SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

Special Exhibitions in the Target Gallery complement the museum’s permanent collection with exciting and informative traveling shows, special engagements, and changing exhibitions. MIM is grateful to the Target Corporation for its generous contribution in making this gallery possible.

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Rediscover Treasures: Legendary Musical Instruments

Explore 28 new treasures from history and today. The world’s first ukulele and a 14^th-century flute owned by a Japanese emperor join a purple grand piano played by Prince and Eric Clapton’s “Brownie” guitar.

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Rediscover Treasures Exhibition Trailer

Past Exhibitions

Treasures: Legendary Musical Instruments

Nov. 2021–Oct. 2022

Congo Masks and Music Image

Congo Masks and Music: Masterpieces from Central Africa

Nov. 2019–Sep. 2021

The Electric Guitar: Inventing an American Icon

Nov. 2018–Sep. 2019

Ancient Musical Treasures from Central China: Harmony of the Ancients from the Henan Museum

Nov. 2017–May 2018

Dragons and Vines: Inlaid Guitar Masterpieces

Nov. 2016–Sep. 2017

Stradivarius: Origins and Legacy of the Greatest Violin Maker

Jan.–Jun. 2016

Beyond the Beat: Drums of the World

Nov. 2014–Oct. 2015

Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power

Oct. 2013–Apr. 2014

Portraits from the Golden Age of Jazz

Nov. 2012–Apr. 2013

SANZA: African Thumb Pianos from the Collections of F. & F. Boulanger-Bouhière, the Royal Museum of Central Africa, and MIM

Feb. 2012–Oct. 2012

American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music

Nov. 2010–May 2011

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