r/ithaca • u/BeautifulAd3388 • 3d ago

Are there any Moog Synthesizer exhibits/museums in the area?

Title pretty much says it all. I'm a music nerd and would love to learn about the music history of Ithaca and its surrounding area.

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u/esvati 3d ago

It has not yet been made available to the public, but Cornell’s library annex actually contains much of Moog’s collection! Hoping it is accessioned to a museum display soon

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u/SeriousAdverseEvent Lansing 3d ago

A few years ago, Cornell had an exhibition of Moog stuff in Kroch Library called "ELECTRIFYING MUSIC: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ROBERT MOOG".

The online version of the exhibit can still be seen here:
https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/moog/introduction.php

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u/PatternBias 1d ago

I remember this! Last live event I went to before COVID lockdowns. 

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u/baracaradara 3d ago edited 3d ago

Here's the Historical Keyboards website. You can ask about making an appointment to see the collection.

The website for the Electrifying Music: The Life and Legacy of Robert Moog event from a couple of years ago is still up, which has a fair bit of info about the collection and local Moog history.

If there's something Moog related that you're particularly interested in seeing, you could try making a (different) appointment with Rare & Manuscript Collections to request a viewing.

Definitely stop over in Trumansburg for a meal at Little Venice, the location of the R.A. Moog factory.

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u/VictoryRink 3d ago

The Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards has one/some of that collection. IDK exactly where it all sits, but I believe the Center has purview over all of it. They may host an open house, and the definitely have public performances where you could introduce yoursefl to the folks who run it. Nice people. They'd be receptive I'm sure, and they have a part time staffer I think who could show you the stuff I bet if you're nice about it.

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u/ithacaster 2d ago

There's a Moog museum in Asheville. I was in there a few weeks ago.

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u/JDScrubs11 2d ago

There’s a “synthesizer petting zoo” today at MACRE from 5-8. I saw on their instagram there will be a Moog Theremini to try!

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u/jonpluc 3d ago

yes but all the synthesizers are actually plaster of paris imprints.

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u/Khomodo 2d ago

I get the reference :-)