The institutions
- **The* Canadian Music Hall of *Fame*** (see our features) — the canon (see our features) enshrined (see our features).
- **The* National Music *Centre*** (see our features) — the Calgary landmark (see our Calgary features), the instruments (see our Heintzman feature) and the exhibits (see our features).
- **The* Canadian Broadcast *Museum*** — the radio (see our radio features) and TV (see our MuchMusic feature) preserved (see our features).
- **The* regional *archives*** (see our regional features) — the provincial collections (see our features), the local history (see our venues features) kept.
The archive's value
The value: the memory (see our features) institutionalized (see our features) — the artifacts (see our album-covers feature) preserved (see our features), the stories (see our myths feature) kept (see our features), the canon (see our features) accessible (see our features). The (see our features) museums (see our features) hold (see our features). The (see our features) archives (see our features) preserve (see our features). The (see our features) history (see our features) remains (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
What are Canada’s best music museums?
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the National Music Centre (Calgary), and the regional archives.
Why do music archives matter?
The memory institutionalized — the artifacts preserved, the stories kept, the canon accessible.
Where is the Canadian Music Hall of Fame?
The physical exhibitions rotate; the canon is the permanent collection.