Orgel Art Museum, Musical instrument museum in Windesheim, Germany
The Orgel Art Museum is a musical instrument museum in Windesheim housing a collection of keyboard instruments including organs, clavichords, harmoniums, and pianos displayed across spacious gallery areas. The exhibition presents these instruments in a way that shows their diverse forms and construction methods.
The museum was founded in 2001 under district administration and later became independently managed through a foundation structure. This transition in 2018 secured the collection's future and allowed for continued growth.
The instruments in the collection come from local organ-building families and represent a craft tradition rooted deeply in the region. Walking through, you sense how this work shaped the area's identity and daily life over generations.
The museum welcomes visitors on specific days throughout the week and provides full accessibility for those with mobility needs. It helps to check opening hours in advance to plan your visit at a time that works best for you.
The museum houses a rare 18th-century Italian organ built with eight registers on a single manual and no pedals at all. This unusual design reveals a completely different organ-building approach than the instruments we see today.
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