This special exhibit, featuring dozens of historic electric guitars and, explores Wichita’s connection to the most popular musical instrument  of our time. The Museum has researched this subject since 2002, producing several well-received exhibits, revealing Wichita’s unique place in the instrument’s history.  Visitors will also see the electric guitars from the Museum’s collection that belonged to some of Wichita’s noteworthy players.

The Museum thanks exhibit sponsors:

Bonavia Properties

Devlin Interiors

David & Barbara Rolph

Ron & Lee Starkel

And collectors who have loaned instruments for exhibition.

Find out more–

Hear about the debut of the electric guitar here:   https://www.humanitieskansas.org/get-involved/kansas-stories/places/hotline-the-history-of-the-electric-guitar

Read about the origins of the electric guitar here:   https://archive.org/details/electricguitarfinalNov2019