Museum of music automatons

The Museum of Music Automatons in Seewen displays Swiss mechanical music machines spanning roughly 200 years, including cylinder and disc music boxes, musical clocks, and jewelry with built-in movements. The collection illustrates the technical evolution and construction of these machines.

Heinrich Weiss founded the museum in 1979 to preserve mechanical music instruments and document their place in Swiss history. The collection traces how these technologies shaped entertainment and engineering across different eras.

The exhibition title reflects how Swiss craftspeople invented ways to store and play music through mechanical means. Visitors encounter the machines in their original settings and watch demonstrations that show how the engineering actually works.

The museum welcomes visitors from Tuesday to Sunday between 11:00 and 18:00, with guided tours included in admission. Allow time for demonstrations that show how the machines actually work.

The museum houses the original Britannic organ, salvaged from the sister ship of the Titanic, which visitors can hear during special presentations. This remarkable connection to a famous disaster links the collection to broader maritime history.

Location: Seewen

Inception: 1979

Founders: Heinrich Weiss

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Part of: list of cultural properties in Seewen SO

Address: Bollhübel 1, 4206 Seewen

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday,Holidays 11:00-18:00

Website: https://musikautomaten.ch

GPS coordinates: 47.44058,7.66176

Latest update: December 9, 2025 12:21