Cremona has always been considered the city that gave birth to the greatest violin-makers of all time. The importance of these exceptional masters is confirmed today as in the past because the greatest violinists play instruments made by Stradivari, Amati or Guarneri del Gesù.
- Museo Stradivariano
- Town Hall violin exhibition [It holds some masterpieces of the Cremonese school: the violin known as "Il Cremonese 1715", made by Antonio Stradivari in 1715; the violin "Hammerle", made by Nicolò Amati in 1658; the violin "Carlo IX of France", made by Andrea Amati in 1566; the violin "Stauffer", made by Giuseppe Guarneri, called del Gesù, in 1734; the violin "Quarestani", made by Giuseppe Guarneri, Andrea's son, in 1689; the viol known as "La Stauffer", made by Antonio and Gerolamo Amati in 1615]
- Antonio Stradivari Foundation
- Mondomusica. International Exhibition of Musical Craftmanship Instruments - October 3-5, 2008
- International School for violin-making
- The Consortium of violinmakers
- books
- CD The violins of Cremona
- Sala dei violini of Trecchi Palace
* article 'Why Stradivarius violins are best' (The Independent)
* video [WTHR Indianapolis] Andrea Mosconi, Cremona's official musical conservationist, and one of the numerous city's violin-makers
* video Marco Coppiardi in his studio in Boston
* video Matteo Fedeli plays Stradivari violins
* films: The Red Violin by François Girard (1998) [trailer], Stradivarius by Giacomo Battiato (1989) starring Anthony Quinn
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