Instrument Exhibition: Sound Reproduction

The collection of musical instruments of the Sibelius Museum is too vast to be exhibited in full in the museum. Instead, we pick themes of music history to present through archival material and instruments in our temporary exhibitions.

The current instrument exhibition presents sound reproduction and recordings. The exhibition tells about the history of recorded sound and the rise of a new culture of listening to music, which was born in the late 19th century with the invention of the phonograph and gramophone. The exhibition shows the development of sound recording, starting from Thomas Edison and moving through 78s, vinyl records and Walkman all the way to streaming.