The most impressive musical instrument museums in the world

Musical instruments have been found in all parts of the world for thousands of years. And like other historical artifacts, there are many historical musical instruments on display and preserved in dedicated museums, as well as private collections. Below is a list of some musical instrument museums you can visit around the globe. 

Museum of Musical Instruments - Brussels, Belgium This Belgian museum is internationally famous for its collection of more than 8,000 musical instruments. Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments - Shizuoka, Japan Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments houses approximately 1,300 musical instruments from around the world. This is the only museum of its kind in Japan and opened in 1995. Musée des Instruments à Vent - La Couture-Boussey, France The village of La Couture-Boussey in France is famous for making wooden musical instruments since the early 17th century. In 1888, local musical instrument makers founded this woodwind museum to display their art. 

Royal College of Music Museum - London, England The Royal College of Music London has over 15,000 items including the earliest known guitar, the earliest stringed keyboard instrument and portraits recognized as Joseph Haydn and Farinelli. Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente, Kunsthistorisches Museum - Vienna, Austria Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente is a permanent exhibition at Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum. The collection includes a particularly diverse range of Viennese clavichords and fortes, as well as a violin that came from the estate of Leopold Mozart. Horniman Museum and Gardens Music Gallery – London This South East London museum boasts over 1,300 musical instruments in its basement music gallery. Interactive sound tables give guests the opportunity to listen to their favorite musical instruments. Vleeshuis Museum - Antwerp, Belgium Vleeshuis, translated as Butcher's Hall, or literally, Meat House, is a museum turned guild hall. Musical instruments have been a prominent part of this collection since the early 1970s. 

Musikinstrumenten-Museum der Universität Leipzig - Leipzig, Germany The Museum of Musical Instruments at the University of Leipzig is one of the largest musical instrument museums in Europe, containing around 10,000 objects. Bate Collection of Musical Instruments - University of Oxford, UK Housed in the music department of Oxford University, the Bate Collection is the most comprehensive collection of European woodwind, brass and percussion instruments in the world. England with more than 2,000 objects under its roof. The instruments are kept in playing condition by a dedicated team and are often used for performances and recitals. Musée de la Musique, Cité de la Musique - Paris, France In the Philharmonie de Paris, a complex of concert halls in the French capital, there is the Museum of Music. The collection includes more than 8,000 musical instruments and art objects, along with a piano by Chopin and a guitar by Brassens. 

Sharan Rani National Museum Musical Instruments Gallery - New Delhi, India An exhibition of 450 musical instruments at the National Museum New Delhi tells the story of India's musical history. Permanent exhibits include musical instruments from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Museum of Musical Instruments - Phoenix, Arizona, United States This American museum holds a global collection of more than 8,000 musical instruments from nearly 200 countries. countries and territories. Established in 2010, the musical instrument museum focuses primarily on today's musical instruments, as opposed to their history and beginnings. RNCM Collection of Historic Musical Instruments The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester has a Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. Items include violins by Antonio Stradivari and wind instruments from the 18th and early 19th centuries.

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