Primary responsibility: curator, musical instruments collection.

Collection: about 300 woodwind instruments and drums.

History: Founded in 1949.

Services: guided tours, library, photographic service, museum workshop for restoration.

AMSTERDAM

Primary responsibility: Haags Gemeentemuseum, Musical Instrument Collection, Music Department, Stadhouderslaan 41, NL-2517 HV Den Haag, The Netherlands. Tel.: (070) 338-1111. Fax: (070) 355-7360.

Open: (Haags Gemeentemuseum): 10-17 M-Sa, 20-22 W, 13-17 Su, closed 1 Jan.

Collection: on permanent loan to the Haags Gemeentemuseum.

Publications:
- S. van Milligan, "Wat moet er met de oude muziek-instrumenten in ons Rijksmuseum geschieden?" Caecilia en de muziek, 62 (1905): 281-287.
- Muziekinstrumenten uit het Rijksmuseum te Amsterdam, 9 Oct-24 Nov. 1952 [exhibition catalogue]. 's-Gravenhage: Dienst voor schone Kunsten, Gemeentemuseum, 1952.
- Lyndesay G. Langwill, "Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijks-museum Amsterdam, ausgestellt im Gemeentemuseum in Den Haag, 1952," Glareana, (1953) II/2.

AMSTERDAM

Governing organization: Koninklijk Institut voor de Tropen (the Royal Tropical Institute).

Primary responsibility: General Curator of Ethnomusicology. Curator of South- Asian Ethnomusicology.

Open: 10-17 weekdays; 12-17 Sa, Su, holidays. Closed: 1 Jan., 30 Apr., 5 May, 25 Dec.

Collection: approximately 2700 musical instruments from the tropics, including from Africa 8%; Asia (excluding Indonesia) 5%; Indonesia 75%; America 8%; Australia and Oceania, 4%. History: The collection was founded as the Koloniaal Museum of Haarlem in 1864; in 1910 it became the Koloniaal Museum of Amsterdam. In 1945 its name was changed to the Indisch Museum, and in 1950 it was renamed Tropenmuseum. In 1936 Jaap Kunst was appointed curator of musical instruments, and a special section of musical instruments was created, including an ethnomusicological archive of sound-recordings and documentation.

Services: temporary exhibitions and permanent exhibition of music, dance and theater, including puppets and dance masks; ethnomusicological archive of sound-recordings and documentation; educational services, including workshops taught by non-Western musicians and dancers; general libraries; museum photographic service.

Publications: There are no published catalogues, but there are files on musical instruments included in the mss. general museum catalogue:
- Jaap Kunst, Music in Java, Den Haag, 1949/r 1973;
- Jaap Kunst, The cultural background of Indonesian Music, Amsterdam, 1949;
- Jaap Kunst, Cultural Relations between the Balkans and Indonesia, 1954/r 1960;
- Jaap Kunst, Music in New Guinea, Den Haag, 1967;
- Jaap Kunst, Hindu-Javanese Musical Instruments, Den Haag, 1968;
- Jaap Kunst, Ethnomusicology: a study of its problems, methods, and representative personalities, Den Haag, 1955/r 1959; Supplement, 1960.
- Paul Wirz, A description of Musical Instruments from Central North Eastern New Guinea, Amsterdam, 1952.

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ASTEN

Primary responsibility: Curator-director.

Open: 10-17 Tu-Sa, 12-17 Su. Closed: Mondays, 1 Jan., 25 Dec. Collection: The museum specializes in swinging bells and carillons of The Netherlands, as well as archaeological and non-European bells from all parts of the world, including the ways they were cast and tuned. Most are exhibited so that they can be played as well, both by hand and mechanically, some even from keyboards. An 18th-c. carillon can be played either by hand or mechanically; the visitor can experience ringing a 17th-c. swinging bell.

History: The museum was founded by André Lehr and Romke de Waard. It was opened in 1969 in the attic of the Town Hall. In 1975 it was moved to its present building in a ceremony presided over by H.R.H. Prince Bernhard.

Services: tours, classes, lectures, slides, photographs, film, library.

Publications:
- André Lehr, "Het Klokken- en Beiaardmuseum te Asten", Mens en Melodie (1969 24: 226.
- Jacques Maasen, "National Beiaard Museum," Mens en melodie (1976) 30: 242-244.
- André Lehr. A Sound of Bells in the National Carillon Museum, a general commentary on the collection. Asten, 1987.

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BENNEKOM

Governing organization: Administration Verenigingsgebouw.

