This list of music museums offers a guide to museums worldwide that specialize in the domain of music. These institutions are dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of music-related history, including the lives and works of prominent musicians, the evolution and variety of musical instruments, and other aspects of the world of music. The list includes both existing and historical museums. This list is not exhaustive.
Argentina Academia Nacional del Tango de la República Argentina – Buenos Aires , dedicated to The Beatles – Buenos Aires – La Plata (2001–2013†) – Mina Clavero
Armenia House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian, dedicated to Aram Khachaturian – Yerevan Charles Aznavour Museum, dedicated to Charles Aznavour – Yerevan
Australia National Film and Sound Archive – Acton, Australian Capital Territory Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute – Adelaide, South Australia National Library of Australia – Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australian Country Music Hall of Fame – Tamworth, New South Wales Slim Dusty Centre – Kempsey, New South WalesWingham Chronicle, Tinonee Topics: Visit to Slim Dusty Centre Kempsey, 21, August 2019 Grainger Museum, dedicated to Percy Grainger – University of Melbourne, Victoria Australian Performing Arts Collection – Melbourne Arts Centre Melbourne, musical collection – Melbourne ARIA Hall of Fame – Melbourne Australian Jazz Museum – Wantirna, Victoria
Austria
Dedicated to composers dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven Beethoven-Haus – Krems an der Donau Beethoven-Haus Baden – Baden bei Wien, Vienna (1976–2013†) – Floridsdorf, Vienna , musical collection – Floridsdorf – Vienna – Vienna Pasqualati House – Vienna Beethoven-Haus Probusgasse – Vienna
dedicated to Johannes Brahms or Joseph Haydn Brahms Museum, Mürzzuschlag – Mürzzuschlag with Brahms room – Vienna – Eisenstadt Haydnkirche – Eisenstadt Haydn's birthplace, dedicated to Joseph and Michael Haydn – Rohrau
dedicated to Anton Bruckner Anton Bruckner Museum – Ansfelden – Kronstorf
dedicated to Gustav Mahler Composing hut of Gustav Mahler – Steinbach am Attersee Composing hut of Gustav Mahler – Maiernigg near Maria Wörth
dedicated to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or family members
dedicated to Nannerl Mozart and her mother – St. Gilgen Mozart's birthplace – Salzburg , dedicated to the whole family – Salzburg Mozarthaus – Vienna
dedicated to Arnold Schoenberg – Mödling Arnold Schönberg Center – Vienna dedicated to Franz Schubert – Atzenbrugg Schubert's birthplace – Vienna – Vienna
dedicated to the Strauss family
House of Strauss, dedicated to the Strauss family – Vienna Museum der Johann Strauss Dynastie, (2015–2020†) dedicated to the Strauss family – Vienna , dedicated to Johann Strauss II – Vienna
dedicated to other composers , partly dedicated to Franz von Suppé – Gars am Kamp Lehár Villa, dedicated to Franz Lehár – Bad Ischl , dedicated to Carl Zeller – St. Peter in der Au Liszthaus, dedicated to Franz Liszt – Raiding Pleyel Museum, dedicated to Ignaz Pleyel – Ruppersthal, near Großweikersdorf
Vienna (other museums) , dedicated to Fatty George Haus der Musik Kunsthistorisches Museum, musical collection Vienna Technical Museum, musical collection
Other museums Eboardmuseum – Klagenfurt – Kremsmünster , partly dedicated to Silent Night – Oberndorf bei Salzburg – Ratten
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan State Museum of Musical Culture – Baku
Belarus , dedicated to Czesław Niemen – Staryya Vasilishki
Belgium East and West Flanders Jazz Center Flanders, with jazz museum – Dendermonde Peter Benoit Huis, dedicated to Peter Benoit – Harelbeke Organ collection Ghysels – Kallo, Beveren – Koekelare (2012–2017†) – Menen
Province of Antwerp Museum Vleeshuis – Antwerp Harmonium Art museuM (?–2023†) – Klein-Willebroek Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn", dedicated to Jef Denyn – Mechelen – Voortkapel, Westerlo
Brussels and Flemish Brabant
