(2 Apr 2019) New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is about to make history with a major exhibition showcasing rock-and-roll instruments.
The collection consists of more than 130 pieces on loan from some of the genre's biggest names.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page contributed a portion of his collection.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer said it wasn't hard to get him to commit to helping the exhibit once he learned how comprehensive it was going to be.
Pahe has loaned seven of his guitars to the exhibition, as well as costumes and amplifiers.
Among the loans is a Harmony acoustic guitar that Page used to write most of the Led Zeppelin songs fans have come to love.
Other musicians who have loaned their instruments include Keith Richards, Eddie Van Halen, and the Eagles Don Felder.
This organizers of the exhibit believe this is the first time a major museum will show the cultural impact of the instruments of rock music, and there will certainly be pieces with which spectators can identify.
Craig Inciardi, curator of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, worked closely with the Metropolitan Museum to put the exhibit together.
"We have the signature guitar of a lot of rock and roll's most important artists and they're all here together," said Inciardi.
Don Felder, best known for his work with the Eagles, loaned the guitar he used to play "Hotel California" to the exhibit.
Felder said it is surreal for him to have one of his guitars on the walls of the such a famous museum.
"I feel really humbled, really honored. You know, growing up in destitute poverty in the deep south to be able to come here in 1968 and the first day I was in New York City, coming to the Met because I was so starved for culture and art and to be back here 50 years later with my guitar hanging on the walls, it's just an unbelievable honor," said Felder
The exhibit opens on Monday and runs until October, when it transfers to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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