Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments

Musical instrument museum in Athens, Greece
Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments
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Location1-3, Diogenous Str., Plaka, Athens, Greece
TypeMusical instrument museum
DirectorVaso Polyzoi
Public transit accessAthens Metro stations:
Monastiraki station
Website[1]

The Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments (Greek: Μουσείο Ελληνικών Λαϊκών Μουσικών Οργάνων), is a museum and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology in the Lassanis Mansion, Plaka, Athens, Greece.[1] It displays about 600 Greek musical instruments from the last 300 years and has as many more in store.[2]

Collection

The collection includes:

  • Lyres
  • Flogheras
  • Defia
  • Gaides
  • Koudounia
  • Laghouta
  • Bouzoukia
  • Souravlia
  • Zournades
  • Lalitsas
  • Toubelekia
  • Cretan lyras

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ Mosaidi, Nefeli (13 June 2023). "The Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments "Fivos Anoyanakis"". Greek News Agenda.
  2. ^ "Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments". www.thisisathens.org.

External links

  • Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • www.greece-museums.com
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