, musical collection – Brussels Musical Instrument Museum – Brussels – Gooik South-West Brabant Museum, collection of cellist François Servais and family – Halle Jazz Station – Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Brabant Center for Music Traditions – Kampenhout (1979–1996†) – Schaerbeek
Limburg – Hasselt (?–2014†) – Peer Armand Preud'homme Museum (1990–2018†), dedicated to Armand Preud'homme – Peer
Wallonia Mr Sax's House, dedicated to Adolphe Sax – Dinant Bell and Carillon Museum (1992–2013†) – Tellin
Brazil – Bauru – Campinas – Campo Grande – Ceará – Cuiabá Museu da Imagem e do Som de Alagoas – Maceió – Minas Gerais – Pará , dedicated to Luiz Gonzaga – Pernambuco Carmen Miranda Museum – Rio de Janeiro Museu da Imagem e do Som do Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro Villa-Lobos Museum, dedicated to Heitor Villa-Lobos – Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Departamento de Museologia, Museos da imagem e dos Som, 2012 Reggae Maranhão Museum – São Luís São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound – São Paulo
Burkina Faso Musée de Manega, musical collection – Oubritenga National Musical Museum – Ouagadougou
Canada British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan Gervais Wheels Museum – Alida, SaskatchewanAlan Samuel, Treasures Of Canada, 1998, page294 National Music Centre – Calgary Creative Kids Museum, musical collection – Calgary Canadian Music Hall of Fame – Calgary Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame – Calgary Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame – Merritt Revelstoke Nickelodeon Museum – RevelstokeRadiomuseum, Revelstoke Nickelodeon Museum
Nova Scotia and Quebec Musée des ondes Emile Berliner dedicated to the history of music recording – Montreal Celtic Music Interpretive Centre – JudiqueCBC, Cape Breton bridge replacement plan scrapped in favour of simpler design, 1 October 2018 Hank Snow Home Town Museum, dedicated to Hank Snow – LiverpoolCBC, Hank Snow Tribute starts in Liverpool Thursday, 20 August 2015 Musée de l'Accordéon – MontmagnyRadio Canada International, L’art international de l’accordéon célébré à Montmagny au Québec Anne Murray Centre, dedicated to Anne Murray – Springhill
Ontario Forest City Gallery, musical collection – London Youngtown Rock and Roll Museum, dedicated to Neil Young – OmemeeToronto Star, Neil Young: take a look at his life, 26 March 2011 Franco-Ontarian Folklore Centre – Greater SudburySudbury Star, St-Jean Baptiste chance to celebrate culture, 22 May 2017 Shania Twain Centre (2001–2013†), dedicated to Shania Twain – Timmins Ontario Science Centre, musical collection – Flemingdon Park, Toronto Barn Dance Historical Society Entertainment Museum – WinghamPress Reader, Barn Dance Makes its way to Maryhill, 9 June 2016
Cape Verde Museu da Tabanka, dedicated to tabanka music – Assomada
China
Choir Organ Museum – Gulangyu, FujianAmoy, Gulangyu Organ Museum (World's Largest) Gulangyu Piano Museum – Gulangyu, FujianAmoy, Gulangyu Piano Museum (Asia's Largest) Heilongjiang Music Museum, musical instruments – Harbin, province of HeilongjiangChina, China Opens First Music Museum Drum Tower of Xi'an – Xi'an, province Shaanxi Wuhan Museum, musical instruments collection – Wuhan, province of Hubei
Czech Republic
Dedicated to composers dedicated to Antonín Dvořák – Nelahozeves Antonín Dvořák Museum – Prague – Sychrov – Vysoká u Příbramě – Zlonice
dedicated to Leoš Janáček – Brno – Hukvaldy
dedicated to Bedřich Smetana – Jabkenice – Litomyšl – Obříství Bedřich Smetana Museum – Prague
dedicated to other composers Josef Suk Museum, dedicated to Josef Suk – Křečovice , dedicated to Paul Wranitzky, Antonín Vranický and Jan Novák – Nová Říše
, dedicated to Bohuslav Martinů – Polička Bertramka (temporally closed),Mozarteum, Tschechische Mozart-Gemeinde dedicated to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Prague – Modrý pokoj, dedicated to Jaroslav Ježek – Prague , dedicated to František Drdla – Žďár nad Sázavou
