Last updated: 12/14/2011
Phoenix, Arizona
Address
4725 E. Mayo Boulevard
Phoenix, AZ 85050
phone: 480-478-6000
e-mail: guestservice@theMIM.org
web: www.themim.org/

Admissions

We expect approximately 250,000-500,000 visitors per year. We will have modest visitor fees so that MIM is accessible to everyone. We also plan to actively encourage students from area schools grades 4-12 to participate in school tours.

Museum Type(s)

Staff

Billie R. Dewalt
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Amanda Birnstengel
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Sunni Fass
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Kathleen Gallagher
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Barbara Hamann
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Melissa Parsoff
phone: 212-593-5889
Description

The new Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), the first truly global museum of its kind, broke ground on February 6, 2008 for its 190,000-square-foot facility on 20 acres of land on the north side of Phoenix, Arizona. Offices during the building of the museum are located in Tempe, Arizona and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scheduled to open in 2010, this new museum will celebrate the universal language of music by exhibiting instruments from every country in the world

Mission

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) will celebrate the similarities and differences of the world's cultures as expressed through music - a language common to us all.

Artifact Collections

The instruments will have both historic and artistic merit. Most instruments will be more than 50 years old, although some newer instruments may be required if some countries' "signature" instruments are newer or if older instruments are no longer available. Our desire is to have instruments that have been used for folk and tribal occasions wherever possible.

Library
Access: General Public, Students, Scholars, Members
Appointment required: No
Services
Gift Shop
Restaurant
Exhibitions
Museum Events
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