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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Musikhistorisk Museum - http://www.natmus.dk/sw25193.asp
The Museum of Musical Instruments in Copenhagen. Information in English and Danish. |
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Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of the Claremont Colleges - http://www.cuc.claremont.edu/fiske/index.asp
Houses over 1,400 American, European and ethnic instruments dating from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Includes photos, an indexed list and the location. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Music House Museum - http://www.musichouse.org/
(Acme, MI: near Traverse City) preserves and restores mechanical musical instruments. |
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Cobbe Collection, The - http://cobbecollection.co.uk/
Surrey, England: Collection of historic keyboard instruments with composer connections. Recital programme. |
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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. |
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The Band Museum - http://bandmuseum.tripod.com/
Pine Bluff, Arkansas: includes pictures of vintage and antique band instruments. |
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Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum - http://ukulele.org/
Describes ukulele history: includes events, artists, membership information, and online shop. |
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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. |
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The Musical Museum - http://www.musicalmuseum.co.uk
London, England: Describes it collection of automatic mechanical musical instruments; activities; volunteer opportunities; and links. |
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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. |
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Whittaker's Musical Museum - http://www.musical-museum.org/
(Waiheke Island, New Zealand) Displays and demonstrates instruments from the last 400 years. |