While Phoenix’s newest museum, opened April 2010, may sound like a snore, the 200,000-square-foot facility is magical. We could have spent all day at MIM, going from gallery to gallery, donning headphones to hear songs and watching videos of dancers and performers.
The museum’s exhibits present instrument and music from all over the world, including Africa, Central Asia, Latin America, U.S, and Europe. See one of the drums used in opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, learn about Hip Hop rhythms in the USA, bagpipes from Scotland and lots more. In the “Experience Gallery,” play African drums, finger a harp, shake gourds from Guinea and strike an enormous gong from Thailand. For more information, visit MIM‘s Web site.