1/22/18 9:30am pst - Carolyn Grant, Executive Director of NAMM’s Museum of Making Music joins host Janeane Bernstein About Carolyn Grant Executive Di...

About Carolyn Grant Executive Director, NAMM Museum of Making Music A native of Washington, D.C., Ms. Carolyn Grant has always been deeply involved in dance and music, having played piano since childhood and cello as an adult. Ms. Grant joined the NAMM Museum of Making Music as Executive Director in 2000 and has since overseen the curation of numerous one-of-a-kind special exhibitions. Her work has included the development of highly-regarded museum programming for youth and adults, the presentation of innovative concert series and the forming of meaningful partnerships. Under her leadership, the museum completed a major 2011 gallery renovation that incorporated state-of-the-art interactive experiences. Over the past decade, Ms. Grant has carved out a unique niche and focus for the Museum, the only museum of the music products industry, and the only museum worldwide that focuses on the ecosystem of music making—the making, selling and using of musical instruments and products. In her earlier years, Ms. Grant moved to Central America where she witnessed her mother build a career as a renowned archaeologist and eminent professor. Her father was a highly-decorated U.S. Marine (now deceased). Grant was a key player in envisioning and ensuring the future of her family’s historic Spanish colonial home and participated in establishing the philanthropic donation of the home to a Guatemalan university, whereby the home will be preserved as a museum and educational center for many years to come. Now playing in an adult orchestra, cello choir, and jazz band, Ms. Grant is committed to encouraging others to learn the instrument of their dreams—at any age. She is a devout believer in the power of active music-making to maintain or improve mental, physical and emotional well-being, as well as satisfy the innate human desire to communicate and create. Ms. Grant resides in Encinitas. ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC ADDRESS 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA / Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM ABOUT NAMM's Museum of Making Music (MoMM) presents the storied history of music instruments and products - from invention, to creation, to market - as its canvas to enrich people of all ages and backgrounds. They do this by offering educational immersion opportunities, exhibitions, hands-on experiences, and live performances that inform and inspire, while demonstrating how musical instruments impact popular culture and connect lives. A division of the NAMM Foundation, the museum opened in March 2000 as the museum of the music products industry. It is the only museum in the world that focuses on the ecosystem of music making from 1900 to present day. COMING UP: Floating Strings:The Remarkable Story of the Harp Guitar in America - October 14, 2017 – April 29, 2018 -Over 40 harp guitars will be on display for a special gallery presenting a “forgotten instrument” that has existed and survived for centuries. These guitars with extra “floating strings” have been introduced over and over again in seemingly endless ways, instigated by musical ideas, the inventiveness of players and builders, and often, simply pure imagination. Interactive instruments will be available as well as sound samples. A concert series will accompany the exhibition. The exhibition opens in correlation with the Harp Guitar Gathering®, taking place this year in Carlsbad, CA. HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS: For nearly 20 years, the museum has presented some of the rarest and most historically-significant musical exhibitions including The Summer of Innovation; Low: The Power & Beauty of Bass; The Ukulele and You: America’s Enduring Love of the Jumping Flea; and more. MEDIA TOURS: On-site opportunities are available to report on and tour this visual and interactive museum. Contact NAMM@lippingroup.com. LEARN MORE: For more information, call (760) 438-5996 and visit www.museumofmakingmusic.org,