Museum fũr Uhren und Mechanische Music
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The Museum fur Uhren und Mechanische Musik (MUMM, Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Music) is located in the village of Oberhofen am Thunersee, (Switzerland) and is a museum dedicated to both horology and mechanical music.
The museum is housed in the manor house of the historic Wichterheer estate, lakeside on Lake Thun (German: Thunersee). It is located in the Bernese Oberland, about halfway between the major tourist centers of Bern and Interlaken.
The core of the museum's collection is made up of two major, formerly private collections, owned by Hans-Peter Hertig (clocks) and Kurt Matter (mechnaical music).
The museum can only be visited by guided tour (no appointment necessary, English language tours available), as particularly the mechanical musical instruments must be demonstrated to be appreciated.
The collection is particularly strong in early rustic clocks from the Bernese region of Switzerland, and in begger's organs and swiss-made comb music boxes.
[edit] See also
Similar museums:
- British Horological Institute
- Clockmakers' Museum
- Deutsches Uhrenmuseum
- National Watch and Clock Museum
- Mussee Internationale d'Horlogerie
- Royal Observatory, Greenwich
[edit] External links
- http://www.uhrenmuseum.ch MUMM Museum fur Uhren und Mechanische Musik
