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Come to discover the incredible mechanical instruments collection of the museum. More than 900 pieces are exposed : carillons, clocks, music boxes, orchestrions, mechanical pianos, stringed instruments, barrel organs, automates, phonographes...
Number of rooms : 10 Number of persons per room mini : 30 Total capacity : 300 Group children maxi : 180 Group adults maxi : 180
The museum doubled its surfaces in 2013, the scenography has been changed in 2017 and some new pieces are added every year. Building A, guided visit, during you could hear the instruments and see them working Building B, self-tour with The automates and music toys room, the speaking machines room, the fair ground organ... In the Imperial Gallery, linking the two buildings: pedagogical area, temporary exhibition and a reconstituted street presenting a collection of barrel organs from their origins to the present day. Temporary exhibition:the Limonaire factory
Types
- Museum
Capacity
- Maximum group size:150
- Minimum group size: 20
Themes
- Arts and culture
- Music
Comforts
Languages spoken
- English
- French
Services
- Educational visits
- Themed tour
- Shop
- Set down on-site for groups
- Permanent entertainments organiser
- Tourist brochures
- Tourist information
- Guided tours
Furniture
- Coach parking
- Parking nearby
- Car park
- Lift
- Toilets
Accessibility
- Hearing disability
- Mental disability
- Visual disability
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Reserved space 330 cm wide < 100 m from the site
- Even flooring with no obstacles
- Absence of protrusions > 2 cm
- Minimum aisle width of 90 cm
- Doors >=77 cm wide
- Lift (80 x 130 cm) and door >= 77 cm
- Reception desk between 70-80 cm high
- WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
- Possibility of drop-off in front of the site
- All areas of the museum are wheelchair accessible.
Services provided
Visits
- Group visit duration: 60 min
- Group visit duration: 60 min
- Visits in: English, French
- Unguided group tours available permanently
- Unguided group tours on request
- Guided group tours on request
- Languages information panels: English, French
- Documentation languages: French
Prices
From 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2025
| Price | Min. | Max. | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large family | 38€ | For 2 parents, 2 to 4 children, in the whole museum. |
Means of payment
- Bank/credit card
- Check
- Travellers Cheque
- Cash
- Credit transfer
- Culture voucher
- Pass’Région
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Joint entrance ticket for the Museum and exhibition areas (1500m2), about 2 hours visit. Family package, available for the entire site.