Experts' Choice Award Museum Speelklok
What the experts agree on
Speelklok fills a 13th-century church with over 600 mechanical music machines—ornate organs, music boxes, and whimsical automata spanning centuries. Experts love its unique, quirky charm and the chance to hear these historic instruments actually
“Within an old church, discover a colourful collection of self-playing organs, musical boxes and assorted mechanised noise-makers dating from the 18th century onwards”
– Lonely Planet
Fodor's "This supercharming and tuneful museum is housed in an old church, and has a large collection of automated musical instruments from the 15th to the 19th century." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This "sound" museum occupies the former Buurkerk church-hall and boasts a magnificent collection of 18C-20C mechanical music instruments. Here, you can admire old metronomes, music boxes, pianolas." Full review
Atlas Obscura "This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata. " Full review
Frommer's "Six hundred mechanical music machines from the 17th century to the present including fairground organs and those barrel organs you see on Dutch streets are housed in this 13th-century former church. " Full review
Rough Guide
