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Essay

The Guitar

September 1, 2007

By Wendy Powers and Jayson Kerr Dobney

The vihuela and guitar existed simultaneously until the seventeenth century, when the popularity of the guitar superseded the vihuela.
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Essay

The Spanish Guitar

May 1, 2017

By Daniel Wheeldon

This is in fact the repeating story of the Spanish guitar: the innovations of Spain’s virtuosic musicians and ingenious craftsmen disperse to captivate and transform guitar-playing traditions around the world.
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editorial

The Legacy of Guitar Virtuoso Justin Holland Lives On

February 10, 2014

By Jayson Kerr Dobney

Associate Curator Jayson Dobney and guitarist Ernie Jackson introduce readers to nineteenth-century African-American guitar virtuoso Justin Holland.
Press Release

The Met Receives Landmark Gift of More Than 500 of the Finest Guitars from the Golden Age of American Guitar Making

With this collection, the Museum will become an epicenter for the celebration and study of this iconic instrument
Pixar's "Coco" edition Guitar, German Vazquez Rubio Mexican, Wood, abalone shell, 24k gold inlay
Art

Pixar's "Coco" edition Guitar

2017

German Vazquez Rubio

Wood, abalone shell, 24k gold inlay
Howard Roberts Custom Model Electric Archtop Guitar, Epiphone American, Fingerboard: Ebony; Binding: Plastic; Top: Laminate spruce?; Back and sides: Maple plywood; Inlay: Mother of Pearl, American
Art

Howard Roberts Custom Model Electric Archtop Guitar

1966

Epiphone

Fingerboard: Ebony; Binding: Plastic; Top: Laminate spruce?; Back and sides: Maple plywood; Inlay: Mother of Pearl

Press Release

Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C. F. Martin
January 14 - December 7, 2014

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Its Fall/Winter 2026–27 Met Live Arts Season, Bringing Leading Artists into Dialogue with the Museum's Collections, Exhibitions, and Historic Spaces

This season features groundbreaking performances by Lykke Li, St. Vincent, Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Ayodele Casel, Rebirth Brass Band, JACK Quartet, and others, with several newly commissioned performances created in conjunction with major Museum exhibitions, including Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous, Musical Bodies, and a new gallery dedicated to celebrating the American guitar.
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Immaterial: Wood

August 27, 2024
The most musical tree in the world.
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From the Ancient to the Present: Musical Instruments at the Met

October 19, 2015

By Jayson Kerr Dobney

Jayson Dobney announces a new publication, Musical Instruments: Highlights of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.