乐器博物馆

进入博物馆时,我觉得18美金一张的门票也太贵了,不过等到离开时,我却觉得每一分钱都非常值得。这种概念真棒,而且执行得有如此完美的用户体验。听着音乐,看着演奏者,了解旋律来自哪里,真是太好了。让这种体验更上一层楼的,是你可以看到那些视频里被演奏的乐器。后来我都舍不得走了,只是脚走得好累。我觉得那里也许该多放置几个座椅,中间让客人能休息一下,不过也许是我个人看法吧。另外中间我还觉得很饿,等出来又错过常规咖啡厅的营业时间,最后只好去简便咖啡厅。在那里吃了一顿干巴巴、难吃得很的火鸡三明治,加汽水要13美金呢!太离谱。我还不如吃点饼干喝点咖啡呢。不过除了这一点,这里一切都很震撼。

博物馆收集到了全球各地的音乐器材。弹奏的话可以听到它们发出的声响。如果你喜欢音乐,最少计划在里面花上几个小时,因为真的是乐器大集合。大堂有一个不错的咖啡店,有不错的食物。

我从来没有见过这么多的乐器,而且还可以听它们的音色,因为工作人员会给你一个耳机,走到特点的乐器之前,耳机能就会发出该乐器演奏时的声音。

如果你对音乐感兴趣,那么这个地方一定要来。这里有来自世界各地成百上千的乐器。你还能把玩其中的一些。你在博物馆四处转的时候,那里还会播放一个关于知名乐者的短片。你需要花上几个小时来完全享受其中。餐馆的食物也不错,价格也很划算。

MIM是一个世界级的博物馆,里面展出了全世界范围内、很长的历史时间内出现的各种不同种类的乐器。这个博物馆超大,里面的一些装饰非常漂亮,比如旋转楼梯底部的地板上的那个用大理石做的世界地图。我个人最爱的展览是世界乐器和世界音乐那一层,现代流行文化展览区里有:猫王的吉他以及摇滚乐团Primus的鼓手捐献的一套鼓。里面卖的咖啡很新鲜,当地小吃也很美味,剧院内的音乐和音响效果非常不错。

If you are interested in musical instruments, this is the place for you. Most of the instruments shown are from the 20th c. The emphasis here is to introduce you to the instruments of the world. The world instrument collections are on a country-by-country basis; divided into sections devoted to the African, Asian, European, North American, and South American continents. These collections are on the second floor, with a section devoted to Arizona artists in the North American section (Alice Cooper, who knew?). The first floor has instruments and ephemera separated by artist (Johnny Cash, Taylor Swift, Elvis, etc.). Visitors are supplied with audio equipment and there are a lot of videos of people--famous and not--playing the instruments shown. The facility is fairly new and architecturally interesting. There is a cafe available and a gift shop. It's a BIG facility and after a while it gets to be a bit much. Also, because the collection goes from one country to another within a certain continent, there is a lot of overlap of similar and identical instruments and it begins to all look alike. But if you are interested in instruments of a particular country--no matter how obscure--it's here.

This wonderfully done museum would be a great stop for not only those with a musical passion, but basically anyone that enjoys listening to any form of music, and have some curiosity about how it evolved to its current form. The expanse of the instrument collection is immense, and the research that must have went into the displays simply incredible. The individual headsets that synchronize with the video/audio displays are an ingenious way for all to enjoy and appreciate the sounds of the instruments and artists and still keep the ambient sound relatively low. What was additionally impressive beyond just a room full of instruments were the profiles of the people and cultures that used and evolved these instruments to basically evolve music up to our current day. Well done!

I had a couple of hours to spend here and didn't see everything. May go back. Lots and lots of interesting instruments including the guitar Elvis used in his last concert. I don't understand why there is so much Taylor Swift. About the same as Elvis. No Neil Diamond, no Motown, no Madonna. Oh well. Still a great way to spend time browsing.

I expected a small-out of the way museum. What we got was an large exceptional museum of the instruments of the world. There was a gallery for each continent and each continent had each country represented. Each display was extremely well done. Leave yourself lots of time. We went in the early morning-left our afternoon baseball game so we could go back to see more . Only open from 9-5 Almost an overload sensory experience there is so much. Spendy for a family.

Everyone should visit here! It is a beautiful building filled with anything and everything related to music over time and around the world. It will take at least two full days to see everything. I am not a musician, and music is not really something I spend a lot of time thinking about or doing....but this museum gave me the greatest appreciation for music...and it's meaning to mankind.I can't stress enough how wonderful the museum is...except to say..." It is worth 3 times the admission cost".

Or maybe you'd prefer to sing, play, strum, pluck or trumpet it from the rooftops. When it comes to Phoenix's unique Musical Instrument Museum, "fabulous" is really the only word that fits. With exhibitions of instruments, artists and genres from across the globe -- and wonderful headphones that let you experience each unique sound or performance as you wander in front of the display -- you get gloriously lost in the diverse sounds of music. One of the most entertaining days I've spent in a very long time.

Wanted to visit since it opened but just brought some out of town friend a couple of weeks ago. I loved the way it was set up , and it was very pretty and clean. I learned alot and want to revisit soon and bring others. Music from around the world and very passionate docents to answer questions. Give your self at least 3 hours and you will see about half. when tired head to the cafe. Local grown stuff used to prepare. Tasty egg salad ( who'd have thought) and salad.

I have to reiterate the comments of other reviewers. Allow plenty of time to tour this museum. I have been to many others, but this one is very pleasantly different from them. It is well worth the price of admission. When you enter, you are handed a set of headphones that enables you to "hear" the music at the exhibit you are viewing. The exhibits seem to cover every type of music: rock, jazz, blues, classical, hip-hop, ethnic.... etc. We adults had a grand time listening to our favorites and discovering new ones. MIM has an interactive space for children to play different instruments. It interested our children for a good hour or longer. (Nice for us, too. We switched off so one of us could watch the children and one could return to the exhibits.) Cafeteria offered a nice variety of food—tasty, too. You can eat inside or bask in the glorious sun outside. Don't miss it! Don't miss it!

This museum is really well organized. It truly gives one an appreciation for how music is a universal language. It is very clever the way the museum is organized with headphones which allows you to hear many examples of the different types of instuments and types of music. It is definitely worth the visit-but do not plan on covering it in 1 day unless you are just walking through.

I am not a musician but this was a great place to visit. The museum is very well organized with musical instruments by continent and country and special exhibits. An amazing array of usual and unusual musical instruments. Great learnjng experience. Spent three hours here and could have stayed longer.