The Gothenburg Organ Art Center (''GOArt''), 1995–2016, was a research center based in

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, Sweden. The institute conducted research in organ building and organ performance from a wide variety of angles. GOArt was founded by among others

Hans Davidsson Hans Davidsson (born 1958) is a Swedish organist and pedagogue. He was one of the driving forces behind establishing the organ research center GOArt and the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative. He is currently professor of organ at the Royal Danis ...

in 1995. In 2000 it became a department of the

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's Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts. Although it was part of the university it was externally funded through various research grants (over fifteen years ca. 160 million Swedish crowns external funding). Several organs have been built at GOArt's organ building workshop, including the well known North German baroque organ in Örgryte Nya Kyrka. Organs have also been delivered to

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and the

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. The workshop also produces

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Research projects

COLLAPSE

GOArt has acted as the coordinator of COLLAPSE, a research project working to find ways to protect historical organ pipes from corrosion.Saving the Materials of Music
, Science, 26 November 2004 The title of the project is an acronym for ''Corrosion of Lead and Lead-Tin Alloys of Organ Pipes in Europe''.

References

External links

Official website, not continued
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goart Organ Art Center Pipe organ organizations