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Leo. S. Olschki Publisher at the Museo della Musica of Venice The prestigious Publisher Leo S. Olschki, founded in Verona in 1886, "returns" to Venice, where it moved for seven years from 1890, and then settled permanently in Florence.... Details

Audio Guide To accompany you on your visit to the Museum of Music in Venice, our audio guide will tell you the fascinating history of Italian violin making, of Venice and of the Church of San... Details

MUSEO DELLA MUSICA - NEW GUIDED TOURS The Venice Music Museum in San Maurizio reopened after the pandemic,. In addition to the new opening hours (10AM/1PM - 3PM/8PM), the renewed exhibition, and the creation of... Details

Great Italian Violin Making (Part I) It’s generally accepted that the classical age of Italian violin making is the most celebrated, revered, cherished and consequently imitated period in the history of... Details

Great Italian Violin Making Tradition (part 2) Interview with Artemio Versari Youthful in appearance, cordial and affable – in that way so typical of the people of Romagna, Artemio Versari has that friendly and pleasing demeanour that lifts the... Details

THE VIVALDI INSTITUTE AND THE MUSIC MUSEUM The Music Museum of Venice and the Italian Institute Antonio Vivaldi From the end of May, 2019 the Museum of Music in Venice begins a long-term project presenting the precious... Details

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STRINGED INSTRUMENTS As for a great many other ancient musical instruments, for the violin also we do not have an identity card allowing to historically establish origin, authorship and date of... Details

Three centuries of Italian Violin Making Three centuries of violin-making: both its complexity and its extension make this long period of time difficult to sum up in a few words. We have chosen a different approach:... Details