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Musical Instrument Museum

By some of the world’s leading musicians

Application

Display Cases

Category

Other
Installation view "Adolphe Sax" exhibition, Noveau alto, Paris, France, 1866. Photograph by Holly Metz. Courtesy of the Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
Installation view "George Benson" exhibition, “Johnny Smith” electric guitar by Gibson, 1973, Loan courtesy of George Benson. Photograph by Holly Metz. Courtesy of the Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
Installation view "Cajun Music" exhibition, Cajun accordion by Marc Savoy. Photograph by Holly Metz. Courtesy of the Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Installation view "Democratic Republic of the Congo, Communication" exhibition, Whistles, Bell and Slit Drum. Loan courtesy of Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. Photograph by Holly Metz. Courtesy of the Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
Installation view "Brunei" exhibition, Dragon gong, ca. 1850. Photograph by Holly Metz. Courtesy of the Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ.

Location

Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

Medium

Musical Instruments

Size

Various

Glazing

Optium Museum Acrylic®

The Challenge

  • To protect and showcase a variety of musical instruments while providing the best viewing experience possible in light weight, shatter resistant exhibit display cases.

The Solution

Optium Museum Acrylic® Display Cases

Anti-reflective
Allows viewers to see the musical instruments rather than their own reflections.

99% UV blocking
Protects the musical instruments from the most damaging light wavelengths, helping prevent fading and degradation.

Abrasion resistant
A durable hard coat protects against scratches from cleaning and general exposure to the public.

Acrylic is half the weight of glass and shatter resistant
Safeguards against injury and damage to musical instruments and visitors.

Anti-static protection exceeds that of glass
Makes for safer, easier fabrication and less cleaning.

The Work

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) is located in Phoenix, Arizona. Opened in April 2010, it is the largest museum of its type in the world. The museum displays around 6,800 musical instruments and associated objects from nearly 200 countries and territories, representing every inhabited continent and different types of ethnic, folk, and tribal music.

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