Great museum! The guided tour gives an extra dimension to this museum and shows the music of the different clocks and street organs, combined with the explanation of the guide this is an extremely interesting ~45 minutes. The guided tour brings you only to one-third of the museum, the other parts you can visit yourself. There are also interactive automated music machines in the museum that you can power yourself, as well as many explanations for the different clocks and street organs. The museum accepts the museumcard. Also, there seems to be some activities for kids in the museum.

What an incredible and interesting museum! The tour was great because it gave us a chance to listen to some of the instruments and get a better understanding of the history behind them. However there is so much more to see all around, so take your time to explore. Our kids loved it too! Once you finish you can stop at the cafe (they are very friendly) in the museum and listen to some of the instruments there as well!

incredible array of interesting and varied instruments with neat history behind them. tour required, you gotta *hear* these things. bohemian rhapsody on an early 20th century fairground organ is the most incredible experience (go on the last tour of the day for that)

A beautiful museum. I wanted to go for sometime and one days while walking around i entered in with my museum card. I was mesmerised to the big musical instruments and history of place. There are quite some old kloks as well. Some activities for children of how to create instruments are there. There is a guided tour of museum ever 30 to 60min. In this trip a guide comes. They tell the story in dutch and engels and play all big iconic instruments. It has canteen as well. Good 1.5hr activity in center of Uthrecht.

The Museum Speelklok in Utrecht offers a truly unique and fascinating experience that combines music, engineering, automation, and human craftsmanship. The museum features an impressive collection of self-playing musical instruments, including clocks, organs, and other mechanical instruments that date back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Upon arriving at the museum, I was immediately struck by the intricate details and craftsmanship that went into creating these incredible instruments. The museum's collection includes some of the most beautiful and complex mechanical instruments I have ever seen, with intricate carvings, ornate details, and intriguing mechanisms that are sure to captivate visitors of all ages. To truly appreciate the museum's collection and fully understand the history and significance of these instruments, I highly recommend taking a guided tour. The tour guides are knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and passionate about the museum's collection, and they provide a wealth of information about the history of the instruments, their creators, and the context in which they were created. One of the things that surprised me the most was the variety of instruments and music pieces that the museum has to offer. The guided tour takes visitors through various periods and styles of music, showcasing a wide range of instruments and musical styles. From classical music to folk tunes, the museum's collection has something for everyone. I particularly enjoyed the fact that the different tour guides have their own preferences when it comes to instruments and music pieces. This means that even if you take multiple tours, you're likely to hear different instruments and music pieces each time, providing a unique experience every time you visit. Overall, the Museum Speelklok in Utrecht is a must-visit attraction for anyone interested in music, history, engineering, or automation. The guided tours are engaging, informative, and entertaining, and the museum's collection is truly one-of-a-kind. Whether you're a local or a tourist, this museum is a great place to spend an afternoon exploring and learning about a fascinating period in history.

This museum of automated musical devices was a real delight to visit and the (free) guided tour really brought the exhibits to life. Located within a lovely old church, it's a real jewel in the crown of Utrecht and deserves more attention & love from tourists and locals alike.

Excellent displays and layout, our tour guide was happy to give the tour in English as well as Dutch since he had Dutch patrons as well. He spoke excellent English and explained the displays in an interesting way, and was happy to answer questions. Great variety of displays and all are fascinating in their own way. Great place for English speaking tourists as all the placards and descriptions are in Dutch and English, and there are English audio tour cards. For anyone interested in music, history, and old machinery, a neat destination.

A lovely museum set in a delightful building. There is a great presentation of a wide range of automated toys from history but the fairground music machines are stunning and the guided talk is very informative. To hear the machines play is incredible.

Nice museum. Beautiful tour by volunteer. Super!

This museum visit was an unforgettable experience. You can admire self-playing mechanical instruments from several centuries and also get many samples of songs and sounds as part of a guided tour, which I highly recommend and which is offered every hour in Dutch and English. Anyone who is in Utrecht should definitely take time for this very, very special museum.

