A museum managed by INAEM in Almagro. Its Musical Archive preserves collections whose institutional origins and types are described in the museum’s official information.
Selected excerpts from our archive offer more context on this subject. Each reading links to the original article and its sources.
Music is preserved in its documents, too
El Museo Canario describes a guided visit to the music holdings kept in its archive and identifies scores as a point of reference. The Museo Nacional de Artes Escénicas, meanwhile, says that most of its musical heritage comes from the Museo-Archivo del Teatro Real, created by its director Luis París in 1919. These are specific institutional descriptions. On their own, they do not establish the full scope, detailed composition or history of either collection.
Music survives in more than the sound
El Museo Canario describes a guided visit to its musical holdings centred on written music and scores kept in its archive. Spain’s Museo Nacional de Artes Escénicas says that much of its musical heritage comes from the Museo-Archivo del Teatro Real, created by its director Luis París in 1919. These are different cases, but both draw attention to an institutional history: materials arrive, are organised and become accessible within a particular setting.
KEY FACTS
- Type
- Museum
- Country or region
- Spain
References
- Archivo Musical - Museo Nacional de Artes Escénicas: Almagro, Ciudad Realmuseodeartesescenicas.inaem.gob.es
