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Reflecting a Living, Creative Community

December 2025

How do you represent a creative community that is constantly evolving and changing?  That is a question we think about often at the Museum of Making Music. Music is never still. Neither are the people who design the instruments, imagine new...

25 Years in 25 Days

December 2025

Over the past 25 years, the Museum has amassed hundreds of unique artifacts, each helping to share the story of music and sound products. Many of the artifacts you see in our galleries arrive as generous gifts from donors, while others are made...

The Curiosity That Moves Us Forward

December 2025

As the year draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the quiet force that shapes so much of our work here at the Museum of Making Music: curiosity. It’s easy to think of curiosity as the spark that brings visitors in, but it’s just as...

The Silvertone Amp-in Case Guitar

October 2025

The 1960s were marked by moments of significant social, political, technological, and cultural change. One of the results of these movements was a change in consumerism, especially for the music industry. The Sears catalog became a pivotal...

Welcome Alex Pepper, Visitor Experience Manager

October 2025

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Alex Pepper, our new Visitor Experience Manager at the NAMM Museum of Making Music! Alex brings an amazing mix of talents to our team with skills in computer science, website development, and graphic...

Donations As Energy

October 2025

In the past few months, we've welcomed several amazing new staff members to our museum team. With this new growth, we’re looking ahead with excitement for all that’s to come. First on our list is wrapping up this year and...

Inspire, Play, Discover: Helping Children Explore Music at the Museum

October 2025

As we head into fall, field trips to the museum are increasing, and we find ourselves asking, and reminding each other, “How do we best interpret the museum for our younger visitors?” While the primary audience for our museum is adults with...

Rhythms, Harmonies, and Cadences of Life

October 2025

Again and again, I am reminded of how music echoes life, and life echoes music, and of how this echoing unfailingly inspires my days. Each week, I have the treat of working with a high school student who assists me with our North Coast Strings...

New On View

October 2025

We are so excited to announce that the Museum will feature an array of new instruments! Keep your eye out for the redesign of our “Getting Louder” display in Gallery 1, where we have added a couple of additional basses and a Silvertone Amp-in...

Music: A Classroom Like No Other

September 2025

This fall, as routines return and the year shifts into a new season, we invite you to embrace a time of discovery and renewal. The fall back-to-school season often reminds us of sharpened pencils, backpacks, fresh notebooks, and the excitement of...

Meet Our Team: Nicole Blue

September 2025

We are beyond thrilled to welcome Nicole Blue as the Museum of Making Music’s new Artifacts and Exhibitions Manager. In just a few short weeks, she’s already making a meaningful impact on our team and on the experiences of our visitors....

Echoes of Music

July 2025

Time always moves forward. We can hold onto photos, linger over words, and frame works of art. But music is something else entirely. It lives not in stillness, but in motion. It begins, unfolds, fades. It rides the air, shaped by minds, hands, and...

A Joyful Celebration of Make Music Day

June 2025

At our museum, every day is an open invitation for visitors to explore music through our many interactive instruments. But on the summer and winter solstices each year, we join cities around the world in celebrating Make Music Day—a global...

Reflections on Membership, Community and Why YOU Matter

June 2025

Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to personally reconnect with the Museum of Making Music’s membership program. I’ve spent time reviewing processes, answering member questions and looking closely at the benefits we offer. But more...

Students Discover Music and Careers at the Museum of Making Music

May 2025

As the school year comes to a close, our museum team is reflecting on another inspiring season of school tours. This year, hundreds of students walked through our doors—participating in drum circles, exploring interactive exhibits, playing...
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