10:00 AM Saturday – Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)

4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ –   Saturday, June 11th @10:00 AM
The entry fee is $20.00 per person for the self-guided tour. Each guest will be given a state-of-the-art GuidePORT, headset and map to use as they explore the exhibits in the galleries. Explore musical instruments and objects displayed in MIM’s galleries. GuidePORTs headsets automatically play music at the exhibits, allowing you to observe how instruments are played and hear how they sound when standing in front of the exhibit’s video screen.
Allow up to three hours to complete the tour. If you need a break or feeling hungry there is Café Allegro on site, take a breather and continue the tour.
As a bonus at no addition charge, MIM is celebrating Musical Icons: Women in Jazz. Commemorate the lives and artistry of the women featured in MIM’s galleries who have shaped the course of jazz in this first-time event. A schedule of events will be posted when finalized.
RSVP to John R. at activitiesdirectorptop@gmail.com by June 9th. To pay in advance… contact our Treasurer, Bill M. at treasurer@phoenixprimetimers.com or bring CASH the day of the tour. Meet in the lobby at 9:50 to collect the headsets for the tour.
MIM began with a vision to create a musical instrument museum that would be truly global. Realizing most musical museums featured historic, primarily Western classical instruments, MIM’s founder Bob Ulrich (then CEO of Target Corporation) was inspired to develop a new kind of museum that would focus on the kind of instruments played every day by people worldwide. A focus on the guest experience shaped every aspect of the museum’s development. From the beginning, our goal has been to deliver a musical experience that is enriching, inspiring, interesting, and fun.
Today, MIM has a collection of more than 8,000 instruments from more than 200 world countries. The galleries reflect the rich diversity and history of many world cultures. But music and instruments also show us what we have in common – a thought powerfully expressed in our motto, music is the language of the soul.