Musée de l'Aventure du Son

Over het museum

The Musée de l’Aventure du Son is in Saint-Fargeau, in the Puisaye, in a former 17th-century convent. Its first collection was bequeathed to the commune in 1994 by Armand Nogues, a former mayor and industrialist. The mayor at the time, Pierre Bordier, made the old town hall available to house this collection, which became public, and a first phonograph museum opened in 1995.

In 2000 the Yonne departmental council acquired a collection of phonographs, radios and mechanical musical instruments assembled by Michel Héliez and shown at Lanobre. This purchase was deposited at Saint-Fargeau and formed a public collection that the museum presents as unique in Europe on this theme.

The route traces the evolution of sound through more than 1,000 objects: barrel organs, mechanical pianos, orchestrions, the first recording devices linked to Charles Cros, Thomas Edison, Lioret or Pathé, up to more recent devices. One section is devoted to radio, from Branly’s invention to the present day. Demonstrations of mechanical instruments take place several times a day during opening hours and are included in the ticket.

Hoogtepunten

• More than 1,000 mechanical musical instruments, phonographs and radios
• Demonstrations of barrel organs, orchestrions and pianolas
• Early phonographs linked to Cros, Edison, Lioret and Pathé
• Radio collection from Branly’s invention onward
• Audio guide and mystery quest on tablet for children

Vaste collectie

• Collection d'instruments de musique mécanique, de phonographes et de radios – More than 1,000 objects trace the evolution of sound, from barrel organs and mechanical pianos to the first phonographs and radio.

Opgericht

1995

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission is also granted to holders of the press card, the pass éducation nationale, the pass découverte Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, trainees of EMA-CNIFOP and residents of Saint-Fargeau and Septfonds. The Pass culture is accepted. With a full-price ticket, the Pass Musée gives a discount at four other museums in the region.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• 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 museum states that it is accessible to people with reduced mobility and has a lift and toilets.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

Playful tour and mystery quest on digital tablet for the youngest, in French and English.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Saint-Fargeau is in the Puisaye, west of Burgundy, about 1 hr 45 min from Paris.

Service & horeca

Restaurants, bakeries and shops in the centre of Saint-Fargeau.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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