It is, perhaps, a paradox: that a thing designed specifically to make a beautiful sound should be suspended in silence, housed in humidity-controlled, sealed glass cabinets. Look but don't touch. See ...

Last Thursday, the Yale School of Music made an announcement that brings the history of Yale’s Collection of Musical Instruments full circle. Timothy Steinert ’82 — great-great-grandson of Morris ...

The National Music Museum has one of the world's largest and most significant collections of historical instruments. It's located in a place you might not expect — Vermillion, South Dakota. For 50 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Filming for the virtual program. The Musical Instrument Museum streams live tours and concerts about music, science and culture to ...

The first electric guitar played in public. The first Hawaiian-made ukulele. Eric Clapton’s 1956 Fender Stratocaster, “Brownie,” which helped create his signature sound on classic songs like “Layla” ...

Crammed into the tiny upstairs of the small northwest Iowa County Museum is *** collection of rare and historic musical instruments. They aren't exactly displayed in the style of the Smithsonian.

Imagine some of the world's most treasured, renowned instruments all in one room. Muse no longer. The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix will open its newest exhibition, "Treasures: Legendary ...

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 ...

MIT researchers recreate ancient musical instruments using CT scans and 3D technology, allowing audiences to hear sounds from centuries ago.

What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In ...

The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments reopened Feb. 25 after renovations with a new exhibition, “Resounding Brass.” The rare instruments on display trace centuries of innovations in the evolution ...