Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen From Italy to New York May 10, 2011

The exhibition will feature the guitars and other stringed instruments made by John D'Angelico, James D'Aquisto and John Monteleone, three New York master luthiers of Italian descent. Their instruments will be presented against the backdrop of the long tradition of Italian stringed instrument-making that has thrived for more than five hundred years. The exhibition will include approximately eighty musical instruments, including many masterpieces from the Museum's permanent collection, as well as instruments on loan from museums, private collectors and performers.