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Museum of Making Music
At the Museum of Making Music San Diego, visitors can see, hear, and interact with over a century of musical history.
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What you'll do
The museum highlights the musical instrument innovations that played key roles in shaping American popular music, from the invention of the player piano and the development of ragtime music in the 1890s to the versatility of modern digital instruments that influenced the New Wave music of the 1980s.
The museum displays over 500 vintage instruments and offers hundreds of audio and video examples at the touch of a button. The Museum of Making Music also features a unique interactive area where visitors can play over a dozen instruments, including electric drums, a digital piano, a Theremin, electric guitars, and more.
Exhibits
Popular Music
The genres and tunes that defined each era from 1900 to today.
Musical Instrument Innovations
Key advances in musical instruments.
Manufacturing
The ever-evolving world of instrument manufacturing.
Distribution
How instruments, accessories and products made their way to stores and consumers.
Marketing
The many ways in which businesses communicate with the public.
Music Retail
A look at the music stores, shops, and individuals who brought us our musical instruments.
NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants
The role of the 111-year-old trade association in supporting and promoting the music products industry.
Where you'll be
5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, San Diego, USOperating hours
Tuesday–Sunday: 10AM - 5PM.
Closings & holidays
Mondays. May be closed major U.S. holidays.
Find out more
For more information, visit the Museum of Making Music website.
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