– The Violinabox –
Local music – Worldwide
A Traveling Violin
The Violinabox roams the world collecting snapshots of local communities and their music. Handed from musician to musician, recordings are shared online. We are spotlighting the diversity of music and its role in our local and interconnected worlds
Making the Violin
In 2022/23, ten violinmakers across the world made a single violin. Each maker used materials grown in their own location to add a part to the violin, before passing it on to the next maker. In all 10 violin makers in 9 countries collaborated to create this unique, international instrument.
The Violinabox Project
This unfunded project creates a chain of personal connections. It is powered by goodwill and trust, and celebrates the diversity of violin music and its power to unite us.
The violin was completed within a year and returned to Oberlin. As a completed violin began it’s endless world tour, visiting musicians and collecting music
Here Ute Zahn in Minneapolis, USA, makes the violin’s back from local cherry.
May 26, 2025, Arteaga, Coahuila, Mexico
Trace our travels on the map below and , if you would like to be a part of this celebration of world violin music, fill out the form at the bottom of this page to request a visit from the Violinabox
Where in the World is the Violinabox?
On this map you can track where the violin was made, where it has been played and who has requested to host it in the future
Countries Visited
KIlometers Travelled
Application to Host the Violinabox
If you would like to host the Violinabox for a visit, fill out the application form
We are looking for violin / fiddle enthusiasts to share a glimpse of your music, location and community