Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments explained

Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments
Location:	1-3, Diogenous Str., Plaka, Athens, Greece
Type:	Musical instrument museum
Director:	Vaso Polyzoi
Publictransit:	Athens Metro stations: Monastiraki station
Website:	http://www.instruments-museum.gr/instruments-museum.gr

The Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μουσείο Ελληνικών Λαϊκών Μουσικών Οργάνων), is a museum and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology in the Lassanis Mansion, Plaka, Athens, Greece.^[1] It displays about 600 Greek musical instruments from the last 300 years and has as many more in store.^[2]

Collection

The collection includes:

• Lyres
• Flogheras
• Defia
• Gaides
• Koudounia
• Laghouta
• Bouzoukia
• Souravlia
• Zournades
• Lalitsas
• Toubelekia
• Cretan lyras

See also

• List of music museums

External links

• Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
• www.greece-museums.com

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Mosaidi . Nefeli . The Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments "Fivos Anoyanakis" . Greek News Agenda . 13 June 2023.
2. Web site: Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments . www.thisisathens.org.