Musée des instruments de Céret

About

The Museum of Musical Instruments of Céret (French: Musée des instruments de Céret), also known as MúSIC, is located in Céret (Pyrénées-Orientales).

The Building: The museum occupied the formation Saint-Peter hospital, next to the Saint-Roch Chapel.

History: The history of the museum starts with the local sardana societies: the Foment de la sardane from Céret, led by Roger Raynal and Joseph Burch, the Fédération sardaniste du Roussillon (FSR), a collective of sardana societies from Pyrénées-Orientales founded in 1976, and the Institut de musique populaire et mediterrané (Popular and Mediterranean music institute, IMPEM), as well created by Roger Raynal and acting beyond the borders of the department. On September 28, 1983, the town of Céret and the IMPEM signed an agreement to restore the formation Saint-Peter hospital for future use by the sardana societies. The Centre internacional de música popular (Popular Music International Center, CIMP) is founded in 1987. Led by Roger Raynal, its management includes representatives of both the town of Céret and the IMPEM. The CIMP comes the new structure administering the building with its collections. The museum is inaugurated on...