Musical Instrument Museum, Musical instrument museum in Phoenix, United States.

The Musical Instrument Museum is a museum in Phoenix, Arizona, opened in April 2010 in a contemporary building of about 200,000 square feet with two floors of galleries. Its collection of over 15,000 instruments and associated objects comes from nearly 200 countries and territories. The exterior is clad in staggered rectangular stone tiles in tan and beige, with the dark metal letters M, I and M mounted vertically on the upper left corner; a metal handrail runs along a stairway to a recessed doorway in a lower wall of smooth brown panels.

Robert J. Ulrich, former CEO and chairman of Target Corporation, conceived the museum with his friend Marc Felix after visiting the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels. The Musée de la Musique in Paris, modernised in 1997, was consulted on the design. The 200,000-square-foot building opened in April 2010 at a cost of over US$250 million.

The Geographic Galleries show musicians from their home regions in video recordings, so visitors can see how the instruments were originally played. This presentation connects object and living performance in a way that deepens understanding of musical traditions.

Visitors receive wireless headphones that automatically play audio when approaching video screens in the galleries. This allows for a personal musical experience as you move through the exhibition at your own pace.

The Experience Gallery invites guests to try out instruments from different cultures themselves, including drums, guitars, and gongs. This interactive area allows you to discover the physical way of playing and make a direct connection to the music.