WHAT’S NEW!

Acclaimed jazz pianist Chick Corea is the newest addition to MIM’s Artist Gallery. The exhibit features Corea’s Fender Rhodes Mark I electric piano and his Yamaha MOTIF XS8 synthesizer.

Legendary drummer and session musician Hal Blaine is among the newest artists added to MIM’s Artist Gallery. The exhibit features Blaine’s iconic blue drum set that he played with surf rock duo Jan and Dean.

Now on display in the Folk Revival exhibit in the United States / Canada Gallery, this Martin D-28 was used by Elizabeth Cotten to record her famous song “Freight Train” and others for Smithsonian Folkways in 1957.

Loan courtesy of Peter McLaughlin, Tucson, AZ

MIM’s Democratic Republic of the Congo exhibit has been completely reorganized to display objects by geographic region, taking guests on a comprehensive journey across the Congo. Learn More »

MIM’s latest special exhibition, Treasures: Legendary Musical Instruments, features a gold-plated and engraved cornet (above) and trombone from C. G. Conn on loan from the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. Learn More »

A newly installed Phonographs display in the Mechanical Music Gallery highlights the late 19^th-century invention that enabled the recording and playback of sound. Learn More »