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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 07 November 2008 13:40 |
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The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Ariz., is set to open in early 2010. With musical instruments from every country in the world, MIM will pay homage to the history and diversity of instruments and introduce museum guests to their varied and unique sounds. MIM will be an engaging, entertaining and informative experience, in which the uninitiated and the knowledgeable will feel welcome. Museum guests will gain an appreciation for both the musical similarities and differences among divergent cultures, countries and ethnicities through state-of-the-art exhibits. Integrated audio and video experiences will enable guests to appreciate the sounds of instruments from around the world as well as to see these instruments played in their cultural context.
The museum will display about 5,000 instruments, from the exquisite heirlooms of royal courts to handcrafted pieces passed down through generations. Some will have been played by famous artists. The collection will be organized into galleries representing major regions: Europe, United States and Canada, Latin America, Oceania, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central and South Asia, Middle East and Africa. Live performances in an intimate auditorium will make MIM a center of world music performance. (themim.org)
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