It’s not every day that you hear a 425-year-old guitar come to life! Historical guitar specialist Jon Mendle joined us to demonstrate one of two known instruments by the Portuguese luthier Belchior Dias. This exquisite instrument is the oldest known surviving full-size guitar.
It represents the fascinating origin story of the guitar we know and love today. See this exceptionally rare guitar in our special exhibition Stradivarius and the Golden Age of Violins and Guitars: https://mim.org/special-exhibitions/s…
