WHAT’S NEW!

This ceremonial shaman’s drum handle from the proto-Inuit Thule people, made in the 13^th century, features a carved dace with an open, singing mouth. It retains the sturdy crosspiece that attached to a shallow wooden frame traditionally stretched with the skin of a seal or caribou. See it this month inside the Orientation Gallery!

Gift of the Robert J. Ulrich and Diane Sillik Fund

This Steinway Model M grand piano was hand-selected by Thelonious Monk and played by countless jazz legends in the home of “the Jazz Baroness” Pannonica de Koenigswarter for decades. Left: Jazz great Thelonious Monk

Image credit: William P. Gottlieb Learn More »

The newly revised Venezuela exhibit now features a concert cuatro made by Ramon Blanco, who designed the first concert cuatro in 1973. Learn More »