Heyer Musikhistorisches Museum, Cologne. founded by Wilhelm Heyer (1849–1913) in 1906, rich in composers' autograph MSS. From 1909 to 1927, its curator was Georg Kinsky (1882-1951), who catalogued (1910-16) it and organized lectures and concerts. The Museum was disbanded in 1927.( NGDM ) In 1926 the Musikhistorisches Museum Wilhelm Heyer, Köln, was purchased by the state of Saxony with F. Hinrichsen and moved to the Karl-Marx-Universität, Leipzig. In 1927, Heyer collections other than instruments (music; books; autographs, etc.) were sold at auction. During World War II the University collection was transferred to the Grassi-Museum where about forty percent was destroyed. The Musikinstrumenten-Museum was established in 1954 at the the Karl-Marx-Universität, Leipzig. (http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/cimcim/id/idtde.html#KÖLN)
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| Heyer Musikhistorisches Museum, Cologne. founded by Wilhelm Heyer (1849–1913) in 1906, rich in composers' autograph MSS. From 1909 to 1927, its curator was Georg Kinsky (1882-1951), who catalogued (1910-16) it and organized lectures and concerts. The Museum was disbanded in... | |