Schools

Special tours or workshops for school classes

FREE ADMISSION for schools (max. 25 pupils per group) and two teachers including tour − registration required

Special guided tour − combined with the “Zauberklang” (magical sound) tour

Blaring out loud, fiddling quietly, moving piano keys as if by magic and making figures dance, the music automatons are a unique treat for the ears, as well as for the eyes. A one-hour guided tour through three rooms ─ each devoted to a different theme ─ introduces the visitor to the aural world of mechanical musical instruments. Youngsters discover the ancestors of their iPods and the variety and history of self-playing musical devices; they can also conduct little experiments in resonance, sound and mechanics.

Our young visitors can create their own perforated "music roll" on this "Zauberklang" tour by answering 10 questions, punching corresponding holes in a strip of paper, and finally playing the completed melody on a music box device: experimenting with a century-old technique for storing tunes.

Suitable for children in Year 2 and upwards. Overall duration around 90 minutes. Contact us if you have any questions.

Tue-Sun, first tour of the day 09:30 ─ registration required

Free admission
for schools (max. 25 pupils per group) and two teachers, including tour.

Duration of tour: 60 minutes

Reservations and information:
+41 (0)58 466 78 80 or musikautomaten@bak.admin.ch

Workshop Gloggomobil

The students can dive into the world of mechanical music with the aid of the Gloggomobil and manufacture their own melodies for music boxes. Suitable for 3rd/4th grade.

Teachers prepare for the special tour or workshop using specially tailored information packages free of cost. Questions in advance will be gladly answered.

Tuesdays ─ Fridays form 9.30 to 11.30 am ─ registration required

Free entry for classes (max. 25 pupils per group) and two teachers, including a workshop.

Length of workshop: ca. 80 minutes

Registrations, informations and information packages:
+41 (0)58 466 78 80 or musikautomaten@bak.admin.ch

Contact

Museum of Music Automatons
Dr. h.c. H. Weiss-Stauffacher collection
Bollhübel 1
4206 Seewen SO
Phone +41 58 466 78 80
E-mail

Print contact

https://www.musikautomaten.ch/content/mma/en/home/besucherinformationen/schools.html