Museum Of Making Music Reopening Celebration

by The Editors on August 19, 2011

Concept1 1312923281-1One of Carlsbadistan’s coolest, hidden gems is the Museum of Making Music. And tomorrow (Saturday, August 20, 2011) the museum is holding a “reopening celebration” to show off their new interactive displays and updated exhibits.

Taking place at the Museum’s Carlsbad location (5790 Armada Drive), the reopening celebration includes activities for children of all ages and special performances by local musicians. Professional musicians will be at instrument areas throughout the Museum to give visitors one-on-one instruction and demonstrations.

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[Link: Museum of Making Music]The Museum of Making Music, which recently underwent a significant renovation to its galleries, is inviting the public to experience its new interactive displays and updated exhibits at a reopening celebration on Aug. 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Taking place at the Museum’s Carlsbad location (5790 Armada Drive), the reopening celebration includes activities for children of all ages and special performances by local musicians. Professional musicians will be at instrument areas throughout the Museum to give visitors one-on-one instruction and demonstrations.

Live music will include performances by the following artists:

Jim Trepasso, San Diego Mandolin Orchestra
9:30AM – 10:45AM

Keli Ross-Mau, Steel Pan Drums
11AM – 12PM

Jack Hill, Hammond B3
12PM – 1PM

Bill Kilpatrick, Guitar
1PM – 2PM

Wolf Marshall Trio
2PM – 3:3PM

Special pricing on admission – $5 for adults and free for children 12 and under – is available to celebrate the completed renovation and will be offered from Aug. 20 through Aug. 31.

In June the Museum closed its doors to complete work on five galleries that depict the multifaceted history of American music and create a new exhibit space dedicated to housing the Museum’s self-curated temporary exhibitions. The changes are aimed at increasing visitor engagement with musical instruments and updating the story of musical innovations to include the 19th century to present day.

“Our renovation project allowed us to expand upon what has always been one of the most positive visitor experiences at the Museum – actual engagement with musical instruments,” said Carolyn Grant, executive director at the Museum of Making Music. “For more than ten years, the Museum has shared the history of music and instrument innovation through educational programs, exhibitions and live performances, and now gives visitors even more hands-on time with instruments and allows them to connect with the music making process.”

The Museum’s fifth gallery experienced the most enhancements during the renovation and now includes nearly 1,100 square feet of state-of-the-art interactive displays, giving visitors a chance to explore their own musicality by picking up instruments and playing with other guests. Breakthrough musical instruments were added to four of the Museum’s galleries to showcase innovations that significantly impacted music making in a given time period. Modern equivalents of the breakthrough instruments are now available for guests to pick up and play during their visit.

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