
The Guitar and a Changing Nation
Presented by The National GUITAR Museum
February 10 – May 11, 2024
For anyone who feels the power of music to soothe, challenge, and unite, this exhibition is a must-see. For those interested in Mississippi’s history and Meridian’s rich musical heritage, it will be a revelation. For guitarists, it offers up-close looks at historic rarities and recent experiments.

Instruments Featured
- Vihuela
- Banjo
- Mandolin
- Ukulele
- Spanish guitar
- Martin parlor guitar
- Gibson L-1 guitar
- Gibson harp guitar
- Benedetto archtop
- Martin D-28 guitar
- Gibson J-200 guitar
- National Reso-Phonic resonator guitar
- Guild 12-string guitar
- Rickenbacker A-22 lap steel guitar
- Fender Precision Bass guitar
- Fender Telecaster guitar
- Fender Stratocaster guitar
- Gibson Les Paul guitar
- Gibson Flying V guitar
- Gretsch White Falcon guitar
- Gibson SG guitar
- Gibson ES-355 “Lucille” guitar
- Sears (Emenee) Wing-ding guitar
- Rostov-na-Donu Stella guitar
- Dan Armstrong acrylic guitar
- Ovation roundback acoustic guitar
- Aluminum guitar
- Ibanez JEM guitar
- Steinberger headless guitar
- B.C. Rich guitar
- Guitorgan
- Roland G-707 synth guitar
- Ztar MIDI controller
- Air Guitar
- Guitar Hero/Rock Band controller
- Visionary Instruments Tele-Vision guitar
- Cochran Boostercaster guitar
- Mercury Lab Rezentine resonator guitar
- Frankenstrat guitar
- Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent guitar