Museo internazionale della fisarmonica di Castelfidardo
Civic museum of Castelfidardo dedicated to the history of the accordion, with seven rooms, instruments of famous musicians and a craft workshop.
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About the museum
The Civico Museo Internazionale della Fisarmonica was inaugurated on 9 May 1981 in Castelfidardo, the town where Paolo Soprani started the first Italian accordion factory in 1863. The idea arose in February 1981 during a television broadcast, in which a local delegation proposed collecting old instruments. In 1998 Giuseppe Panini donated about eighty instruments, and in 2011 a portable organ, presented as the ancestor of the accordion, joined the collection.
The museum is housed in a 17th-century building of the town hall (palazzo comunale), fully restored, with more than 500 square metres of space. In 2020 the new rooms and the exhibition route were opened, retracing almost two centuries of the instrument’s history in seven thematic rooms: Gervasio Marcosignori, Grandi musicisti, Paolo Soprani, Costruttori italiani, La fisarmonica nel mondo, Astor Piazzolla and Creatività artigiana.
Among the most significant items are the first accordion with a celluloid case, built in New York in 1916, instruments that belonged to famous musicians (including a bandoneon of Piazzolla’s), a small organetto by Paolo Soprani dating from 1872 and a prototype inspired by a drawing in the Codice Madrid II. A craft workshop shows the makers’ tools and how an instrument is made; children can try some instruments.
Highlights
- Seven thematic rooms on the history of the accordion
- Instruments belonging to musicians such as Astor Piazzolla and Gorni Kramer
- Small organetto by Paolo Soprani from 1872
- Craft workshop with the makers’ tools
- Children can try some instruments
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso in sette sale sulla storia della fisarmonica – Rooms dedicated to Marcosignori, to the grandi musicisti, to Soprani, to the costruttori italiani, to La fisarmonica nel mondo, to Piazzolla and to creatività artigiana, with a demonstration workshop.
- Founded
- 1981
- Operated by
- Comune di Castelfidardo
- Visitors per year
- approx. 7,095
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free admission for children under 6. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities. |
| Groups (21+ people) | €3 per personGroups of more than 20 people: €3 per person; school groups and accompanying adults: €2. |
Free admission also for members of the Touring Club Italiano and Italia Nostra and for residents of Castelfidardo. The Museo del Risorgimento di Castelfidardo lists a combined ticket that can be bought at this museum.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to the website, the museum is free of architectural barriers and accessible to people with disabilities.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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- Hands-on stations
The youngest visitors can try some instruments; free admission for children under 6.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Bookings only for groups, via an online form, including on days and at times when the museum is closed; a virtual visit and a museum app for Android and iOS are available. |
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