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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...
Number of rooms : 10 Number of persons per room mini : 30 Total capacity : 300 Group children maxi : 180 Group adults maxi : 180
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”.
Types
- Museum
Capacity
- Maximum group size:150
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
- Presence of sitting or standing areas
- 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
- Guided group tours available permanently
- Guided group tours on request
- Languages information panels: English, French
- Documentation languages: French
Prices
From 21/12/2025 to 31/10/2026.
From 20/12/2026 to 31/10/2027.
Building A: Museum of Mechanical Music (guided tour):
Adults €10.00; Children €6.00 (aged 4 to 15)
Building B: automatons + phonographs + funfair ... (self-guided tour):
Adults €8.00; Children €5.00 (aged 4 to 15)
Combined tickets for both buildings: Adults €14.00; Children €9.00
Family Pass: €38.00; valid for 2 adults and 2 to 4 children across the entire site.
Included in the Multipass
Group rates for groups of 20 or more, subject to booking
Tour of the Philharmonic Organ in Les Gets Church: for groups of 15 or more, subject to booking: €5.00 per person.
Means of payment
- Bank/credit card
- Check
- Travellers Cheque
- Cash
- Credit transfer
- Culture voucher
Opening
From 31/08 to 31/10/2026 daily between 2 pm and 7 pm.
From 20/12 to 31/12/2026 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and weekends between 2 pm and 7 pm. Closed on Friday.
Closed exceptionally on bank holidays.
From 03/01 to 30/04/2027 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday between 2 pm and 7 pm. Closed on Saturday.
From 02/05 to 04/07/2027 daily between 2 pm and 7 pm.
From 05/07 to 29/08/2027 daily between 10 am and 7 pm.
From 30/08 to 31/10/2027 daily between 2 pm and 7 pm.
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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.