The Musashino Academia Musical Instrument Museum has a long history of more than 60 years, and has the largest collection of over 5,700 materials in Japan, including historical Western musical instruments, traditional Japanese musical instruments, and folk instruments from all over the world. Boasts.In addition to musical instruments, the variety of music-related materials such as music boxes, performance puppets, musical instrument performance photographs and paintings, as well as the collection of batons and mallets, is another major feature along with the large number of collections.

　The hall consists of four exhibition rooms, a "keyboard instrument exhibition room", a "string percussion instrument exhibition room", a "Japanese musical instrument exhibition room", and a "world folk instrument exhibition room", each with a different image.It is devised so that the history, types, and regional spread of musical instruments can be systematically understood.

　In the "keyboard instrument exhibition room," the harpsichord and clavichord, which prospered before the birth of the piano, began with the early pianos and their subsequent developments, as well as pianos of various shapes and upright pianos that were popular in various households. You can systematically learn the history of the piano.

　The fee is 500 yen for junior high school students and above, 300 yen for elementary school students, and free for Musashino Academia Music School students, students and faculty members.Business hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday from 12:00 to 16:00.Check the Musical Instrument Museum website for details.From the viewpoint of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the number of outsiders will be limited to 1 per group for the time being, and a complete reservation system will be required.Reservations can be made from the Musical Instrument Museum website by 5:3, 15 days before the tour request.

Reference: [Musashino Academia Musicae] Musical Instrument Museum