Museum of Ancient, Byzantine musical instruments description and photos - Greece: Oia (Santorini) (Topic)

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Among the huge number of attractions on the Greek island of Santorini, the Museum of Musical Instruments (officially the Museum of Ancient, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Instruments) in the city of Oia undoubtedly deserves special attention. The museum is located in the old Public Building of the city and is considered one of the best museums on the island.

The grand opening of the Musical Instruments Museum in Oia took place in October 2010. The museum collection is the unique collection of Christodoulos Halaris, a talented Greek composer and one of the world's leading experts in ancient Greek and Byzantine music. Thanks to the many years of scrupulous research by Halaris and the active support of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, it should be noted that. It was possible to trace the history and recreate several long-defunct musical instruments that you can see today in the Oia Museum. We also recommend reading Alexander Shilov Gallery description and photo - Russia - Moscow: Moscow

The Musical Instruments Museum is small but very interesting. The exposition perfectly illustrates the history of musical instruments' evolution in the territory of modern Greece from time immemorial. Today, the museum's collection contains over 80 musical instruments (2800 BC - early 20th century). For the convenience of visitors and better perception of information, the museum's collection is presented in chronological order, taking into account the belonging of the instrument to one or another group (winds, percussion, strings, etc.).

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