Phillips County Museum News for Wednesday, August 25, 2021

A quote by Bob Marley says “Without music life would be a mistake”.

Music does play a vital part in our lives and in doing research for a music display in the Museum I found some interesting facts. The “Divje Babe Flute” is thought to be the oldest instrument in existence today. It was found in 1995 in a cave in Slovenia and is made from the femur of a cave bear.

Moving on in history we find the piano was invented in 1700 by Bartolmeo Cristofori. Several hundred years later we find the first record player in 1985. Then a major breakthrough for music when radio made its first broadcast in 1920 eventually bringing music into each American household.

The Museum has a new music display with a 1895 piece and moving on through to the “boom box” of the 1980’s. From a cave bear femur to the iPods of today – where will music go in the future? Museum hours are Monday – Saturday 10-5. The Museum will not close until December.