Mandolin Melodies Museum
Museum in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Mandolin Melodies Museum (Japanese: マンドリンのおとのはくぶつかん) is a private museum in Nagoya. It is the only museum that specializes specifically in mandolins in the world.
EstablishedMay 8, 1995
TypeMusical instrument museum
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| Established | May 8, 1995 |
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| Location | Nagoya, Aichi |
| Coordinates | 35°8′59″N 136°56′46.03″E |
| Type | Musical instrument museum |
| Website | http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~mandolin/ |
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 1920s 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]