Take the guided tour with your ticket! My experiences with museums have always been boring, but the tour guides do an amazing job of keeping it interesting by playing the music boxes in person. The guided tours are in English as well as Dutch! I highly reccomend visiting, if not for the history but the great tunes that are played on these fascinating devices.

Very fun museum! As others mentioned, be sure to take the guided tour (maybe even twice!) to hear a selection of the delicate museum pieces played live - these are musical devices after all! Staff was very polite and the tour was given in multiple languages. Would definitely go again!

Good museum for children as well adults if you have a fascination for old music boxes and those big music vehicles seen in town fairs in the good old days. The staff are very friendly and speak English and throughout the day there are multiple guided tours where the guides speak in both English and Dutch. Children can have a first hand at creating music too.

It is a musical place with vintage collection of clocks. I highly recommend the guided tour. It is given in both Dutch and English every hour starting from 10:30. The entry is free with the museum card.

I saw these exhibits for the first time in 1989. I have visited many museums around the world, but I have not seen such a combination of wonder and fun in any of them. That is why I have not been to any other so many times as to this one. Six times and I'll be back again. With our grandson, soon.

They did a good job of soundproofing. The doors are heavy, rooms are well insulated, and several of the open spaces are enclosed in clear walls to trap sound. They really outdid themselves. You can enjoy each room without hearing another. The sink in the wc is interesting as well; you must turn it at the nozzle. And yes, the tour and music displays are cool.

My favorite museum in Utrecht. Being among with all the music box organ and clocks, when they all make sounds together, it’s exclusive experience. Make sure you go before 3.30 so you won’t miss the tour!

Fun, unusual experience. Have never seen anything like this in the US. Highly recommend taking a guided tour; really puts the devices in context and brings them to life. The rest of our visit was much more interesting as a result. Don't forget to get a key card at the front desk.

This museum is really interesting, it's cool to hear about all of the different clocks and how they used to be a show of wealth. I really recommend doing one of the guided tours, so that you get to hear the songs played by the machines. I recommend this to anyone to visit, it was a good way to spend a couple of hours. The history of the building is very interesting as well.

Wonderful experience! The free guided tour explained and demonstrated a number of self playing musical instruments, its history and working. The display of several well-described self playing instruments were really informative, and makes one appreciate the craftsmanship and engineering skills of those times.

The Museum Speelklok located in the city centre is definitely worth a visit! I would recommend taking a free guided tour that is offered at half past every hour (these are in Dutch as well as English) - the tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and gave us some interesting background information on the self playing musical instruments and played them, which would otherwise not be possible to see. The tour itself does not cover the entire museum, so you will have plenty to explore on your own afterwards as well. I would recommend planning around 2 1/2 hours for the visit. 🎼

It is a really enjoyable time to spend in speelklok listening to the organ concert for half an hour and visit the whole museum. It is a quite zak one but with well-preserved musical instruments. But the most attractive settings to me are the organ figures with illustrations and explanations. (also English-version leaflet)You can slowly walk around and enjoy the small spot.

An excellent interactive and historical museum. Be sure to sign up for the guided tour which demonstrates the musical instruments in play.

Museum of old musical times and automata. The tour starts at half time each time (10.30, 11.30...) First, mm learned the history of musical clocks of the 17th century, which were a symbol of wealth. Next - mechanical toys. Then we moved to the hall where street jukeboxes were presented, get ready to dance, because the melodies are loud and fiery. Then there were orchestral and dance machines of the beginning of the 20th century by the companies Weber, Mortiera It is fashionable to try to make paper with melodies yourself

Good experience to know history about music clock. How were the people who created them. Unbelievable. Oh! There is also a game that looking monkey and make a music. Nice to bring kids there.

