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 Visitors can play the reproduction of a 1795 Dulcken fortepiano. | |
| Formation | 1983, 41 years ago |
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| Founder | Ira F. Brilliant |
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| Owner | San Jose State University |
| Website | sjsu |
The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies serves as a museum, research center, and host of lectures and performances devoted solely to the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven. It is the only institution of its kind in North America and holds the largest collection of Beethoven works and memorabilia outside Europe.[1] The center is operated by San Jose State University and the American Beethoven Society. It is located on the fifth floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, which is located on the San Jose State campus in downtown San Jose, California.
- ^ About the Beethoven Center Archived 2009-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies