FOLK MUSIC CENTER
MUSEUM AND STORE

SERVING CLAREMONT, CA AND THE WORLD FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS

storefront
store interior wide
banjo in shop
in-store stage
irish drums on shelf
guitars and ukuleles on display
a variety of hand drums in front of glass museum cases
exterior folk music center logo sign
CDs by local artists on display
CD's on display
closeup of sitar tuning pegs
guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, and banjos displayed on interior wall
Native American flutes on display behind glass
guitar in repair shop
banjo being worked on in the repair shop
framed black and white photo of ellen working on a guitar in the shop
folk music center lettering on front door
wide photo of store interior

Instruments

The Folk Music Center has an incredible assortment of some of the most amazing instruments you could ever find. You could come into the store every day of your life and see something new each time. Give us a call or come by.

Museum

In 1976, the Folk Music Center Museum was incorporated as a non-profit educational, cultural corporation. The Folk Music Center Museum has hundreds of rare and antique musical instruments and artifacts of cultures from around the world.

Instruction

The Folk Music Center offers professional lessons to students of all ages and levels: beginning, intermediate, or advanced. Our highly qualified instructors will provide you with the knowledge and guidance you are looking for.

Our focus is to provide families, groups and individuals with a variety of musical instruments and accessories for making their own music. Our mission is to present to the public a look, touch and play experience with instruments from all over the world.