Since the mid 16th century, both the
history of violin making and the lives ofthe luthiers who have marked the
evolution of this instrument have been inextricablybound up with the history of
Cremona
Two centuries of Cremonese violinmaking
Long ago in 1539, at the time when the town
was surrounded by high defensive walls, a craftsman rented a house and its
annexed workshop.
It was the place where the first Cremonese
violin maker Andrea, Amati (c.1505-1577), lived and crafted his extraordinary
instruments, among which violins, violas and cellos for the Spanish Court of
Philip II and for the French king Charles IX’s orchestra. When he died in 1577,
his sons Antonio (c.1540-1607) and Girolamo (c.1548-1630) took over a fully
flourishing workshop.
Room 1 - The origin of the violin
In this room we present the events and
tools that precede the birth of the violin and that have contributed most to
its conception.
Five instruments or parts of them are also
exhibited, which illustrate as many important moments in the initial history of
the violin.
If you are intrigued by names and
linguistic phenomena, on the wall entering to the left you will find a text
"to begin with...".
Instruments on display:
Violetta with flat bridge. Copy of the
instrument of S. Caterina de 'Vigri, before 1463 (Bologna
Modern reconstruction of a Renaissance
ribeca
Modern reconstruction of a lyre from the
arm
Modern reconstruction of part of an arch
violet from the end of the 15th century with an arched bridge
Modern reconstruction of the bottom of the
cello "King" by Andrea Amati (post 1561) in its original dimensions
Room 2 | The workshop of the Luthier
After entering the shop and breathing in
the aromas of wood and resins, a first table allows you to learn the names of
the individual violin and bow parts, and try to use these objects. The video of
the next table presents the various construction phases, from the raw wood to
the completely realized violin. Finally, the third table explains the function
of eight main component parts of the instrument.
Room 3 - The spread of the violin
In the listening room in the center of the
cloister, pieces of historical recordings by famous concert performers will
introduce you to the vision of the "violin in the world". To this
end, a planisphere was reconstructed on the back wall: here two screens
illustrate the diffusion of the violin starting from Cremona
Room 4 | The classical Cremona
The virtual "libroni" that you
find on the first table offer you news on the main luthier dynasties active in Cremona
Room 6 - The Stradivarian finds
How did Antonio Stradivari build his own
instruments? With what tools? With which technique? It is possible to answer
these questions thanks to over seven hundred artifacts, including drawings,
shapes and tools, handed down directly from the workshop of Antonio Stradivari
and mostly donated to the Municipality
of Cremona
Museo del Violino
Museo del
Violino Antonio Stradivari based in Cremona
At the Museo del Violino it is possible to
discover five centuries of Cremonese violin making through the direct encounter
with the great Masters - Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri - and their masterpieces,
following a balanced trace of art and craftsmanship, creativity and tradition
that from the late Renaissance shops reaches up to today.
Concerts and auditions with original
instruments, multimedia installations and a rich set of documents allow
everyone to create a fascinating and engaging journey where instruments,
sounds, scents and images combine to shape history, dreams and emotions.
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