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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...

Museum Mechanical Music Museum Les Gets

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Les Gets (74260)
Animals not allowed
Unguided individual tours available permanently
Guided individual tours available permanently
Average duration of an individual visit : 01h00

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

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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.

    Free with the Multipass

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    Inventing new techniques, adapting musical instruments to record and reproduce sounds, imagining the most audacious musical machines capable of doing without humans. Let yourself be surprised and discover an original and unique collection of over 900 pieces.

    Prices

    Adult: Building A : 10€
    Building B ; 7€
    Both : 14€
    Child: Building A : 6€
    Building B ; 4€
    Both : 9€
    Large family: 38 € (For 2 parents, 2 to 4 children, in the whole museum.).

    Free entry for children < 4 years.
    Group rate available for > 20 people.

    On appointment for groups with possibility for morning visits. For further information on pricing, please contact the Museum directly.
    Free with the Multipass.

    Methods of payment accepted : Bank/credit card, Check, Travellers Cheque, Cash, Credit transfer, Culture voucher, Pass’Région

    Reception

    Open to children
    Animals not allowed
    Languages spoken : English, French
    Languages of documentation : French
    Languages visits : English, French
    Languages informatives signs : English, French

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

    Opening

    From 26/12/2023 to 30/04/2024
    Opening hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday between 2.15 pm and 7.15 pm.
    Closed on Saturday.
    Closed exceptionally on January 1st.

    From 02/05 to 31/10/2024
    Opening hours daily between 2.15 pm and 7.15 pm.

    Labels and rating

    Private museum

    Services
    • Educational visits
    • Themed tour
    • Shop
    • Set down on-site for groups
    • Permanent entertainments organiser
    • Tourist brochures
    • Tourist information
    Equipments
    • Parking nearby
    • Car park
    • Coach parking
    • Lift
    • Toilets
    Activities
    • Handicrafts workshops
    • Temporary exhibition
    • Entertainment evenings
    • Activity
    • Concert
    • Children's entertainment

    Access

    294 rue du Vieux Village 74260 Les Gets

    The museum is located next to the church.
    For disabled access, please contact the museum reception desk.

    • 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
    Motor Disability

    All areas of the museum are wheelchair accessible.

    More informations

    Information update on 27/04/2024 by Office de Tourisme des Gets