MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM EMPHASIZES THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF CREATING MUSIC GLOBALLY
Our history and culture are told via music, and one museum features a variety of instruments from all around the world and from different eras. Over 4,200 instruments and related items (out of more than 12,000) are on display at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), which is spread across two levels of bright galleries in Phoenix, Arizona.
With a wide-ranging, global library, MIM acknowledges that everyone enjoys music. It is a force that unites people and supports them throughout their most difficult times, giving voice to our diverse range of emotions. Curating from a global viewpoint and gathering items that represent the variety of musical practices has become a top concern for the institution.
Geographic Galleries, which centre on five global regions, make up a portion of MIM's collection organisation. For example, the ivory trumpet played in a women's secret organisation in Sierra Leone is a centrepiece of the African and Middle Eastern collection. On the other hand, instruments from 50 nations and island groups, including an old bronze drum from Vietnam, are part of the Asia and Oceania collection.
The Europe gallery features artefacts that reflect its lengthy history, such as centuries-old cathedral bells, and features instruments from 40 nations and city states. Comparably, the Latin American exhibit, which is separated into three sections—South America, Central America and Mexico, and the Caribbean—also includes artefacts from 40 nations and territories. Afro-Caribbean ceremonial drums and Amazonian shamanic rattles are two of the instruments on display in the gallery.