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Beginning September 23rd, major road construction on Clark Street will affect traffic and pedestrian access to the NMM until further notice. Please see the release for more details!

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Our Collections Online

Thousands of objects from our permanent collections, from accordions to zithers and everything in between, can be viewed online in our eMuseum portal. Visit eMuseum here or explore the object categories below to view online records.

eMuseum

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Getting down to the brass tacks...

Five
Centuries

...of global, cultural heritage preserved through musical instruments

Thousands
of

musical instruments and related objects from around the world

Without a
doubt

more interesting than you ever imagined musical instruments could be 

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Checklists and Legacy Pages

Please note: Not all of the NMM's collections are in eMuseum. Some objects in checklist format and previously published articles, photographs, and other archival material, are not yet listed in eMuseum. View the legacy collections pages to access additional content that has not yet been transferred. 

The special exhibition “As Good as Gold: The First 50 Years (1973–2023)” is showcasing part of the history of the National Music Museum (NMM) through a small selection of treasured musical instruments, highlighting important timeline periods of its collecting process in the past 50 years. However, the NMM collections are vast and comprehensive, and with this special occasion, the author saw the opportunity to write about some objects that are not so widely known. Therefore, in addition to the special treasures being celebrated, 50 objects from the musical instrument collection were chosen to be featured in this article. 

Fifty Years
Fifty Objects

Featured Objects