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#1 National Museum
New Delhi, India
This is one of the most prestigious
and well known Indian Museums and has a large collection of musical
instruments. On display are Classical, folk and Western instruments
divided into interesting categories such as stringed instruments,
Percussion instruments and
wind instruments.
http://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/collection.html
#2
International
Bluegrass Music Museum, Owensboro,
Kentucky - displays the history of
bluegrass music. This is done by using films, recordings, interpretive exhibits, posters
& costumes etc.http://www.bluegrass-museum.org/index.html
#3
National Music
Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA -
founded on the
campus of the University of South Dakota, this Museum is home to
thousands of some of the most famous and world renowned collections of
European, American and non-Western instruments. This museum is visited
by thousands of visitors who come here to see some of the earliest and
well preserved instruments.
http://www.usd.edu/smm/
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#4 DEBENCE ANTIQUE MUSIC
WORLD, Franklin, Pennsylvania USA - holds a collection of
automatic music machines and msuical instruments - Calliopes, Carousel
Band Organs, Music Boxes, Nickelodeons etc.
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#5 John Lennon Museum,
Saitama City, Saitama, Japan
The museums preserves knowledge
and information about John Lennon's musical career & his life. On
display, among other things is oko Ono's collection of his memorabilia.
#6 The Scots Musical
Museum, Scotland
preserves the tradition of
Music of Scotland.
#7 The
Beatles Story Exhibition, Liverpool's Albert Dock
a must visit for Beatles' fans which brings alive the music, life and
culture of the Beatles.
http://www.beatlesstory.com/
#8
Musical
Instrument Museum (MIM) - Brussels, Belgium
Here you can find rare and ancient instrument from around the world
and also provides a platform for students, researchers and performers of
music to learn and grow.
http://www.mim.fgov.be/
#9
Bob Marley Museum,
Kingston, Jamaica
This museum is dedicated to the king
of reggae Bob Marley.
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#10 Schubert Club
Museum of Musical Instruments, Saint Paul, Minnesota
The museum has multiple galleries out of which the main gallery
displays many keyboard instruments. Other items on display include music
boxes, etc.
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Reid Concert Hall
Museum of Instruments, Edinburgh U.K.
Having a focus on European Instruments, this museum houses stringed,
brass, woodwind and percussion instruments from various parts of the
world and different periods.
#12 Government Museum,
Chennai
Has many galleries including one which has on display India Musical
Instruments including the Mridangam, Tabla, Kashtatharang, Pancha Muka
Vadyam, Jalatarangam, Balasaraswati, Glass Dolak, Nagara etc.
http://www.chennaimuseum.org/draft/gallery/02/01/musinst.htm
#13
American Jazz
Museum,
Kansas City, MO
this museum is visited by students, musicians and many scholars and
has on display exhibits and educational programs. Also includes a Jazz
Club, Art center and a Blue Room etc.
http://www.americanjazzmuseum.com
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