In this virtual lecture, curator John Troutman will share a history of and highlights from the National Museum of American History Museum’s musical instrument collection, and how these iconic objects will feature in an upcoming exhibition on American Entertainment.
Presented remotely by John Troutman, Ph.D., History, The University of Texas at Austin, Curator in the Division of Cultural and Community Life, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Image: Prince’s Yellow Cloud Electric Guitar. Gift of Paisley Park Enterprises. National Museum of the American History.
Join us in-person or online!
If you plan to attend in person at the Museums, tickets are available on the day of the lecture in the Welcome Center.
Members: FREE
Springfield residents: FREE
Nonmembers: $4
To attend via ZOOM, please register in advance.
Free admission to the Museums a la Carte lectures for all museum members made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the #SHARP program.
