New Mexico Magazine

Six String Nation

he Carlsbad Museum cranks up the volume on American history with a new exhibition that looks at the guitar’s role in the growth of our country and as an instrument of change. Curated by the National Guitar Museum, showcases 40 instruments as well as videos, posters, and banners. “The guitar is an emblem or symbol of what’s taking place in America, whether that’s guitars played by enslaved people or those used to protest the Vietnam War,”

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