Amazing experience! Worth a visit 100%

A very happy museum especially with the guide. Kids can join to play.

What I love about this museum, in addition to its exhibitions, is the location which is in the center of Utrecht. Too bad not so many display can be played due to corona. But why did it matter? Because the displays/exhibitions mostly are the goods that produce sound. If they cannot be played then we can only stare at them without knowing how their sounds are

awesome. The free guide from the museum was good. He spoke 2 languages.And showed us some music from those speelklok. Definitely worthy.

Let’s say you want to do something relaxing and educational on Sunday morning, come here. Let this museum take you back in time and make you wonder what entertainment means to people two hundred years ago. I had a private tour so it was superb!

Loved the history behind the items. Be sure to take the guided tour for the explanations of the displays as well to see and hear the working. The tour made it worth the stop.

We went at 12:30 pm and tour guide has played clocks and organs ..it was amazing experience.

Great botanical exhibition! The mossy rock made me laugh

Lovely place, quick but very nice tour. Make sure to make it for the guided tour as they pay the clocks and instruments for you. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff too!

Now THIS is one of the BEST museums I have ever visited! Certainly the best museum in Utrecht, NL. With a vast, exceptionally well-curated collection of all types of musical instruments, mementos, toys and ephemera, the Speelklok Museum has something interesting for visitors of all ages. Located in the heart of Utrecht's City Centre, this museum is a must-do for any visitor to this quaint-but-bustling city within 45 minutes of Amsterdam. Well-worth the side trip.

Hidden gem! Absolutely loved the experience. Our tour guide was very knowledgable and engaging. Quite a treat to see these self-playing instruments in action. The layout and attention to detail of the museum took us back to the turn of the century. Worth waiting for the tour to see the instruments in action.

Went here with my GF she really loves music boxes and stuff. I found the museum quite decent, i enjoyed the musical tour with the guide the most of our visit. Only some items on the upper floor where hard to see cause of how they where placed. And sadly the souvenir shop is very focused on kids, we wanted to buy a nice music box for at home but sadly almost all where toy's with very short versions.

Very nice kid friendly place. Take a guided tour, it's included in the ticket price. Then you'll be able to hear a lot of the mechanical organs playing.

Honestly the best place to go in Utrecht, the tour was really interesting and the guide clearly knew her stuff. Tours are done in both English and Dutch at the same time so you don't need to wait for a specific tour in your language. The instruments they have are also really cool and look beautiful

Very interesting museum showcasing both the technological and the artistic dimensions of grandfather’s clock designs. A successful renovation of a church interior.

Wonderful place. The guided tour was awesome and I was amazed to see the technology advancement back in the 1700s. Must visit place for all age groups.

One of the best museums I've been to. Don't let the child-friendly approach fool you - there's plenty here for adults. Make sure to catch the guided tour - our guide was very knowledgeable and gave the tour in both English AND Dutch. The history of self-playing instruments is fascinating and surprisingly thought-provoking.

Nice museum about the history for musicbox, clocks, staff is friendly and guve good service, the tour is free, fine tone with frirbds, family, kids, the upper floor is not accessible with a wheelchair, only by stairs, the museum is in a old church

The place to be to enter the dutch world of musical clocks learn about the history and ins and outs on how they got build, maintained, and restored.

Amazing museum that worth the visit! A lot of fantastic music machines and related stuff. I recommend to go with guide (which is included in the ticket price anyway, and also was great!) since only this way you can see a lot of those machines in work

An amazing collection, but also child friendly. We spent 2 hours with a 4 year old looking for monkeys, and then punching 'code' onto cards to play a tune.

The museum's carefully crafted exhibit design adds to the overall experience, while the chance to play instruments is a fun and interactive touch that elevates the visit.

We visited this place on open monuments Day..Entry of 1'st floor place was free , we saw many music instruments and his history..If you are a music lover and curious about music instruments history and work then this place is the best choice for visiting.

