The Mechanical Music Museum association

A team of enthusiasts dedicated to preserving heritage

The Mechanical Music Museum of Les Gets is operated and managed by a team of passionate volunteers brought together within theAssociation of Mechanical Music of Les Gets (A.M.M.G.)..

Founded in 1985, the Association has spent more than 40 years preserving and promoting a unique cultural heritage..

Its mission is to safeguard, restore, and keep mechanical music instruments alive..

Our mission

The association pursues an ambitious goal:

To preserve and revive a rare heritage and pass it on to future generations.

As stated in article 2 of the association's statutes, its objectives are:

"To collect, restore and acquire instruments, and to bring them back to life within a museum. To promote and encourage appreciation of mechanical music instruments and their history through conferences, events, exhibitions, publications…”

Thanks to the dedication of its volunteers, the museum now houses one of Europe's finest collections of mechanical music instruments. The oldest wooden carousel in France has been preserved, and a philharmonic organ now stands in the Church of Les Gets.

A collection constantly growing

The association is continually seeking rare, unusual, and historically significant pieces to enrich the museum's collections. Each year, new instruments are added to collections through:

des Purchases at auction houses throughout Europe
Acquisitions from private collectors and antique dealers
des Donations from individuals, mechanical music enthusiasts, and companies

Each new acquisition is carefully restored and returned to workingorder before being presented to visitors, ensuring that the tradition of mechanical music continues to thrive.

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our work

Become a member
of the association

By joining theAssociation for Mechanical Music of Les Gets, you become an ambassador for its mission.Your support directly contributes to:

The restoration of instruments
theenrichment of the collections
The The transmission of unique skills and expertise
the organisation of events

Joining the association also means becoming part of a community of enthusiasts committed to preserving the heritage of mechanical music.

Annual membership fees

Active member: 15 €
Supporting member: 30 €

Additional voluntary contributions are welcome. For donations exceeding the membership fee, French taxpayers may benefit from a tax deduction equal to 66% of the donated amount. A tax receipt will be provided upon request.

Payment methods

Payment may be made:

By cheque payable to AMMG
By bank transfer

Postal address
Mechanical Music Museum
294 rue du Vieux Village
74260 Les Gets – France

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Join us!

You want to preserve the mechanical music and take part of the museum life? Join our association now and share with us our passion for this unique musical heritage.