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THE STORY OF THE MORA-HARP: MUSEUMISATION AND DE-MUSEUMISATION
THE STORY OF THE MORA-HARP: MUSEUMISATION AND DE-MUSEUMISATION

Author(s): Gunnar Ternhag
Subject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Customs / Folklore, Music, Preservation
Published by: Lietuvių literatūros ir tautosakos institutas
Keywords: Folk musical instrument; museumisation; de-museumisation; nyckelharpa; revival;

Summary/Abstract: Subject: The making of a musical instrument into a museum specimen and its way back to the musical life. Purpose of the study: To describe and interpret the process of how a certain nyckelharpa became a museum specimen and how it was revived. Method: Culture analyses.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 138-147
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English