(Translated by Google) All kinds of musical clocks show off the skill of ingenuity. (Original) 各式各樣的音樂鐘，展現巧奪天工的技藝。

(Translated by Google) Visited Sunday October 11 with 2 grandchildren 5 and 8 years old. From P + R Westraven, the bus to Hoog Catharijne is a children's adventure. Then another 7 min walk. Costs P + R ridiculously low. What a nice museum this is. Walked in the tour and then each done their own quest with both children. Music and movement everywhere. Nice temporary exhibition old wooden organ sculptures and small but nice the exhibition modern unpainted wooden sculptures by Peter Demetz. (Original) Zondag 11 oktober bezocht met 2 kleinkinderen 5 en 8 jaar. Vanaf P+R Westraven is de bus naar Hoog Catharijne een kinderavontuur. Dan nog 7 min lopen. Kosten P+R belachelijk laag. Wat een leuk museum is dit toch. De rondleiding meegelopen en daarna met beide kinderen ieder hun eigen speurtocht gedaan. Overal muziek en beweging. Mooie tijdelijke tentoonstelling oude houten orgel beelden en klein maar fijn de tentoonstelling moderne ongeschilderde houten beelden van Peter Demetz.

(Translated by Google) A very atmospheric and beautiful museum worth a visit (Original) Очень атмосферный и красивый музей,достойный посещения

(Translated by Google) A nice museum or just to go through with the children. The quests were fun, challenging level. For the youngest a funny result: making your own music. Nothing for the oldest. Bit of a shame. The route through the museum was unclear and the signage unclear. If you do not join the tour, you will be through it very quickly. Fun things are organized as an extra. (Original) Een aardig museum of even doorheen te gaan met de kinderen. De speurtochten waren leuk opgezet, qua niveau uitdagend. Voor de jongste een grappig resultaat: zelf een muziekje maken. Voor de oudste niks. Beetje zonde. De route door het museum was onoverzichtelijk en de bewegwijzering onduidelijk. Als je niet meeloopt met de rondleiding ben je er heel snel doorheen. Er worden wel leuke dingen als extraatje georganiseerd.

(Translated by Google) It took a while to find a parking space in the busy city center, but the museum was nice. They had an active quest for the kids and at 2 pm there is a musical performance of Pinokkio. Beautiful space .. (Original) Het was even zoeken naar een parkeerplaats in de drukke binnenstad, maar het museum was leuk. Ze hadden een actieve speurtocht voor de kids en om 14.00uur is er een muzikale voorstelling van Pinokkio. Mooie ruimte..

(Translated by Google) Fun for children and grandpas and grandmas Especially do the (free) tour, then they turn on many music devices. (Original) Leuk voor kinderen en opa's en oma's 😉 Vooral de (gratis) rondleiding doen, dan zetten ze veel muziekapparaten aan.

(Translated by Google) Interesting. Very nice music tour. Still learned something (Original) Interessant. Hele leuke muziek tour. Toch weer wat geleerd

(Translated by Google) With the tour you can hear the big organs. Very impressive and wonderful Dutch sound (Original) Met de rondleiding hoor je de grote orgels. Heel indrukwekkend en heerlijk Hollands geluid

(Translated by Google) Great fun for parents and children! There is a lot to see, hear and do. This way you can compose and play your own songs! (Original) Heel leuk voor ouders en kinderen! Er is veel te zien, horen en te doen. Zo kan je eigen liedjes componeren en afspelen!

(Translated by Google) very nice do - museum for kids and Zeeeeker also the parents / carers (Original) heel leuk doe - museum voor kids en zeeeeker ook de ouders/verzorgers

(Translated by Google) It is a nice museum also for children with different quests for different ages and the tour is also recommended then some devices also go Anan and there is friendly staff (Original) Het is een leuke museum ook voor kinderen met verschillende speurtochten voor verschillende leeftijden en de rondleiding is ook aan te raden dan gaan sommige apparaten ook Anan en er is vriendelijke personeel

Amazing museum for kids and adults alike! If you are into music and mechanics this place is perfect!

