Description of the attraction
Among the huge number of attractions on the Greek island of Santorini, the Museum of Musical Instruments (officially the Museum of Ancient, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Instruments) in the city of Oia undoubtedly deserves special attention. The museum is located in the old Public Building of the city and is considered to be one of the best museums on the island.
The inauguration of the Oia Musical Instrument Museum took place in October 2010. The basis of the museum collection is a unique collection of Christodoulos Halaris, a talented Greek composer and one of the world's leading experts in ancient Greek and Byzantine music. It is worth noting that thanks to the many years of scrupulous research by Halaris, as well as the active support of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, it was possible to trace the history and recreate a number of long-defunct musical instruments that you can see in the Oia Museum today.
The Musical Instruments Museum is a small but very interesting museum, the exposition of which perfectly illustrates the history of the evolution of musical instruments in the territory of modern Greece from time immemorial. Today, the museum's collection includes more than 80 musical instruments (2800 BC - early 20th century). For the convenience of visitors and better perception of information, the collection of the museum is presented in chronological order, taking into account the belonging of the instrument to one or another group (winds, percussion, strings, etc.).
If you want to visit the Museum of Musical Instruments in Oia, it is worth considering that this is only possible by prior arrangement.
