National Music Museum
- Address
- 414 E Clark St, Vermillion, SD 57069
- Phone
- 6056583450
- Website
- nmmusd.org
About National Music Museum
The National Music Museum: America's Shrine to Music & Center for Study of the History of Musical Instruments (NMM) is a musical instrument museum in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States. It was founded in 1973 on the campus of the University of South Dakota. The NMM is recognized as "A Landmark of American Music" by the National Music Council and is a Smithsonian Affiliate.
The NMM's renowned collections, which include American, European, and non-Western instruments from a wide breadth cultures and historical periods, are among the world's most inclusive. They contain many of the earliest, best preserved, and historically most Western important instruments known to survive. The quality and scope of the NMM has earned it international recognition.
In August 2023, the museum re-opened its permanent exhibitions following a multi-year renovation and reinstallation. Alongside a modern addition to the historic Carnegie Library building, the new galleries offer over 16,000 square feet of displays showcasing the way musical instruments, across time and space, became a part of our lives.
The museum's current director is Dwight Vaught.
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- Founded
- 1973
Photos of National Music Museum
01VermillionCharvex · Public domain
02Inside National Music MuseumCharvex · Public domain
03National Music MuseumRigadoun · CC BY-SA 3.0
04Harpsichords at the Shrine to MusicJerry · CC BY-SA 2.0
05Gibson Mandolin Family, National Music Museum, Vermillion, South DakotaLarry Jacobsen · CC BY 2.0
06Stradavarius Guitar, violin, mandolin and case, National Music Museum, VermillionLarry Jacobsen from Cheyenne Wyoming · CC BY 2.0
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