and copper to shine through giving the handmade collection an elegant and unique look of its own

She holds master’s degrees in US history and library and information studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison

It was gratifying to read that somebody else had thought about that a long time ago

full-color publication is the catalogue accompanying the spectacular exhibition on view at the Getty Villa from April 9 through August 25

thereby connecting readers with fascinating worlds beyond the house

The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments summer entertaining and copper to shine throughImagined instruments reveal how we shape musicand how music shapes us. The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments is a guided tour through centuries of instruments that never existed. From ancient myths to futuristic media, these imagined devices appear in literature, theory, video games, and art, at times echoing real instruments, other times pushing far beyond the bounds of technology. This book presents a wide ranging collection of such creations,