Hidden Musical Gem in Plain Sight
Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre的点评
点评:Wow! We had a fantastic time at Studio Bell, home to the National Music Centre and the Canadian Music Halls of Fame. Studio Bell is much more than a museum and describes itself as a "hub for music, innovation and cultural discovery in Canada."
Housed in a breathtaking modern architectural wonder, Studio Bell's collection includes instruments ranging from harmonicas to huge organ pipes, music memorabilia and artifacts, early keyboards and other electronic gear and gorgeous stage costumes. Among the instruments we saw on display was the upright piano used by Elton John to compose many of his early hits.
Studio Bell houses four Music Halls of Fame - the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Quebec Music Hall of Fame. We enjoyed the newest exhibit honoring Nelly Furtado, the 2026 Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductee.
Everyone - but especially musicians - can easily spend hours at Studio Bell. There are many interactive exhibits that let you pop on headphones and play actual instruments alongside a video. It was fun stepping inside a vocal booth and hearing myself sing really badly off-key :o)
Admission is $24.50 Adults and $19.50 Seniors (Wednesday free for seniors). We wish we had known about the Greatest Hits Tour ($12 Adults/$8 Senior) and the Backstage Tour ($16 Adults/$12 Seniors) that would have given us more insight into the museum's many treasures.
翻译:太棒了!我们在贝尔工作室度过了一段美妙的时光。这里是国家音乐中心以及加拿大音乐名人堂的所在地。贝尔工作室绝不仅仅是一座博物馆,它自称是“加拿大音乐、创新与文化探索的中心”。
贝尔工作室坐落于一座令人叹为观止的现代建筑之中,馆内藏品丰富:从口琴到巨大的管风琴管等各类乐器,还有音乐纪念品与文物、早期的键盘乐器及其他电子设备,以及漂亮的舞台服装。在我们看到的陈列品中,有一架伊尔顿·约翰用来创作早期众多热门歌曲的立式钢琴。
贝尔工作室内设有四个音乐名人堂——加拿大音乐名人堂、加拿大词曲作家名人堂、加拿大乡村音乐名人堂以及魁北克音乐名人堂。我们还欣赏到了为纪念2026年入选加拿大音乐名人堂的奈莉·费塔多而举办的最新展览。
任何人——尤其是音乐爱好者——都可以在贝尔工作室里尽情游览数小时而不觉乏味。馆内有很多互动展览,你可以戴上耳机,跟着视频演奏真实的乐器。亲自走进录音棚,听到自己跑调得厉害的歌声,真是有趣极了 :o)
成人门票价格为24.50美元,老年人为19.50美元(周三老年人免费入场)。真希望我们事先知道还有“经典曲目导览 tour”(成人12美元/老年人8美元)以及“后台参观 tour”(成人16美元/老年人12美元),这样就能更深入地了解博物馆里的众多珍宝了。