(Translated by Google) Entertaining, interesting, educational. Friendly and knowledgeable guide. (Original) Onderhoudend, interessant, leerzaam. Vriendelijke en deskundige gids.

(Translated by Google) Nice and unique museum in the center of Utrecht. My visit to this place has made me admire street English much more now that I understand them much better. A guided tour is also organized in the museum, where you will pass several interesting playing bells and organs. The person providing the tour was very professional. He told really nice and could answer all questions. (Original) Leuk en uniek museum in het centrum van Utrecht. Door mijn bezoek hieraan heb ik veel meer bewondering voor straatorgels, nu ik ze ook veel beter begrijp. In het museum wordt ook een rondleiding verzorgd, waar je langs meerdere interessante speelklokken en orgels komt. De persoon die de rondleiding verzorgde was zeer professioneel. Hij vertelde echt leuk en kon alle vragen beantwoorden.

(Translated by Google) Nice to be back after many years It is a pity that not all instruments could be seen and heard playing (Original) Leuk om na heel wat jaren weer terug te zijn Jammer dat niet alle instrumenten spelend te zien en te horen waren

Lots of working Speelklok in the museum. Join the hourly guided tour which is also available in English.

As a lover of both music and machine, this was a must see and I came to Utrecht pretty much exclusively for this. The guided tour is done in both Dutch and English and is informative. Cool gift shop too!

Must join a tour here! The tour guide would play the instruments while guiding the group through the history of carillons. Quite a few instruments demonstrated in the museum were really impressive. One of them hade three violins in it, which would play beautiful music when started. Make sure to follow the guide to the back of the instruments in order to see the actual mechanism of their music.

Museum Speelklok is a very vibrant and fun museum for both kids and adults! It is located a the very heart of beautiful Utrecht, so  while enjoying the lively center you can enjoy the historic pieces of automatic music boxes which do not sound like automated at all! You can find very tiny music boxes as well as huge ones that need their own special rooms! I suggest you attend the tour while there, so that you can hear most of them and learn about their mechanism. Also, you can find a do-it-yourself room upstairs, where you can make your own music box. Great for families!

Interesting museum about musical instruments and clocks. Make sure that you join the guided tour in Dutch and English. The guide will let you hear a some of the instruments. And then spend an hour seeing all the clocks and machines. There is a small restaurant for coffee and fresh sandwiches.

Nice music museum. You can visit it and also the workers will play some instruments for the visitors. As a souvenir you can get music boxes. Better to make a present than the typical fridge magnets!

Super fun museum, where we’ve been many times with our son. Last time with his class, as a school outing. Love the tours they give, but wondering around yourself is also great. Their exhibitions like robots love music are well worth your time.

Very nice place. Gave it 4 stars because there's no air conditioning and it got very hot inside, and if you miss the guided tour the place isn't interesting at all because they don't activate any of the machines. The tour is great fun and the guide is very nice

Super nice museum! Would be even better if more interactive music making machines were added where the mechanisms are visible, or user can create more sounds.

The place is not too big but it still has a good amount of clocks to show. Also the guide was really friendly and told in both dutch and english a lot about the clocks. Besides that he would also turn them on so you could listen what they sound like and how they work.

(Translated by Google) Despite the corona period, a great museum to watch and listen. But even if you don't want to go into the museum, a lunch in the cozy space near the museum is very worthwhile. (Original) Ondanks de coronaperiode een prima museum om eens heerlijk te kijken en te luisteren. Maar ook als je niet in het museum wilt gaan is een lunch in de gezellige ruimte bij het museum zeer de moeite waard.