Open: 14-17, Tu-Sa, 1 May-14 Sept.; 14-17 W, F, 15 Sept.-30 Apr. Groups of 10-25 persons can visit the museum at other times by appointment. Closed: Su, M, public holidays.

Collection: mechanical and automatic musical instruments, including disk and cylinder music boxes, small organs, street piano, café piano nad a pianola.

History: The museum was founded in 1970 by Ir. F. Moltzer to house his collection of music boxes. Upon the death of Mr. Moltzer in 1974, the museum was temporarily closed. It reopened in 1975 in the Verenigingsbebouw and included not only the Moltzer Collection of Music Boxes, but two other collections: that of the Old Bennekom Society, consisting of local costumes, domestic objects, tools, photographic archive; and and archeological collection.

Services: permanent and temporary exhibitions, photo archive, library, guided tours, sales desk.

Publications:
- I.F. Moltzer. Speeldozen

Recordings: for an extensive list of recordings, write to the museum.

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BERG EN DAL (near Nijmegen)

Primary responsibility: Director / Curator.

Open: 10-17, M-F, 11-17, Sa-Su and holidays, from 1 Apr. to 1 Nov. 10-17, M-F, 13-17, Sa-Su and holidays, from 1 Nov. to 1 Apr..

Collection: about 60 African musical instruments in a museum housing African sculptures, masks and 5 African compounds including: a Kusasi dwelling from North-East Ghana; a Dogon dwelling from Mali; and two pile dwellings from Benin.

Services: guided tours, library, photographic service, restoration

Publications:
- A.W. Ligtvoet, "De Muziekinstrumenten in het Afrika Museum," Mens en melodie (1968), 23: 178-180.

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DELFT

Open: 10-17 M-Sa, 13-17 Su, public holidays. Closed 1 Jan. 25 Dec., Mondays except June, July, August.

Collection: a gamelan of 26 instruments, an anklung of 18 instruments, Western scale. History: Housed in a wing of the Prinsenhof complex, the museum was formed between 1864 and 1901. Its purpose was to orient and inform officials postedto the former Dutch Indies. After this "colonial institution" was disbanded in 1901, the collection was maintained and increased as a museum of crafts and art forms of Indonesian culture. In 1976 the museum was named 'Nusantara' (Many Islands). The museum is one of three in Het Prinsenhof; the other two are Het Prinsenhof, and Museum Lambert van Meerten, noted for its collection of ceramics.

Services: photographs.

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ELBURG

Open: 14-17 M, 9.30-12, 14-17 Su.

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GIETHOORN

Open: 10-18 April-October, and during school vacations: 11-17.

Collection: Instruments dating from 1800-1925, made for street musicians, including cylinder organs, cylinder pianos, book-playing organs

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DEN HAAG ('s-GRAVENHAGE)

Governing organization: Vereniging Haagse Museumvrienden.

Primary responsibility: Head of the Music Department, 3 curators, and a restorer of musical instruments, principally the keyboards.

Open: 10-17 T-Sa, 13-17 Su. Closed 1 Jan. Collection: 3200 instruments from all parts of the world, including Europe, Africa, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Oceania, America.

Daniel François Scheurleer (1855-1927) Collection, Amsterdam: 1100 instruments Scheurleer was a banker, musician, musical iconographer and historian of Netherlandish musical culture. His collection of books, music and some 1100 musical instruments is the core of the Geementemuseum's department. Scheurleer began collecting musical instruments in 1881 after visiting the collections in Brussels and Paris. The municipality of Den Haag purchased his collection in 1933 and placed it on exhibition in the Gemeentemuseum.

Carel van Leeuwen Boomkamp ( - ) Collection, Bussum: 112 instruments: 23 bowed strings, 33 bows, 34 plucked strings, 3 keyboards, 19 winds. primarily stringed instruments and bows, but also a few keyboard, harp, and wind instruments. Boomkamp collected from to. Acquired by the museum in 1975.

History: The Gemeentemuseum was founded in 1884 and installed in the 17th-c. de Sint Sebastiaansdoelen. In 1935 it moved to the present building by Berlage. In 1986 the Hague Historical Museum returned to de St. Sebastiaansdoelen. The Gemeentemuseum's departments are: Modern Art, Decorative Art and Design, and Music. It also houses The Netherlands Costume Museum. The Music Department was established in 1933 when the city of Den Haag purchased the Scheurleer Collection, exhibiting it at the Gemeentemuseum. The collection of books, music, musical iconography and 1100 musical instruments is the core of the Gemeentemuseum's Department of Musical Instruments. The collections have grown substantially since.

