Castelfidardo international accordion museum of Castelfidardo
Castelfidardo international accordion museum of Castelfidardo, Ethnographic museum in Palazzo Municipale, Castelfidardo, Italy.
Description
The International Accordion Museum of Castelfidardo displays about 450 accordions, with roughly 130 instruments on view in a seventeenth-century palazzo. The collection spans multiple rooms showing accordions from different periods and regions.
History
Accordion production started here in the early 1860s when Paolo Soprani opened the first Italian factory. The town rapidly became a center of manufacturing with dozens of workshops that built the region's reputation.
Culture
The accordion shaped local identity here, becoming central to how the town defines itself and how visitors understand the region's musical traditions.
Practical
The museum is well organized and can be explored comfortably in half a day without feeling rushed. Clear labels and explanations accompany the instruments, letting visitors decide how much detail they want to learn.
Did you know?
The museum displays a portable organ built following Leonardo's designs, showing how early instruments anticipated the modern accordion. This piece connects Renaissance craftsmanship with music history in an unexpected way.
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