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Instrument Encyclopedia - Stearns Collection
Musical instruments from around the world including over 140 artifacts from the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan.
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/
The Musical Museum
London, England: Describes it collection of automatic mechanical musical instruments; activities; volunteer opportunities; and links.
http://www.musicalmuseum.co.uk
Moeginomura Museum Hall of Halls
Collects and exhibits automatic musical instruments, antique music boxes and traditional Japanese tableware. Located in Kiyosato, Japan.
http://www.moeginomura.co.jp/e-hall.html
Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of the Claremont Colleges
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.
http://www.cuc.claremont.edu/fiske/index.a...
Finchcocks Living Museum of Music
Kent, UK: Keyboard instruments from 18th and 19th centuries, chamber organs, harpsichords, virginals, spinets and clavichords.
http://www.finchcocks.co.uk
Orpheon Foundation
Offers traveling exhibits, concerts, and music courses based around a collection of baroque-era musical instruments: includes calendar of events.
http://www.orpheon.org/
Musikinstrumentenmuseum der Universität Leipzig (Germany)
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.
http://www.uni-leipzig.de/museum/musik/ind...
Mandolin Melodies Museum
Nagoya, Japan; exhibits instruments and recordings from around the world.
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~mandolin/
Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments
Holdings comprised of instruments, accessories and related items, the majority of which document the Western European and American art music tradition.
http://www.yale.edu/musicalinstruments/
Ringve Museum
National museum (Norway) for music and musical instruments with collections from all over the world. Located at Ringve Manor in Trondheim.
http://www.ringve.com/
Cobbe Collection, The
Surrey, England: Collection of historic keyboard instruments with composer connections. Recital programme.
http://cobbecollection.co.uk/
The Band Museum
Pine Bluff, Arkansas: includes pictures of vintage and antique band instruments.
http://bandmuseum.tripod.com/
International Directory of Musical Instrument Collections
Information is jointly provided by The International Committee of Musical Instrument Museums and Collections and by The American Musical Instrument Society.
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/cimcim/id...
Musikhistorisk Museum
The Museum of Musical Instruments in Copenhagen. Information in English and Danish.
http://www.musikhistoriskmuseum.dk/
World Of Accordions Museum
Featuring about 1000 instruments, artifacts, a gift shop, and a library. Includes events, publications, memberships, and volunteer opportunities. Located in Superior, Wisconsin, United States.
http://museum.accordionworld.org
Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
A museum in Scotland open to the public. Contains 1000 items including stringed, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments from Britain, Europe, and distant lands.
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/
Music House Museum
(Acme, MI: near Traverse City) preserves and restores mechanical musical instruments.
http://www.musichouse.org/
Whittaker's Musical Museum
(Waiheke Island, New Zealand) Displays and demonstrates instruments from the last 400 years.
http://www.musical-museum.org/
Empire State Theatre and Musical Instrument Museum
Syracuse, New York; features a working Wurlitzer theater organ: includes location and membership information.
http://www.jrjunction.com/estmim
Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum
Describes ukulele history: includes events, artists, membership information, and online shop.
http://ukulele.org/
Stiftelsen Musikkulturens Främjande - The Nydahl Collection
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.
http://members.chello.se/smf/Components/ef...
National Music Museum
At the University of South Dakota, this collection includes instruments from virtually all cultures and historical periods.
http://www.usd.edu/smm/
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