Westpfälzer Musikantenmuseum Mackenbach
Museum in Mackenbach, Germany
The West Palatine Musicians Museum (German: Westpfälzer Musikantenmuseum) in Mackenbach, Germany, documents the history of the Westphalian Wandering Musicians, the heyday of which was between 1850 and the First World War. In addition to musical instruments of the travelling musicians, there is an extensive collection of African musical instruments, historical photos of the villages and houses of musicians and souvenirs of travellers are on display. The linkages between the Musikantenland ("Musicians' Land") and the culture of German emigrants, especially in the US, are also explained. The West
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- Where:
- Mackenbach, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 49.47°N, 7.58°E
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