Swiss Organ Museum

Contact information

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Musée Suisse de l'orgue

Rue du Saint Bernard 5
1852 Roche VD

call+41 21 960 46 57

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Overview

The organ is the king of musical instruments in terms of both its aesthetics and its sound, and is given pride of place in this listed building.

Come and discover this astonishing organ collection in a 15th century barn-stop that was once a stage on Switzerland's oldest Roman road to the Great St. Bernard.

From the prototype of an organ built in 246 BC in Alexandria (reconstructed in life size) to the large Tschanun concert organ with 2700 pipes (1934), and including :

Several instruments from different periods, including a 6-metre high case built in 1778 by S. Scherrer,
the Elysée organ, the Emmental organ, the cardboard organ, the barrel organs, the open organ, the flute clocks, the harmoniums up to the great organ of Radio Lausanne
Various equipment for acoustic experiments for the general public

The museum is also full of other objects of interest to both laymen and specialists.

Practical information

ACCESS

Parking spaces at the museum
3 minutes walk from the bus stop "Roche VD, Rotzéranne-Pré-Clos" on line 111

The complete guided tour lasts approximately 1h30 and also includes free access to the temporary exhibitions if any.

GUIDED TOURS BY RESERVATION
Reservation for a visit to the museum is compulsory.
The Museum can be visited by reservation (at least one week in advance):

From the end of April to 31 October, every day except Sunday morning.
Outside this period the museum can be visited exceptionally: Attention, no heating, all instruments are not necessarily playable!

GUIDED TOURS WITHOUT RESERVATION
During the Organ Festival, which takes place every Saturday from 24 June to 16 September 2023, a guided tour is organised, without the need to book (except for groups).
The tour starts at 3.30 pm.
The concert starts at 5.15 pm.

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