Mechanical Music Museum

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”.

Complément d'informations

Number of rooms : 10
Number of persons per room mini : 30
Total capacity : 300
Group children maxi : 180
Group adults maxi : 180

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.

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.