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Play the MIM Video" id="Image2" onclick="MM_openBrWindow('video/popupvideo2.htm','','toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=540,height=303')" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image2','','images/video_button_roll.gif',1)" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" /></a></div></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="383" rowspan="2"><table width="383" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><div id="contentHeader">MIM Press Room</div> <div id="contentBodyPress"> <div id="contentPressHeader"><span class="calloutTextBold">Press Releases</span><br /> <br /> April 26, 2010<br /> <br /> <a href="press_04_26_10.asp">The Musical Instrument Museum Celebrates Grand Opening in Phoenix, Arizona, Unveiling Much Anticipated Global Collection</a> <br /> Featuring more than three thousand instruments and artifacts from around the world, and an ongoing program of exciting live performances, the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) opened to the public on April 24 in Phoenix, Arizona... <a href="press_04_26_10.asp">more></a><br /> </div> <div id="contentSpacer"> </div> <div id="contentPress"> <p>April 19, 2010<br /> <br /> <a href="press_04_19_10.asp">The Musical Instrument Museum Announces Spring Season Concert Schedule for New Music Theater</a> <br /> Phoenix, AZ – Featuring performers from every corner of the globe, the inaugural spring season at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) Music Theater boasts a diverse line-up of concerts and guest artists. The MIM Music Theater, which opened to the public on April 24, 2010, spans two floors of the museum and is an intimate, 299-seat performance hall designed with spacious seating and state-of-the-art acoustics... <a href="press_04_19_10.asp">more></a><br /> </p> </div> <div id="contentSpacer"> </div> <div id="contentPress"> <p>December 17, 2009<br /> <br /> <a href="press_12_17_09.asp">The Musical Instrument Museum Completes Construction and Begins Installation Process in Anticipation of April 24, 2010 Opening</a> <br /> December 17, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona – The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), the first truly global museum of its kind, is gearing up for its grand opening in Phoenix on April 24, 2010. The museum has completed construction of its new building and is now applying interior finishes to its galleries and public spaces, including exhibition installation of the Geo-Galleries, five expansive galleries... <a href="press_12_17_09.asp">more></a><br /> </p> </div> <div id="contentSpacer"> </div> <div id="contentPress"> <p>October 2009<br /> <br /> <a href="press_09.asp">Historic 2008 Chinese Olympic Drum Arrives at Phoenix's New Musical Instrument Museum</a> <br /> The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix has recently taken delivery of an instrument sure to be an exhibit highlight: a massive, ceremonial Chinese drum used in the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing... <a href="press_09.asp">more></a><br /> </p> </div> <div id="contentSpacer"> </div> <div id="contentPress"> <p>August 2009<br /> <br /> <a href="press_08_09.asp">RETURN OF THE NINE FOOT GUITAR!!!</a> <br /> New Musical Instrument Museum Acquires World’s Largest<br /> Playable Acoustic Guitar</p> <p>It’s called the Harmony Super Sovereign and was created in 1970<br /> as a promotion piece for trade shows and conventions. This affable, sixstringgiant has found a new home as part of the rapidly growing guitar<br /> collection at the new Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, which will<br /> open its doors in 2010... <a href="press_08_09.asp">more></a><br /> </p> </div> <div id="contentSpacer"> </div> <div id="contentPress"> <p>July 2009<br /> <br /> <a href="press_07_09.asp">MARTIN GUITARS PARTNER WITH NEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM</a> <br /> C.F. Martin and Company, one of the world’s premier guitar<br /> manufacturers, has entered into a partnership with the new Musical<br /> Instrument Museum (MIM), a 195,000 square foot facility currently being<br /> built on 20 acres of scenic sonoran desert in Northern Phoenix. MIM will<br /> exhibit musical instruments from every country in the world. And Martin<br /> guitars will be a significant presence at MIM when the museum opens its<br /> doors in the spring of 2010... <a href="press_07_09.asp">more></a><br /> </p> </div> <div id="contentSpacer"> </div> <div id="contentPress">February 24, 2009<br /> <br /> <a href="press_02_24_09.asp">Musical Instrument Museum Marks Milestone with Topping Off Event</a> <br /> The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), the first truly global museum of its kind, will celebrate the completion of the building’s “envelope” or shell at a “Topping Off” event on Thursday, February 26 at 10:00 am... <a href="press_02_24_09.asp">more></a><br /> </div> <div id="contentSpacer"> </div> <div id="contentPress"> <p>October 31, 2008<br /> <br /> <a href="press_10_31_08.asp">MIM Reaches Acquisition and Building Milestones</a> <br /> With a Global Collection, Innovative Technology and Live Performances, MIM Celebrates Music as the Language of the Soul October 29, 2008, Phoenix, Arizona - The new Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), the first truly global museum... <a href="press_10_31_08.asp">more></a></p> </div> <div id="contentSpacer"> </div> <div id="contentPress"> <p>April 21, 2008<br /> <br /> <a href="press_04_21_08.asp">MIM Acquires Claremont Collection</a> <br /> Renowned Collection from the Kenneth G. Fiske Museum at The Claremont Colleges Features More Than 1,200 Musical Instruments. April 18, 2008 - Phoenix, Arizona -The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) today announced that it will acquire a historically... <a href="press_04_21_08.asp">more></a></p> </div> <div id="contentSpacer"> </div> <div id="contentPress"> <p>February 06, 2008<br /> <br /> <a href="press_02_06_08.asp">The New Musical Instrument Museum Begins Construction in Phoenix, Arizona</a> <br /> With a Global Collection, Innovative Technology and Live Performances, MIM Will Celebrate Music as the Universal Language. Governor Janet Napolitano, Vice Mayor Peggy Neely and the Phoenix Symphony Celebrate with Museum Leadership at Groundbreaking... <a href="press_02_06_08.asp">more></a></p> </div> <div id="contentSpacer"> </div> </div></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="221" rowspan="2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><P> <div id="sidebarRightBottom"> <span class="calloutTextBold">Media Contact</span> <p> Christopher Bell 480-478-6014<br /> <a href="mailto:christopher.bell@themim.org">christopher.bell@themim.org</a></p> <p> </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><div id="sidebarRightBottom"> <p><br /> </p> </div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sidebarSpacer"><a href="index.htm"><img src="images/logo.jpg" width="175" height="46" border="0" alt="Musical Instrument Museum" /></a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div>  <div id="footerHolder"> <div id="footer"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <strong><font color="#e4d769"> The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.</font></strong> <br /> <br /> MIM | 4725 E. 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