Other museums Music Without Musicians (?–2021†) – Hořovice – Ostrava – Prague Lobkowicz Palace, partly dedicated to classical music – Prague – Prague – Lesonice , collection bagpipes – Strakonice
Denmark – Knebel The Danish Music Museum (Musikmuseet) – Copenhagen Carl Nielsen Museum, dedicated to Carl Nielsen – Odense Memphis Mansion, dedicated to Elvis Presley – Randers – Roskilde Nysted Orgelmuseum – NystedOrgelmuseum, website
Estonia Estonian Theatre and Music Museum – Tallinn
Finland Fame, Finnish Music Hall of Fame – Helsinki Ainola, dedicated to Jean Sibelius – Järvenpää Military Music Museum of Finland – Lahti Sibelius Museum, dedicated to Jean Sibelius – Turku – Varkaus Villa Kokkonen, dedicated to Joonas Kokkonen – Järvenpää
France Paris Musée des Arts et Métiers – 3rd arrondissement Salon Frédéric Chopin, dedicated to Frédéric Chopin – 4th arrondissement Army Museum, Cabinet des instruments – 7th arrondissement Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris – 9th arrondissement Musée du Hard Rock Café – 9th arrondissementRTBF, Les petits secrets du musée le plus rock de la Grand-Place, 2 August 2017 Musée Édith Piaf, dedicated to Édith Piaf – 11th arrondissement Musée-Placard d'Erik Satie, dedicated to Erik Satie – 18th arrondissement Musée de la Musique – 19th arrondissement Phono Museum (France) – 9th arrondissementsite, 53, boulevard de Rochechouart – 75009 Paris
Other museums Musée de la musique – AnduzeLa Lettre du musicien, Les actions pédagogiques du musée de la musique d’Anduze, 9 April 2014 Josephine Baker Museum, Château des Milandes, dedicated to Josephine Baker – Castelnaud-la-ChapelleThe Guardian, Dordogne holiday guide: what to see plus the best restaurants and hotels, 7 April 2018 Museum of Musical Instruments, Céret – Céret Musée de l'art forain et de la musique mécanique – Conflans-en-JarnisyLe Républicain Lorain, Conflans-en-Jarnisy: voyage au milieu des phonographes !, 26 December 2014 Musée Hector-Berlioz – birthplace of Hector Berlioz – La Côte-Saint-André – La Couture-Boussey Musée Claude-Debussy, dedicated to Claude Debussy – Saint-Germain-en-Laye Musée de la musique mécanique – Les GetsLe Télegramme, Club de l’amitié. Retour des Alpins, 25 September 2018 Maisons Satie, dedicated to Erik Satie – HonfleurThe Guardian, Maisons Satie, 16 May 2003 – L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers – Limoux Musée de la musique mécanique – MirecourtVoges Matin, Mirecourt : arrivée en tant qu’agent d’entretien à la Maison de la musique mécanique, Laurence Louviot en est désormais guide, 10 August 2016 Musée de la Lutherie et de l'Archèterie françaises – Mirecourt , dedicated to Maurice Ravel – Montfort-l'Amaury – Montluçon Palais Lascaris, musical instruments museum – Nice Musée de la chanson française – La PlancheActu, A La Planche, que devient le musée de la chanson française ?, 10 August 2017 – Steenwerck
Germany Baden-Württemberg Brahms House, dedicated to Johannes Brahms – Baden-Baden Deutsches Musikautomaten-Museum – Bruchsal , partly dedicated to Joseph Martin Kraus – Buchen Augustiner Museum, musical instruments collection – Freiburg German Phono Museum – Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche – Herrenberg – Lautlingen, Albstadt – Mannheim House of Music – Stuttgart – Trossingen , collection mechanical musical instruments – Waldkirch , dedicated to Friedrich Silcher – Weinstadt-Schnait
Bavaria
, dedicated to Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Augsburg , dedicated to E. T. A. Hoffmann – Bamberg , dedicated to Franz Liszt – Bayreuth House Wahnfried, dedicated to Richard Wagner – Bayreuth , partly dedicated to Christoph Willibald Gluck – Berching , dedicated to Carl Orff – Dießen am Ammersee , dedicated to Werner Egk – Donauwörth – Feuchtwangen , dedicated to Richard Strauss – Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Mittenwald – Munich – Ostheim vor der Rhön , with a collection of Adolf von Henselt – Schwabach – Valley , dedicated to Vinzenz, Franz and Ignaz Lachner – Rain