Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix

Amazing! If your wondering if you should visit, the answer is yes! What a great museum! Clean, bright, well laid out, easy to follow. You will get a clean pair of headphones that play all the video clips showing on the screens in each display. We spent 4.5 hours here, our kids enjoyed it too. Their favorite was the Experience Room where you can play a variety of instruments. We also were lucky enough that we caught an impromptu concert in the patio by the Navy Southwest Brass Band. The museum was packed, but never felt crowed. Other then a few annoying people shouting conversations out loud, it was a great overall experience. Staff were all super kind and friendly. Great value!

This is a wonderful place, not just for musical instruments, but also history and geography and cultures from around the world. Each country display has a map where the country is located, and instruments (and costume /dress) used in that location. The headphones will link to the videos playing on that display screen, which show a few clips of the music in that region, using the instruments you see on display. There are also displays of musical instrument manufacturers, and displays of each kind of instrument. There is a coffee shop and an outdoor area where there was a live performance that day. The outdoor area is gorgeous, with covered tables, shaded trees areas, water features and landscaping. You are not permitted to carry water or any food or drink through the museum. I had to check my water bottle at the front. Everyone working was very kind, friendly, and helpful! One lady told me that they have live performances most nights of the week. It is more affordable to buy the membership if you plan on going more than once - which would be great to see more! There is so much here, I had to miss areas since I was only there for 2.5 hours. Overall wonderful place with a wonderful atmosphere!

Easy to find and access. The headsets were helpful so each person could individualize their visit. Beautiful exhibits. Helpful staff, who made sure headsets were working. Very interesting and well worth the cost. Lots of bathrooms. Definitely family friendly.

We did not get to all of the exhibits. I had a wonderful time here. I recommend starting early. My daughter and I entered at 10:30 and we left at 5:00pm. You need 2 or 3 whole days to get through everything. We enjoyed seeing all of the musical instruments and reading the history of the instruments. Great experience!

Perhaps of the best gallery I've gotten an opportunity to visit. On the off chance that you appreciate music in any way, I'm certain you'll partake in the displays, however it's particularly fascinating on the off chance that you're a performer. There are instruments from well known performers, everything being equal. My undisputed top choice displays exhibited instruments and melodic styles of basically every country on the planet. You can without much of a stretch put in two or three hours here. Note that you get a headset and a collector that permits you to pay attention to music all around the exhibition hall; this could be tangible over-burden for some.