Services: Permanent exhibition (European and non-European instruments and temporary exhibitions. Concert series of Western music on restored museum instruments, as well as of folk and non-European music; radio and television broadcasts. Guided tours, demonstrations and lectures. Recordings, postcards, slides, technical drawings and publications for sale. Photographic service; restoration workshop exclusively for museum instruments, especially keyboards). Extensive music research library, music archives and a musical iconography collection. Reading room. Publications:
- [Daniel Francois Scheurleer], "Musea voor muziekinstrumenten," De Nederlandsche Spectator (1881).
- Catalogus der musiekbibliotheek en der verzameling van musiekinstrumenten van D.F Scheurleer. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijoff, 1885, 1887.
- Schilderkundig Genootschap Pulchri Studio. Catalogus der tentoonstelling van muziekinstrumenten, prenten, photografiën en boeken daarop betrekking hebbende October-November 1893. Den Haag: 1893.
- Oude muziek-instrumenten, en prenten en fotografieën naar Schilderijen en Teekeningen, waarop instrumenten voorkomen.... Rotterdam: Mouton & Co., 1898.
- S. van Milligan, "Wat moet er met de oude muziek-instrumenten in ons Rijksmuseum geschieden?" Caecilia en de muziek, 62 (1905): 281-287.
- D.F. Scheurleer, "Iconography of Musical Instruments," Zeitschrift der Internationalen Musik-Gesellschaft (1910-1911) XII: 335.
- Eene Wooninge, in de welcke ghesien worden veelderhande gheschrifte, boeken, printen ende musicaale instrumenten. ['s-Gravenhage, 1913.]
- Paul F. Sanders, "Het museum Scheurleer," Muziek (1928), 2:312-319.
- Bertha van Beynum, "Klavierinstrumenten in het Museum Scheurleer" Muziek (1931), 5/3: 104-113.
- D.S. van Zuiden, "Onze Haagsche Musea. VIII. Het Muziekhistorische museum Scheurleer, Carnegielaan," Haagsche Gids (September 1931), 3/9: 204-207.
- Dirk J. Balfoort. Eigenartige Musikinstrumente. Berechtigte Uebersetzung aus dem Holländischen von Felix Augustin. Abbildungen...nach Instrumenten aus dem Museum Scheurleer im Haag. De Muziek, Band IV. Den Haag, 1932.
- Daniel Francois Scheurleer. Die muziek-historische afdeeling (Verz. D.F. Scheurleer) door Dirk J. Balfoort. ['s-Gravenhage]: 1935.
- Marius Monnikendam, "Exotische muziekinstrumenten: Die Collectie 'Scheurleer' in Het nieuwe museum te 's-Gravenhage," Het R.K. Bouwblad (December 1936), 8/10: 152-156.
- Tentoonstelling van toegelaten strijkinstrumenten, violen, altviolen, violoncellen, contrebassen, strijkkwartetten. Internationale manifestatie van hedendaagse vioolbouw, concours Hendrik Jacoby beroepsklasse. s'Gravenhage, 19 Juni-17 Juli 1949. s'Gravenhage: 1949.
- "The Hague Exhibition [with a list of prizewinners]," TheStrad (1949) 60: 114, 128.
- Internationale Tentoonstelling van moderne Blaasinstrumenten...27 Juli-4 September 1951, [Den Haag]: 1951.
- A.W. Ligvoet, "Het Haagse Gemeentemuseum verrijkt," Mens en melodie (1952), 7: 37-38.
- Muziekinstrumenten uit het Rijksmuseum te Amsterdam, 9 Oct-24 Nov. 1952 [exhibition catalogue]. 's-Gravenhage: Dienst voor schone Kunsten, Gemeentemuseum, 1952.
- Lindesay G. Langwill, "Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijks-museum Amsterdam, ausgestellt im Gemeentemuseum in Den Haag, 1952," Glareana, (1953) II/2.
- A.W. Ligtvoet, Exotic and Ancient European Musical Instruments, s'Gravenhage: Mijgh & van Ditmar, [1955].
- Willi Lievense, "Die Instrumentensammlung des Gemeinde-Museums den Haag," Das Orchester (1957) 5: 2-4.
- Lievense, "Die Instrumentensammlung des Gemeinde-Museums den Haag," Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (1957) 118/1: 16-18.
- