Organeum, Musical instrument museum in Weener, Germany

The Organeum occupies an 1870s villa in Weener's old town, designed by architect Stüve and built by Jan Hesse. The building mixes English Neo-Gothic, Dutch townhouse and ancient atrium elements. Its museum holds around 40 historical keyboard instruments and replicas, including a 1741 Christian Zell harpsichord and a 1796 bureau organ by Frans Casper Snitger and Heinrich Hermann Freytag.

The Organeum was founded in 1997 by organist Harald Vogel, initially as an institution of the Ostfriesische Landschaft, and has been run since 2006 by the Ostfriesische Orgelakademie with the Georgskirche and the town of Weener. Its villa, designed by architect Stüve and built by Jan Hesse in 1870–1873, was restored in the 1990s and renovated inside and out in 2012/2013, including reconstruction of the balcony and conservatory. Since 2002 Winfried Dahlke has been artistic director.

The collection fills the villa with keyboards from different periods that visitors can see and hear during demonstrations. Live performances and guided tours bring the stories of these instruments to life.

Visitors can arrange group presentations to experience the collection and the Arp Schnitger organ firsthand. Seasonal guided tours are offered, and customized organ excursions can be planned according to your interests.

The collection includes a 1741 harpsichord by Christian Zell, a 1796 bureau organ by Frans Casper Snitger and Heinrich Hermann Freytag, a late-19th-century pedal organ by Schiedmayer, and an 1888 grand piano by Broadwood & Sons. The museum was housed in Steenhuis Bunderhee until 2002.