Instruments

Links

Cobbe Collection, The

http://cobbecollection.co.uk/

Surrey, England: Collection of historic keyboard instruments with composer connections. Recital programme.

Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/

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.

Instrument Encyclopedia - Stearns Collection

http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/

Musical instruments from around the world including over 140 artifacts from the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan.

International Directory of Musical Instrument Collections

http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/cimcim/id/index.html

Information is jointly provided by The International Committee of Musical Instrument Museums and Collections and by The American Musical Instrument Society.

Mandolin Melodies Museum

http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~mandolin/

Nagoya, Japan; exhibits instruments and recordings from around the world.

Moeginomura Museum Hall of Halls

http://www.moeginomura.co.jp/e-hall.html

Collects and exhibits automatic musical instruments, antique music boxes and traditional Japanese tableware. Located in Kiyosato, Japan.

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.

Musikhistorisk Museum

http://www.natmus.dk/sw25193.asp

The Museum of Musical Instruments in Copenhagen. Information in English and Danish.

National Music Museum

http://www.usd.edu/smm/

At the University of South Dakota, 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://www.ringve.com/

National museum (Norway) for music and musical instruments with collections from all over the world. Located at Ringve Manor in Trondheim.

Stiftelsen Musikkulturens FrƤmjande - 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.musical-museum.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://www.yale.edu/musicalinstruments/

Holdings comprised of instruments, accessories and related items, the majority of which document the Western European and American art music tradition.