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The top 10 music museums in the world are known to guide in the specialized domain of music with their historical significance and collections. These museums are dedicated to preserving and exhibiting many music-related things, like the history, lives and works of prominent musicians, the evolution of musical instruments and a variety of musical forms. All this information takes us into the world of music by visiting these museums. It is an amazing experience to visit all these museums to feel the strength of music and see the world through the eyes of music.
Top 10 Music Museums In The World
Here are the top 10 music museums in the world that are a must-visit to explore the world of music.
1. ABBA The Museum
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Abba The museum, located in Stockholm, Sweden, is a Swedish interactive exhibition that represents the pop band ABBA. This museum has a collection of works by the band. This museum was first announced to be opened by the founders in 2006, but it was later opened in 2013. This museum is inspired by the Beatles Museum in Liverpool, England. This museum takes a tour around the house stage costumes that are donated by the band members. There are also various interactive audio and video stations that offer the visitors the opportunity to perform the band’s music.
Location: Djurgårdsvägen 68, 115 21 Stockholm, Sweden
Timings: 10 AM – 6 PM
Entry Fees: 299 SEK / ₹2600
2. The Musical Instrument Museum
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The Musical Instrument Museum, located in Phoenix, Arizona, is the largest museum in the world that was opened in 2010. This museum has a collection of more than 15,000 musical instruments and various other objects related to music from nearly 200 countries. This museum also has multiple displays of different types of ethnic folk and tribal music from some of the largest countries. There are multiple galleries in this museum, and each of them represents different themed varieties. Visitors can also touch, play and hear instruments from many different cultures in the experience gallery.
Location: 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050, United States
Timings: 9 AM – 5 PM
Entry Fees: $20 / ₹1800
3. The Beethoven House
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The Beethoven House, located in Germany, is a museum memorial site and a cultural institution. This museum is one of the most visited museums in the world. This museum has two separate buildings, with the first building towards the garden being the place where the composer spent the first years of his life. The next building has a display of the use of old and historic instruments from the time when Beethoven was alive. This museum also has a collection of document paintings and audio samples of the various musical achievements of Beethoven.
Location: Bonngasse 22-24, 53111 Bonn, Germany
Timings: 10 AM – 6 PM
Entry Fees: €8 / ₹800
4. The Bob Marley Museum
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The Bob Marley Museum is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Kingston, Jamaica, which is dedicated to the reggae musician Bob Marley. This museum is the former place of residence of Bob Marley. This place was converted into a museum by his wife, Rita Marley, in 1986 after his death. This museum is filled with the rich and treasured moments of Bob Marley to preserve his accomplishments and outstanding music made in his life. This museum also has an 80-seat theatre, a photographic gallery, a record shop and a gift shop filled with the treasures of Bob Marley.
Location: 6, 56 Hope Rd, Kingston, Jamaica
Timings: 9:30 AM – 4 PM (Closed on Sundays)
Entry Fees: $25 / ₹2200
5. The Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum
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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is one of the world’s largest museums, located in Nashville, Tennessee. This museum is also dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American vernacular music, which has one of the world’s most expensive musical collections. The museum has documentaries of various country music collected from its folk roots. There are also various artefacts and recordable materials of various musicians. There are nearly 25,000 sound recordings, 500,000 photo prints, 900 musical instruments, thousands of stage costumes, accessories, manuscripts, oral histories, sheet music, and many more being displayed. It is a really great experience to explore the history of music in this museum.
Location: 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, United States
Timings: 9 AM – 5 PM
Entry Fees: $29.95 / ₹2600
6. The Fryderyk Chopin Museum
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The Fryderyk Chopin Museum located in Warsaw, Poland is dedicated to the Polish composer Frederyk Chopin. This museum is currently being operated by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute. This museum has five levels of exhibition spaces in 15 rooms with the amazing experience of the romantic era. These spaces are designed beautifully to learn about the life and works of the greatest composer in Poland. This museum also has various collections of the personal belongings of Chopin, manuscripts, and letters. There are also concerts and workshops held in this museum.
Location: Pałac Gnińskich, Okólnik 1, 00-368 Warszawa, Poland
Timings: 10 AM – 6 PM (Closed on Mondays)
Entry Fees: 20 PLN / ₹460
7. The Grammy Museum
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The Grammy Museum, located in Los Angeles, is an interactive and educational museum that is dedicated to the history and the winners of the Grammy Awards. This museum has various interactive routes with touch screens, recording booths, video collections and a collection of historical music artefacts like costumes, instruments return lyrics recordings and many more. This museum was opened in 2008 and consists of four floors displaying artefacts, instruments and a recording booth along with a 200-seat theatre.
Location: 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015, United States
Timings: 11 AM – 5 PM (Closed on Tuesdays)
Entry Fees: $22.50 / ₹2000
8. Museo del Violino
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Music Del Violino is a museum dedicated to the musical instrument violin located in Cremona. This museum is known worldwide for its variety of collections of string instruments like violins, cellos, violas and many more. There are various exhibits organised in 10 rooms at this museum, where each of them displays the origins of the violin, the spread of the violin, violin ceremonies, famous musicians’ collections of various violin materials and many more. Some of the rooms also show the process of making violins along with their historical significance. There are more than 700 items displayed in the exhibits related to the materials of the violin.
Location: Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 5, 26100 Cremona CR, Italy
Timings: 11 AM – 5 PM (Closed on Mondays)
Entry Fees: €12 / ₹1150
9. The Beatles Story
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The Beatles Story is in the museum that is located in Liverpool which displaced the history and the collections of The Beatles. This museum was officially opened in 1990. It is also recognised to be one of the best tourist attractions in the UK. It is one of the largest permanent exhibitions of the world’s greatest band. This museum takes the visitors on a unique journey through the lives, culture and music created by the band. There are various multimedia audio guides in 12 different languages displayed in this museum. There are also various original collections of the band’s instruments, photographs, original handwritten lyrics and many more.
Location: Britannia Vaults, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Timings: 9 AM – 5 PM
Entry Fees: £20 / ₹2000
10. The Museum Of Pop Culture
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The Museum of Pop Culture, located in Seattle, Washington, US, is a nonprofit museum dedicated to contemporary popular culture that was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. This museum is a very unique and interactive place that is a mix of exhibitions and science fiction connected to music. This museum displays various pop cultures of different genres. The visitors can also explore the tools of the instruments by touching them and performing. There are more than 500 musical instruments displayed with some of the world’s largest collections of artefacts, photographs and handwritten lyrics.
Location: 325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States
Timings: 10 AM – 5 PM (Closed on Wednesdays)
Entry Fees: $28 / ₹2500
There are many music museums worldwide displaying the history of how music was made, how instruments were made and also about the lives of the greatest musicians. These top 10 museums in the world are must-visit places for people who are enthusiastic to learn about music and also for travellers to get hands-on experience and learn more about the beauty of sound. Plan a trip with TripXL and learn more about these places.
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