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Material includes Rudolf Nureyev 's personal photographs , many of which have not previously been on public display . His task was not overwhelming at first . His brilliant career spans a period that includes two World Wars . His family hopes that this scholarship will be awarded to an upperclassman already attending Johns Hopkins ; in turn , the student receiving this needed financial support will keep Elser 's vibrant spirit alive on the JHU campus and beyond . The exhibition has been especially created for The Holburne Museum of Art by Cristina Franchi , Exhibitions Curator at the Royal Opera House , and draws on the collections of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation and the Royal Opera House Archives . Probably the most important special international exhibition of stringed instruments to be mounted since Antonio Stradivari , an exhibition held in Cremona in 1987 to mark the 250th anniversary of Stradivari 's death , Jacob Stainer , which was assembled by Rudolf Hopfner , Curator of the Collection of Ancient Musical Instruments at the KHM , featured some 170 objects , including 21 instruments by Stainer and another 25 instruments made by other makers of the time . His favorite trick at the audience , opening and closing his mouth like a golden goblet and sipped ! His scholarly interests encompass African-American popular music , Latin American music , and music of the 17th and 18th centuries .