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.
The Electric Guitar: Inventing an American Icon shares the untold story of the electric guitar, an instrument that revolutionized music and popular culture forever. See more than eighty of the world’s rarest electric guitars and amplifiers―from some of the first ever heard to those played by the most famous electric guitarists known today―exclusively at MIM.
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