Viennese musical instrument collection under threat
The collection of old musical instruments in the Hofburg is threatened with extinction. An online petition is being used to fight for the preservation of the internationally important exhibition.
The authors of the petition write that the exhibition, which is visited by around 80,000 people every year, should largely disappear from the premises of the Bel Étage of the Neue Burg to make way for the future Haus der Geschichte. The Collection of Historic Musical Instruments (SAM) is one of the most important European collections of historic musical instruments and an indispensable part of the documentation of Austrian music history.
The petition demands, among other things:
"The collection of old musical instruments must remain in its current location without restriction.
The destruction of the perfectly functioning exhibition is a pure waste of money that should be avoided in the interests of all taxpayers.
The long-term closure that threatens the SAM after the current exhibition rooms are vacated because there is no budget in sight for the new facilities must be avoided."
Link to further details and to sign the petition: Website
