Very informative tour and good guides. They play many of the "instrumets". Few rarities in display.

Ehdottomasti vierailun arvoinen! Opastus kuuluu hintaan ja pääset näin kesäaikaan non stopina liittymään kierrokselle mukaan. Sopii hyvin kaikenikäisille joita vähänkin kiinnostaa musiikki tai teknisesti toimivat laitteet. Osaavista oppaista erityiskiitos!

You must go there! Entrance fee is pretty high (16 EU), it is far from well known touristic places, but it is very interesting, if You like music, machines, information technology and history of music. There are a lot of music instruments with mechanical and electrical control.

This museum is something very special! It exceeded my expectations and was a lot of fun! T

Pysähdyimme museossa ohikulkumatkalla. Museo ei kuulu museokortti kohteeseen ja lippuja ei voi maksaa Edenred, Epassi tai Smartum kulttuuriedulla. Olimme jo kauan suunnitelleet käyvämme museossa ja yrittänyt soveltaa kohdetta reittiimme lomilla. Lipun hintaan kuului opastus Suomen kielellä. Opastus oli todella hyvä ja hyvin informatiivinen. Paljon saimme tietoa mekaanisesta musiikista ja sen historiasta. Esillä oli todellisia harvinaisuuksia ja tutumpia välineistöä. Suosittelen ihmeessä käymään, jos sattuu kulkemaan Varkauden seudulla. Vastaaviin museoihin en ole itse törmännyt maailmalla tai Suomessa.

A museum of different mechanical music-making devices like automatic pianos, posetives and melody boxes. Provides an entertaining tour with a guide that makes the devices play music and explains their history and historical significance.

Edelleen toimiva paikka, kiitos alkuperäisen omistaja/oppaan pojan, ja sukupolvelta uudelle siirtyvän keräilyvietin. Näyttelyn opastus toimii aukioloaikaan nonstop. Kun menet paikalle, ryhmäsi ohjataan oppaan luokse missä sattuu kierroksellaan muiden kävijöiden kanssa olemaan, ja jatkatte muiden mukana kunnes tulette uudelleen samalle kohtaa josta satuitte aloittamaan.

Todella mielenkiintoinen paikka. Kahdessa kerroksessa upeita, vanhoja mekaanisia soittimia eri maista. Opastettu.

One of the best museums I have ever visited, and surely the funniest excursion of all! Highly recommend, very exciting and fascinating!

Huippumesta, ainoa laatuaan Suomessa, uskomaton kokoelma alan tavaraa. Tää on nähtävä Täällä onnistuu myös grammareiden ja Jukeboxien huoltotyöt

Esittely kierrokselle voi mennä mukaan mihin aikaan vain aukioloaikana. Ainakin kesällä. Esittelijä vaihtuu lennossa. Kannattaa pysähtyä Varkaudessa on erilainen museo.

En olisi uskonut että pääsee katsomaan 200v vanhaa ”levy-automaattia” toiminnassa ja kuuntelemaan. Hirveä määrä eri vuosikymmeniltä mekaanisia musiikki automaatteja. Kaikkia laitteita pääsee kierroksella kuuntelemaan. Opastettu kierros kestää noin tunnin. Mahtava paikka!

Talo täynnä erilaisia mekaanidia musiikkivempaimia. Oli yli 100-vuotiasta laitetta ja uusin taisi olla 40 vuotias. Oli myös tuore musabussi, kiersi vinyyliä ja soi, levyntuhoajaksi nimittivät. Ei kannata suosikkivinyyliä bussilla soitella. Tätä tuotetta voi kuulemma tila e-baysta. Hauskasti vedetty kierros, vahva suositus kaikenikäisille. Perheen pienimmille talon puolesta myös kuulosuojaimia.

Visiting Mekaanisen Musiikin Museo is a must to anybody who has ever visited eastern Finland, You will be blown away by the professional and funny approach they have towards mechanical music and all the possible equipment there is.

We were staying in Imatra and we drove 2.5 hours to this museum, plus 3.5 on the way back, in the dangerous dark Finnish roads. But it was worth it, because this museum is a gem of Finland. It reminds me of the Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre in Glasgow, with the difference being that the latter is made up of machines moving with music, while this museum is all about mechanical systems of playing music without an actual person playing the notes on the keyboard. The museum is organised in rooms, with each one covering one time period, spanning from the first table organ around 1800 to the latest piano disc system, just 15 years ago, going through barrel organs and phonograms, among others. The different machines are operated by the museum manager, who also gives you a detailed explanation of each one of them. He's half Finnish and half German, hence probably the interest in mechanical engineering. He's in fact the person who maintains the machines during the winter, while the museum is shut, to then open again from spring to autumn, with the peak being in summer. He's a friendly and knowledgeable person, with a distinctive sense of humour, making the hour spent with him extremely pleasant and enjoyable. This museum is a must see in Finland. Its value is absolutely worth the extra kilometres to spend on the road to reach it. It will make your day!

Very special and unbelievably fascinating museum with lots of interesting aspects and a lovely staff! You would never imagine you can find a place like this in a small town like Varkaus. Superb! Go for it.

This place is amazing. Different mechanical music machines from the last century on display. On the guided tour there are explanations in Finnish, English and German, with the opportunity to hear the instruments and machines that make the sounds. Some of the oldest machines are presented. The guided tour went a bit quick, but it went around in a loop, and could have been more slow pace if needed.

One of the best museums I have ever visited! If you are near Varkaus a visit here is a must. In the museum tour guides will play music and tell about the history of Mechanical music. Guides are very skilled in their job.

We planned a trip to the museum for a Sunday afternoon. We were renting a cottage about 200 km from the museum but had heard good things about it. After driving for a couple hours we arrived to find the museum closed. The hours on the website clearly stated they were open on Sundays from 11 to 7 until December 15. We were very disappointed and lost a day of our vacation. The museum didn't answer our phone calls either. Call in advance if you pkan to visit this place.

A very informative and amusing guided tour. The guides are very good at what they do.

It is a great museum with entertaining and informative guided tours, which are also available in different languages on request. All in all, the trip was very nice.