Collection of Musical Instruments

One of the foremost institutions of its kind, the Collection acquires, preserves, and exhibits musical instruments from antiquity to the present. Established in 1900, it has since grown to include approximately 1,000 instruments (string, wind, and percussion) as well as musical accessories. Current acquisition focuses on steadily augmenting a set of non-European instruments with further examples from Asia, Africa, and South America.

Guitar Joachim Tielke Hamburg, Germany, 1702

Harpsichord François Etienne Blanchet the Elder Paris, France, ca. 1740

Bass horn Garignani Brothers Milan, Italy, ca. 1820 Continue to Digital Collections...