A recent four-week exhibition in Granada organized by the Association of Guitar-makers made a very convincing case for a guitar museum in Granada. Granada has been a centre for the construction of stringed instruments since the 12 century, the city was home to some of the greatest innovators in the 19th century and today there are 50 makers working in the province. Can any other place say all that?
The video will give you an overview of the exhibition and the links will take you to each of the instruments that were on display. There is also a link to a some photographs by Alberto Juárez which were also included as homage to the original members of the Escuela Granadina. The gallery shows stills of the rest of the exhibition.
Homage to the original Escuela Granadina.
The guitar are linked in the order that they appear in the video.
José Pernas 1864
José Pernas 1838
José Pernas 1851
Agustín Caro 1824
Agustín Caro 1810
Nicolás del Valle c. 1850
Rafael Ortega c. 1890
José Ortega 1880
Bernardo Milán 1927
Andrés Quiñones 1887
Benito Ferrer 1900
J. Ortega señorita
J. Ortega c. 1900