I’ve been buying strings in bulk for over a decade now. I honestly can’t tell the difference between them and regular Slynkys or D’Addario, Dean Markley, et al.
All you need is an interface. Lots of decent ones out there, for reasonable prices. I bought a like new Yamaha AG-03, and it works like a charm for $70.
I think some of the exhibits might be cool to check out. But if they don’t have Link Wray in there, they just aren’t serious. Guy invented the DNA of Hard Rock‘n’Roll.
Flower Travellin’ Band, Roxy Music, Reverend Horton Heat, The Sonics, The Tubes and Voivod have made my regular rotation list over the past couple years.