruments, accessories and related items, the majority of which document the Western European and American art music tradition.

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