New exhibit at NY Metropolitan Museum includes Ringo’s drum kit

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is opening the first major exhibition in an art museum dedicated entirely to the iconic instruments of rock and roll. Play it Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll, features more than 130 instruments played by artists including Paul McCartney and one of Ringo Starr’s Beatles drum kits.

The exhibit—Play it Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll—which will run from April 8 through October 1, is a must-see for any serious classic rock fan, with more than 130 instruments played by such artists as Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Prince, Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr (one of his Beatles drum kits), Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Who, and dozens of others.