International Bagpipe Museum
{{Short description|Bagpipe museum in Gijón, Spain}}
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|native_name = Muséu Internacional de la Gaita
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|established = 1965J.M. Ceinos. [http://www.lne.es/gijon/2010/07/18/gaitas-micros-kilovatios/943793.html Gaitas, «micros» y kilovatios ]. Lne.es
|location = Paseo del Doctor Fleming, 877 (La Güelga), Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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|website = [http://museos.gijon.es/private/9155-bgmorais/page/9865-museo-de-la-gaita-archivo-de-la-musica-tradicional The museum at Gijón City Hall website]
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The International Bagpipe Museum ({{langx|es|Museo internacional de la gaita}}) is located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. The museum was founded in 1965, and moved to its current location, integrated in the Museum of the Asturian People, in 1975.
The museum houses a large collection of bagpipes from Spain, and from the remainder of Europe, Africa, and Asia.{{cite book|author1=Michael W Weissberg|author2=Sgt. Michael Weissberg|title=Honor, Glory, Respect: Conducting Police Funerals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1tqBAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA37|date=October 2011|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-0-9834866-0-2|pages=37–}} Additionally, the museum features items related to Asturian music.
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{{Commons category|Museo Internacional de la Gaita}}
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- {{cite web
|url = http://museos.gijon.es/private/9155-bgmorais/page/9865-museo-de-la-gaita-archivo-de-la-musica-tradicional
|title = Museo de la Gaita. Archivo de la Música Tradicional
|language = Spanish
|trans-title=Bagpipe Museum. Traditional Music Archive
|publisher = City of Gijón
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- {{cite book|author=Museo Internacional de la Gaita|title=Catálogo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJd3RAAACAAJ|year=1970|publisher=Ayuntamiento de Gijón}}
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Category:1965 establishments in Spain
Category:Museums established in 1965
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