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So naturally, for her rooftop commission at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, she’s actually built her own musical instruments, fabricating three monumental stringed instruments.
Partly housed in the former Old England department store, a landmark 1899 Art Nouveau building, the Musical Instruments Museum (also known as the "MIM") is located about a half-mile from the Grand ...
The turntable has been used as a musical instrument since the 1940s and 1950s when experimental composers began sampling and creating music entirely produced by the turntable. However, it wasn’t ...
The Chinese zither, called guqin, has existed for over 3,000 years and represents China's foremost solo musical instrument ... this ancient instrument is inseparable from Chinese intellectual history.
“Sound Formations: Artist, Musician, Instrument Maker,” an exhibition at the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, is showcasing handcrafted musical instruments that can also be appreciated as works ...
Created by artist Jennie C. Jones, the new exhibition features a trio of towering musical instruments made from concrete and aluminum Billed as “Bob Dylan’s first demo tape,” the recordings ...
Explore musical instruments in the Anacostia Community Museum's collection. From castanets to congas, they are tools for communication, creativity, connection, and community. Listen for the talking ...