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Welcome to the 2006 CIA Winter Congress in Finland
Accordion Museum

Ikaalinen, FINLAND


Host:
Finland - Suomen Harmonikkaliitto (SHL)

2006 CIA Winter Congress in Ikaalinen, Finland
Friday, 24th FebruarySights around Ikaalinen
Saturday, 25th FebruaryAccordion Museum
Sunday, 26th FebruaryAccordion Building/Repair School
Monday, 27th FebruaryGeneral Information for Winter Congress
Accordion Museum
CIA Delegates and Guests had the opportunity to visit the Ikaalinen Accordion Museum which houses over 100 instruments of various styles. The instruments are all attractively displayed in glass enclosures in a large room which is also used for Master Classes and Seminars.

Many tour groups passing through Ikaalinen are brought to the Accordion Museum, where curator Kimmo Mattila gives guided tours.

 
CIA General Secretary Mr. Walter Maurer (Austria) and Music Committee Member Mr. John Leslie (UK) at the Museum
Instruments displayed at the Accordion Museum
Music Committee member Mr. Jacques Mornet (France) trying some old button accordions disguised to look like piano accordions
CIA President Kevin Friedrich with Vice President Kimmo Mattila and guest Jessica Silfverberg.
President of the Music Committee Frederic Deschamps (France), CIA President Kevin Friedrich and Jacques Mornet (France)
Examples of the instruments on display at the Ikaalinen Accordion Museum

Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) - General Secretary
Kimmo Mattila - Kyrösselänkatu 3, FIN-39500 Ikaalinen, FINLAND
Phone: +358 3 4400221, Fax +358 3 4589071 E-mail: hanuritalo@harmonikkainstituutti.net

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