Museum Speelklok

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6 Steenweg
Utrecht 3511
Museum Speelklok, the most cheerful museum in the Netherlands! During a visit to the typical Dutch Museum Speelklok, cheerful live music will surround you from centuries-old self-playing musical instruments. The history of these instruments started back in 16th century the Netherlands with the use of church carillons. Over the centuries, the general desire of people to be surrounded by music, led to the invention of all sorts of self-playing musical instruments: musical clocks, musical boxes, orchestrions (self-playing orchestras) and the traditional Dutch street organs. All of these instruments, including the famous street organ named Arabier and the so-called 8th world wonder the Violina, can be admired and heard during the lively museum tour. Thanks to the highly skilled Restoration Workshop, the collection is kept playing and this craft can be passed on from this generation to the next.

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Great way to spend your time
11/22/2024

Great place to see old time entertainment. Tour is a must if you want to see those babies in action....

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A wonderful museum
10/22/2024

This museum is clearly a labour of love by the group who run it. A fascinating collection of mechani...

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Unexpected, Musical Museum
9/29/2024

This small but mighty museum makes a lot of noise - in a good way! They have beautiful music boxes a...

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