Where is Northern Ireland Music Archive?

Northern Ireland Music Archive is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT1 1EA).

How do I get to Northern Ireland Music Archive?

The nearest railway station is York Street, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT1 1EA.

How do I get to Northern Ireland Music Archive?

The nearest railway station is York Street, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT1 1EA.

Historic libraries · Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Music Archive

In or near Belfast.

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Northern Ireland Music Archive — library in United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station: York Street · 1.0 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Northern Ireland Music Archive is a historic library in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2006. Wikidata describes it as: "library in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.6028°, -5.9311°.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Northern Ireland Music Archive is a digital archive of materials related to music from Northern Ireland. It is based on a publicly accessible computer system situated in the Music Library at Belfast Central Library, Belfast, County Antrim. The archive has been funded and developed by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

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Background

History

The first materials for the archive were provided by BBC Northern Ireland and were collated and digitised from 2003 onwards, with input and assistance provided by the Sonic Arts Research Centre and Belfast Central Library. The archive was officially launched on 30 March 2006, with a day of music from numerous contemporary performers including the Brian Irvine Ensemble. At its launch, it contained approximately 400 recordings and a number of scanned sheet music of pieces by 20th-century and contemporary/classical composers born or settled in Northern Ireland. The Arts Council planned to enlarge this collection in the future, with the hope of expanding into other genres of music such as folk,…

Visiting

The archive is housed on a computer server in the Music Library, 2nd Floor, Belfast Central Library. The computer is free to browse at any time during library opening hours; the materials are available for reference only.

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Coordinates: 54.6028, -5.9311
District: Belfast
Postcode: BT1 1EA
Parliamentary constituency: Belfast North
Established: 2006
Nearest railway station: York Street — 1 km
Opening: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:30

Sources

wikidata: Q7058513 (CC0)
wikipedia: Northern Ireland Music Archive (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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