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The Worlds Most Important Archtop Guitar Collection The Blue Guitar Collection was displayed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History from November 11th 1997 through October 1998. It is also worth noting that the Blue DAquisto Centura Deluxe was featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the museums Guitar Heroes exhibit in 2011. After Scott Chinerys passing in 2000 the guitars remained with the Chinery family until 2021 when they were acquired by the Archtop Foundation. The Foundations goal is to share the collection with everyone it is too good to keep hidden.