Eboardmuseum

Eboardmuseum

Founded in 1987 by the musician, mathematics teacher and engineer Gert Prix, the Eboardmuseum is a collection of electronic keyboard instruments. Very quickly it outgrew the original venue. In 2007 the collection was moved into a hall at the fair area in the centre of Klagenfurt am Wörthersee in Austria and is now considered to be the largest museum of its kind worldwide. In 2010 the Eboardmuseum was honored with the Austrian "Museumsguetesiegel"^[1] seal of quality. At the invitation of Google, the Eboardmuseum has been participating in the Music, Makers & Machines project as part of Google Arts & Culture since March 2021. As part of this project, it presents a small selection of its exhibits, accompanied by video examples.

The Museum[]

The first Minimoog D worldwide, serial number 1001

In an area of about 2,000 m² the Eboardmuseum has about 2,000 exhibits.

Focusing on electronic keyboards the Eboardmuseum covers the entire history of these instruments from a 1935 Hammond model A to an up-to-date Moog Voyager.

Among the exhibits there are numerous preliminary models and unique items such as a Hohner Clavinet, Rhodes Piano, Mellotron as well as original instruments from international stars like Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake & Palmer), Geoff Downes (Asia), Rick Wakeman (Yes), Peter Wolf (Frank Zappa), Tangerine Dream, Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep), Dave Greenslade (Colosseum), Eddie Hardin (Spencer Davis Group), King Crimson, George Duke, Ray Charles, Opus or Grateful Dead.

One of the last remaining 1938 Hammond BA Player Organs worldwide

Unlike other musical instrument museums the Eboardmuseum does not only present its exhibits in guided tours, but also allows the visitors to play the instruments. Professionals and music enthusiasts from all around the world make use of this opportunity.

The Eboardmuseum library contains literature about electronic music, focusing on keyboards, pop music and pop culture.

Guided tours in the Eboardmuseum target everybody including non-musicians and children. They aim to offer an entertaining and family-friendly trip into the world of music.

Events[]

Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) on Eboardmuseum stage

The Eboardmuseum hosts on average 50 live concerts a year. The integrated event area in the Eboardmuseum is furnished with sofas, offering a living room experience. Due to its unique location and quirky atmosphere, it constantly attracts big names from the world of music. In spite of the fact it has a relatively small auditorium, musicians such as Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia), Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Peter Ratzenbeck, Brian Auger, Wolfgang Ambros, Alex Ligertwood (Santana), Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep), Hans Theessink, Barbara Dennerlein, Nick Simper and Don Airey (Deep Purple) or Waterloo & Robinson have all performed on the Eboardmuseum stage. The previous and future programs are documented on the Eboardmuseum website.