Mandolin Melodies Museum
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  Location within Japan | |
| Established | May 8, 1995 |
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| Location | Nagoya, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°8′59″N 136°56′46.03″E / 35.14972°N 136.9461194°E |
| Type | Musical Instrument Museum |
| Website | http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~mandolin/ |
Mandolin Melodies Museum (マンドリンのおとのはくぶつかん）is a private museum in Nagoya, Japan. It is the only museum that specializes in mandolins.
History
Mandolin Melodies Museum was founded by mandolin player Hirokazu Nanya in a renovated pharmacy.[1] The museum opened on May 8, 1995.[2] It features Nanya's collection of mandolin LP and EP records, CD's, and 20 mandolins, dating from the 1920's to present.[3] Notable holdings include mandolins owned by Gaetano Vinaccia, an Italian luthier, and Masakichi Suzuki, the first person in Japan to build a mandolin.[4]
The records and CD's exhibited at the museum can be listened to for a fee.[3]
References
- ^ 荒俣宏監修 名古屋開府400年記念事業実行委員会『尾張名古屋大百科』135頁、ISBN 978-4835617619
- ^ マンドリンの音の博物館トップページより
- ^ a b "マンドリンの音の博物館". 名古屋観光情報 名古屋コンシェルジュ. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
- ^ "マンドリンの名器". マンドリンの音の博物館. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
Bibliography
- 中日新聞本社社会部 (1998-11-09). ぶらり名古屋 歩楽八十八景 (in 日本語). 中日新聞本社.
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