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Musical Instruments Research

A woman showing an instrument with an ornately painted lid to a group of children.
A Harmonious Ensemble: Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan Museum, 1884–2014

Trace the history of the Department of Musical Instruments through this comprehensive account of the people, performances, and instruments that have made the department what it is today.

Pegged top and underside of a wooden zheng.
Masterpieces of Chinese Music: A Musical Performance by Music from China

A Chinese celebration in conjunction with the exhibition Eccentric Visions: The Worlds of Luo Ping (1733—1799).

Horn and case, with an interior bell decorated with a floral motif
Beethoven's World | Insider Insights

Explore the instruments, art, and philosophy that shaped composer Ludwig van Beethoven's world and continue to inform our approach to the man and his music.