Amongst the most important instruments in the collection is the violin known as the 'Tuscan Strad' built by Antonio Stradivari in 1690 together with the four instruments forming the so-called 'Maedicean quintet', built for the Grand Prince Ferdinando de' Medici.
Another outstanding piece is the viola by David Tecchler, the German born luthier who worked in Rome in the first half of 1700 and maker of some of the best instruments of the time.
His is also one of the fine mandolins from the private collection of queen Margherita di Savoia who left as legacy to the museum.
Users can hire a PDA with an audio tour of the museum presenting twenty remarkable examples with pictures of the instruments.
