Newly Renovated Museum of Making Music
Sunday: 10 AM
Tuesday: 10 AM
Wednesday: 10 AM
Thursday: 10 AM
Friday: 10 AM
Saturday: 10 AM
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After several years of planning and a complete remodel of its physical space, you are invited discover the newly renovated Museum of Making Music.
The Museum of Making Music is an inviting and engaging place for families and individuals alike. It’s a place where the creative relationship between people, musical instruments, and music is explored.
See hundreds of instruments on display from the last 150 years and hear a vast sampling of musical styles from yesterday and today. Experience an immersive panoramic multimedia display, then play on a variety of hands-on interactive musical instruments. Reflect on what it means to make music in your life and in the world today.
The Museum of Making Music is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Museum is closed on Mondays and major national holidays: Christmas Day, New Years Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day.
Admission: $10-$15
Visit www.museumofmakingmusic.org or call 760-438-5996 / Museum of Making Music on Facebook
Parking is free at the Museum of Making Music. The parking lot is reserved for museum visitors and is located directly behind the building. The lot also includes two spaces reserved for bus and RV parking.
Museum of Making Music
Founded in 1998, the Museum of Making Music explores the multifaceted history of the American music products industry from its beginnings in the 1890s to today. Housed at NAMM Headquarters in Carlsbad, California (north San Diego county), the Museum tells stories of hard work, challenge, inspiration and pioneering innovation, and reveals the profound relationship between the industry, popular music, and global culture. The Museum serves as a resource for the community of NAMM members through the preservation, interpretation and sharing of the industry’s collective history in a public museum context. In addition, it reveals the unique and often unknown story of the music products industry to the general public. Through intimate concerts, films, discussions, hands-on workshops, volunteer opportunities and programs for youth, the Museum opens doors to enable people of all ages and walks of life to find their way into the richly kaleidoscopic world of music making. Hours The Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Museum is closed on Mondays and on major U.S. holidays, including: New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Features The Museum's Interactive Area. The interactive area is where visitors have the chance to make their own music. It includes a variety of hands-on instruments that represent both the latest innovations and lasting traditions in musical instruments. Most interactive instruments come equipped with a pair of headphones so that guests can discover instruments and play privately. Exhibitions. The Museum regularly curates special exhibitions that help tell the story of instrument innovations and the music products industry. These special exhibitions help enhance the normal display artifacts and provide glimpses at unique pieces of history. These exhibitions usually only are viewable for a limited time. Due to their temporary nature, we have taken the initiative to begin cataloging these exhibitions in greater visual (and sometimes aural) detail so that we may present them to you in the virtually limitless expanse of the internet. Admission General Admission: $10 Seniors (60+), students (4-18), & active military (w/ID): $7 Museum members & children 3 and under: Free
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