Archives of Traditional Music, Bloomington

Name: Archives of Traditional Music
Address: Bloomington, United States

#12 among attractions in Bloomington

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Archives of Traditional Music, Bloomington

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The Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music holds over 100,000 individual audio and video recordings across over 3500 collections of field, broadcast, and commercial recordings. Its holdings are primarily focused on audiovisual recordings relating to research in the academic disciplines of ethnomusicology, folklore, anthropology, linguistics, and various area studies. ()

Coordinates: 39°9'55"N, 86°31'11"W

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Indiana UniversityBloomington United States

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Archives of Traditional Music – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fountain Square Mall, Indiana University Art Museum, Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Indiana Memorial Union.

0.8 miW
39°9'58"N • 86°32'3"W
Fountain Square Mall, Bloomington
20 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1390 ftN
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington
7 min walk • The Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University opened in 1941 under the direction of Henry Radford Hope. The museum was intended to be the center of a “cultural crossroads, ” an idea brought forth by then-Indiana University President Herman B Wells.
0.7 miW
Architecture, Theater, Historical place
Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington
18 min walk • The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, formerly the Indiana Theater, is a historic theater in Bloomington, Indiana. Originally built for vaudeville in 1922, it was also used for silent films and became a movie theater.
~1430 ftNW
Universities and schools
Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington
7 min walk • The Indiana Memorial Union is a student union building at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana United States. It is located at 900 E 7th Street, facing the Jordan River and the Dunn Meadow.
~1810 ftW
Observatories and planetariums
Kirkwood Observatory, Bloomington
9 min walk • Kirkwood Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Indiana University. It is located in Bloomington, Indiana, United States.
0.8 miW
Shopping, Department store
Wicks Building, Bloomington
20 min walk • The Wicks Building is a historic commercial building on Courthouse Square in downtown Bloomington, Indiana, United States.
0.5 miE
39°9'48"N • 86°30'36"W
Islamic Center of Bloomington, Bloomington
14 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Mosque
0.6 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Wylie House, Bloomington
17 min walk • Wylie House is a historic structure built in 1835 and located in Bloomington, Indiana. It was home of Andrew Wylie, first president of Indiana University, until his death in 1851.
0.5 miNW
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Bloomington
12 min walk • The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology is an archaeology research center and museum located in Bloomington, Indiana. It was dedicated in honor of Indiana's first professional archaeologist Glenn A. Black.
~980 ftN
Library
Lilly Library, Bloomington
5 min walk • The Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, is an important rare book and manuscript library in the United States. At its dedication on October 3, 1960, the library contained a collection of 20,000 books, 17,000 manuscripts, more than fifty oil paintings, and 300 prints.
0.5 miNW
39°10'12"N • 86°31'34"W
Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Bloomington
13 min walk • Museum, History museum, Art gallery

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Archives of Traditional Music?

Nearby attractions include EVIA Digital Archive Project, Bloomington (1 min walk), Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington (4 min walk), Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington (5 min walk), Lilly Library, Bloomington (5 min walk).

How to get to Archives of Traditional Music by public transport?

The nearest stations to Archives of Traditional Music:

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4th and Washington bus terminal (18 min walk)
Bloomington Transit Center (19 min walk)