Almost anything can be a musical instrument. A horse’s jawbone? A couple of rocks, a stick, and some string? An armadillo shell? A box with a constantly buzzing antenna sticking out of it? Something ...

The Musical Instrument Museum streams live tours and concerts about music, science and culture to millions of people each year for a fee. But a $7,500 Season for Sharing grant supports free access to ...

A new exhibition at the Musical Instrument Museum, or MIM, will feature some of the world’s rarest instruments. Some never-before-seen historic items, both ancient and ceremonial, will be put on ...

If you had no idea what “music” was, and you came upon “Treasures: Legendary Musical Instruments,” this special exhibition at the Musical Instrument Museum here, you would still know that something ...

PHOENIX — From Johnny Cash’s guitar to Elvis Presley’s jacket and beyond, the Musical Instrument Museum has become a must-see in the Valley. This weekend, the museum is celebrating its 15-year ...

This museum, which opened in 2010, didn’t exist the last time I was in Phoenix. Today, it’s one of the region’s top attractions, and with good reason. My husband and I spent four hours here and easily ...

In 1914 Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs published a taxonomy of musical instruments based on how an instrument’s sound is produced. Those that make a sound when a stretched membrane is ...

Phoenix’s Musical Instrument Museum doesn’t just display exotic and unique music-making artifacts; it also showcases them in action. Inside its intimate 300-seat theater, the MIM hosts performances ...