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(Translated by Google) Fantastic museum if you are interested in the origin of mechanical music boxes, barrel organs, clocks, etc. Good tour by enthusiastic guides. Friendly people, good corona measures, everything really neatly arranged. Had a great time. (Original) Fantastisch museum als je geïnteresseerd bent in het ontstaan van de mechanische muziekdozen, draaiorgels, klokken etc. Goede rondleiding door enthousiaste gidsen. Vriendelijke mensen, goede coronamaatregelen, alles echt netjes geregeld. Prima tijd gehad.

(Translated by Google) Very nice (Original) Heel leuk

(Translated by Google) Been so often but ... it remains a party every time (Original) Zo vaak al geweest maar...het blijft een feest elke keer weer

Amazing place and worth to visit.

(Translated by Google) Nice but not as nice as years ago. (Original) Aardig maar niet meer zo leuk als jaren geleden.

Definitely worth to be visited!

(Translated by Google) Nice tour, beautiful play areas and pier elements (Original) Leuke rondleiding,mooie speelplekken en pierementen

(Translated by Google) Nice museum really entertained me here with the kids (Original) Leuk museum heb me hier erg vermaakt met de kinderen

(Translated by Google) Many bells and barrel organs, the tour is a must: you just want to hear that! (Original) Vele klokken en draaiorgels, de rondgang is een must: dat wil je gewoon horen!

Interesting place with all the music machines history. Master classes and guide with music take place to be

(Translated by Google) Informative and fun (Original) Informatief en leuk

(Translated by Google) I really enjoyed this museum again. How friendly the staff here are always! It is still a very beautiful building in an old church. We were helped right from the start! The tour was very educational and fun! Very nice explanation from the tour guide and it is always fun in the museum! My grandfather and I again really enjoyed it here at Museum Speelklok and I will definitely come back here! Thanks to everyone again for a very successful afternoon in this museum and see you soon! Greetings, Daniel (Original) Ik heb weer heel erg genoten van dit museum. Wat is het personeel hier altijd vriendelijk! Nog steeds is het een heel mooi pand in een oude kerk. Al vanaf het begin werden we goed geholpen! De rondleiding was zeer leerzaam en leuk! Hele leuke uitleg van de rondleider en het is altijd gezellig in het museum! Mijn opa en ik hebben weer heel erg genoten hier in Museum Speelklok en ik kom hier zeker weer terug hoor! Iedereen weer heel erg bedankt voor een weer hele geslaagde middag in dit museum en tot ziens! Groetjes, Daniël

Great tour and amazing experience

(Translated by Google) Surprising museum. However, I am not a fan of barrel organs, but there is plenty to see about playing clocks and their origins. Then it was a clock for the well-to-do bourgeoisie. Fortunately, everyone can now play music. (Original) Verrassend museum. Ik ben echter geen liefhebber van draaiorgels maar er is genoeg te zien over speelklokken en het ontstaan er van. Toen was een speelklok voor de gegoede burgerij. Gelukkig kan iedereen nu muziek afspelen.

(Translated by Google) An interesting and beautiful museum! (Original) Интересный и красивый музей!

Really quriky and a great museum to take kids, even the little ones. Free tours every hour and a great tour guide who speaks both English and Dutch. It's also near the train station so very fun stop for you and the kids!

Wonderful museum with various old barrel organs. You can walk around freely, but its better to take the free guided tour. During the tour they play various organs. Young kids will usually also get a kick out of this.

(Translated by Google) The timepieces / clocks are beautiful. A tour is almost required otherwise you will not hear what you see. Kids thought it was worthwhile, especially that they could make and play a punch card. (Original) De uurwerken/klokkespelen zijn prachtig. Een rondleiding is haast wel vereist anders hoor je niet wat je ziet. Kids vonden het de moeite waard, met name dat ze een ponskaart konden maken en afspelen.

(Translated by Google) nice museum (Original) leuk museum

(Translated by Google) Nice location and a musical journey (Original) Mooie locatie en een muzikale reis