Description
Come to discover the incredible mechanical instruments collection of the museum. More than 1000 pieces are exposed : carillons, clocks, music boxes, orchestrions, mechanical pianos, stringed instruments, barrel organs, automates, phonographes...
Come and be amazed by mechanical music!
Building A: a guided tour with commentary, during which you can listen to the instruments and see them in action.
Building B: a self-guided tour featuring automatons, the talking machine, the early days of sound cinema, the funfair...:
In the Imperial Gallery, connecting the two buildings: an educational area, a temporary exhibition and a reconstructed street showcasing a collection of barrel organs, from their origins to the present day (spanning three centuries of manufacture).
Temporary exhibition in the Imperial Gallery: on a different theme each year. This year’s featured theme is “Mechanical Music and Play”.
Number of rooms : 10
Number of persons per room mini : 30
Total capacity : 300
Group children maxi : 180
Group adults maxi : 180
Booking compulsory for groups. Possibility of morning visits.
