Museum of khomus Photo: Museum of khomus

Museum of khomus in Yakutsk is one of the cultural attractions of the city and only in such kind Museum on earth. He is unique and original stock Assembly, the most complete collection of exotic instruments.

Khomus (mouth harp) is the world's oldest reed musical instrument. Yakut shamans harp was considered a ritual tool that unites people of all faiths and races.

The Grand opening of the Museum took place in November 1990, the Main initiator of the founding of the Museum in the city of Yakutsk made famous homocyst-improviser, doctor of Philology I. E. Alekseev. The basis for the Museum exhibition was a unique collection Varganov different Nations of the world, which was collected and donated to the Museum by I. Alekseev. In his collection are the wooden homozy Philippines, Thailand, Mongol, Indian, Tuvan and other. In addition, he donated to the Museum a huge number of books, journals, photographs, newspaper articles, records and Souvenirs.

Many donated it to the Museum and the world famous virtuoso R. Zagretdinov. Among them Bashkir Cubase, books, pamphlets and photographs, icons and postcards. You can not leave without attention and the Japanese Varganova, PhD and homocyste-improviser L. Tamagawa, who also presented a lot of interesting things.

Over 10 years of existence, the Museum has collected more than 400 Chomutov and similar musical instruments of different Nations of the world. Just in Yakutsk Museum of khomus there are about 2 thousand Museum exhibits educating visitors about the history and functioning of a unique musical instrument - khomus.

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