Est 1923

Horniman Museum's Music at Home

James McCarthy
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Electro-mechanical piano, Suitcase 73 Model, Harold Rhodes, USA, late 1970s (Hor
Upright ‘Miniature’ Piano, Boosey & Sons, 24 Holles Street London, 1863 or 1864
Spinet, Nicholas Blanchet, Paris, 1709 (Horniman Museum and Gardens)
Clavichord, Chickering & Sons under the direction of Arnold Dolmetsch, Boston, U
Chamber organ, poss German, Austrian or Iberian, parts date from c1600 onwards (
Bureau organ, John Snetzler, London, 1764 (Horniman Museum and Gardens)

The Horniman Museum's fascinating new exhibit – 'At Home with Music' – opens on January 30 and focuses on keyboards from the past five centuries that were brought into homes, combining highlights of the keyboard instrument collections from the Horniman and the Victoria and Albert Museum. For further information, visit the Horniman Museum's website.

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