Orgel Art Museum

About the museum

The museum opened in 2001. The building was commissioned by the district of Bad Kreuznach and designed by the firm Oberlinger-Architekten; the founding director was organ builder Wolfgang Oberlinger. The district ran the museum until 2017; since 2018 it has been operated by a friends’ association, and ownership of the building passed to a private foundation.

More than 30 keyboard instruments are on display across some 900 square meters. Among the oldest are small 18th-century organs, including works by the Stumm and Bürgy organ-building families as well as two Italian instruments. They are joined by replicas of historic small organs such as a regal, a positive organ, and a claviorganum from the Oberlinger workshop, historic fortepianos and square pianos – for example by Érard and Broadwood – and modern instruments, right up to a grand piano designed by Luigi Colani.

The instruments are played during guided tours, and for a fee visitors can even play the concert organ themselves; regular concerts and changing exhibitions on art, architecture, and photography round out the program. In 2019, the €50 gold coin featuring a fortepiano was officially presented at the museum.

Highlights

• Small 18th-century organs (Stumm, Bürgy, Italy)
• Replicas of Gothic and Baroque small instruments
• Historic fortepianos by Érard and Broadwood
• Play the concert organ yourself for half an hour
• Concerts at the museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Instrumentensammlung – Pipe organs and keyboard instruments from several centuries and countries, which are also played during guided tours.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Förderverein orgel ART museum rhein-nahe Oberlinger e.V.

Admission & discounts

The cafeteria and shop in the foyer are accessible without an admission ticket.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to its website, the museum is wheelchair-accessible.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Cafeteria in the foyer (homemade cake on Sundays until the winter break) and museum shop with CDs and gifts, both accessible without an admission ticket. Large parking lot, also for buses.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Rooms available for company Christmas parties, civil weddings, seminars, conferences, wine tastings, and product presentations by request.

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