Maison de la musique mécanique et de la dentelle

Over het museum

Mirecourt is known for violin and bow making, but it has also built church organs since the 17th century. At the request of the Lorraine court, its workshops also produced serinettes, used to train birds, and salon organs for entertainment until 1910.

The museum, founded in 1998, presents a collection of mechanical musical instruments in working order. It draws mainly on the history of the Maison Poirot, founded in 1806 and run by four generations of organ builders. The visit, guided only, lasts about an hour: the guide plays the instruments, among them salon organs, military and fairground organs, limonaires, pianos, pneumatic harmoniums, music boxes and the Decap dance organ.

Some instruments required up to a thousand hours of restoration. The museum also includes a display on bobbin lace, a traditional craft of the region. It is run by the Communauté de communes Mirecourt Dompaire.

Hoogtepunten

• Guided visit with mechanical musical instruments in working order
• Remarkable organs of the Maison Poirot (1806–1954)
• Serinettes, salon organs, military and fairground organs
• The Decap dance organ, presented as a true orchestra
• Display on bobbin lace

Vaste collectie

• Les orgues extraordinaires de la Maison Poirot, 1806-1954 – A guided circuit around rare organs in working order from the Maison Poirot in Mirecourt, which are played during the visit.

Opgericht

1998

Beheerder

Communauté de communes de Mirecourt Dompaire

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Adult rate of €8 for the guided visit. Entry is free with the Pass communautaire. Payment by bank card, holiday vouchers, cash or check.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The Communauté de communes states that the site is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. Animals are not admitted.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

A children’s workshop is offered. The guided visit, with instruments that play, is aimed at young and old alike.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car: A31 motorway, exit 10 Neufchâteau-Mirecourt-Châtenois, or A330 / N57, exit Charmes-Mirecourt.

Service & horeca

Toilets on site.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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