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Ngombi (... harp)
...

Rattle
Mid 20th c.
Gourd, seeds

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Magic
Exhibit made possible through the generosity of
   Matthew and Michele Feeney 

Partnership with the Royal Museum
for Central Africa

The Congo Museum was built in 1898 at the initiative of King Leopold II, after
Congo was colonized by Belgium. From the late 19th century, ethnographic
objects, including musical instruments, were corrected throughout the Congo and
surrounding countries.

This collecting has resulted in a superb
accumulation of about 8,200 musical
instruments at what is now known as
the Royal Museum for Central Africa
(RMCA) in Tervuren, Belgium. Of these,
approximately 75 percent are from the
Democratic Republic of the Conga
(formerly Zaire). The RMCA holds the
largest collection of Central African
musical instruments in the world,
allowing for extensive and in-depth
research on the region's music.

It is a privilege for MIM to partner
with the RMCA. The museum's
retired curator, Jozef Gansemans (now
honorary head of the RMCA's Cultural
Anthropology Department), has
assisted us in putting together these
extraordinary exhibits. As guest curator,
he has carefully selected more than

100 instruments, some dating back to
the 19th century, to illustrate the various
ways in which musical instruments
have been used in everyday life in the
Democratic republic of the Congo.
These instruments display both very
simple and highly complex artistic
expressions of Congolese craftsmanship
in musical-instrument making.

We read about the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) on Trip Advisor - it was the top rated attraction in Phoenix - and now we can see why! The museum is dedicated to musical instruments from around the world - the collection is fascinating, the exhibits are great and the hands-on displays were fun. We spent almost 5 hours here and still felt rushed - this place is definitely worth a detour.

I know nothing about musical instruments so if you happen to know what a particular instrument is, please feel free to comment on it. I tried to include as many labels as possible.

The museum is in Phoenix, AZ - we visited it in March 2014.

Date Taken on 31 May 2014, 18:07
Source Musical instruments on display at the MIM
Author Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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