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Museum Of Musical Instruments, Céret
The Museum of Musical Instruments of Céret (French: ''Musée des instruments de Céret''), also known as ''MúSIC'', is located in Céret (Pyrénées-Orientales). The Building The museum occupies the former Saint-Peter hospital, next to the Saint-Roch chapel. History The history of the museum starts with the local sardana societies: the ''Foment de la sardane'' from Céret, led by Roger Raynal and Joseph Burch, the ''Fédération sardaniste du Roussillon'' (FSR), a collective of sardana societies from Pyrénées-Orientales founded in 1976, and the ''Institut de musique populaire et méditerranéenne'' (Popular and mediterranean music institute, IMPEM), as well created by Roger Raynal and acting beyond the borders of the department. On September 28, 1983, the town of Céret and the IMPEM signed an agreement to restore the former Saint-Peter hospital for future use by the sardana societies. The Centre internacional de música popular (Popular Music International Center, CIMP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Céret
Céret (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is the capital of the historic Catalan comarca of Vallespir. Geography The town lies in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, in southern France. It has an altitude of 175–1400 meters. It is located from the Autoroute A9, from Montpellier, from Toulouse and from Barcelona. It lies on the river Tech. The GR 10 footpath runs close by. Céret is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret. Toponymy The name of the town in Catalan is ''Ceret''. Former known names of Céret are, in order of appearance, ''vicus Sirisidum'' in 814, ''vico Cereto'' in 866, ''villa Cerseto'' in 915, ''vigo Ceresido'' in 930, also ''Cered'' and ''Ceriteto'' in the 10th century, ''Ceret'', ''Cericeto'' in the 11th and 12th centuries, ''Cirset'' around 1070, ''Cersed'' (one of the most common forms) in 1130 and ''Cerset'' in 1138, and from the 13th to 15th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
