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.

Mandolin Melodies Museum

Established	May 8, 1995
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]

References

Bibliography

• 中日新聞本社社会部 (1998-11-09). ぶらり名古屋 歩楽八十八景 (in Japanese). 中日新聞本社.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)