It calls itself the happiest museum in the Netherlands and that's quite fair. You see early music clocks and boxes, fascinating instruments that are the forerunners of the juke box, lots of street organs and the organs used in dance halls in the first half of the 20th century. The tour is informative, the whole place is interesting and the... More

25eur for 2 adults/1kid. Tours in Dutch/english every half hour it seems. We caught up with the group that had left 4 minutes ago, so we missed the part where the guide asks "who speaks what". The tour was largely in Dutch, but he did finish up each bit with a short English summary. Great guide, very animated, good with... More

A museum dedicated to music boxes? Really? Seriously? Yes, yes, yes! Sounds weird, it's wonderful. They've got boxes that can fit in your pants pocket and some as big as a house. One of the things actually plays a couple of violins and a viola. Pretty amazing. When you go, take the guided tour, it really brings the place to... More

I especially liked the machine(?) that plays 4 violins! More

This a museum with fun things to do for children but is also interesting for adults. More

Got to see museum which takes you back to 18th Century... you would get the flash back of mechanical era with guided tour on generations of clocks and musical instruments. Don's miss to ask for a guide in english/dutch/spanish... without which you miss the details. More

.... but also for grown-ups. I liked seeing the old mechanical toys, but enjoyed the automatic instruments (e.g. 3 violins and an organ....) most. I think foreignes wil like the beautiful street organs, and if you want to, you can have a go at turning the wheel More

This museum is a great opportunity to show your child(ren) the wonders of street organs and musical clocks. HIstorical and very interesting pieces! More

Great experience. Flash back to a time before digital music. Interior of an old church which is nicely transformed to house the museum. Also very attractive for kids with a picture hunt and interactive workshop. Don't miss out on this one when visiting Utrecht. More