I just had the great pleasure of visiting MIM - the recently opened Musical
Instrument Museum - in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. It is a beautiful and spacious
museum. Music traditions from all around the world are displayed by region or
country with authentic instruments and many fascinating field videos showing
the amazing artistry and musical expression of our fellow humans of every
culture.
http://www.themim.org/
Although the museum has oodles of Ouds, and Guitars galore, they - sadly - have
only one lone Lute on display: a 10 course lute made by Mathias Durvie, Paris,
1974. It is ironic that there are many lutes in europe that remain in the
museum storage rooms for lack of exhibit space, yet (although I cannot speak
for the museum) MIM seem to have plenty of exhibit space... but only one lute :(
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