Category: Wunderkammer

  • Musical cabinets of curiosities with St Mary Magdalene Academy

    Musical cabinets of curiosities with St Mary Magdalene Academy

    Wunderkammer, or cabinets of curiosities, were the precursors to the modern museum. These cabinets appeared in mid-sixteenth century Europe as repositories for wondrous and exotic objects. In 2014/15 Islington Museum worked in partnership with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) and the music department at Saint Mary Magdalene…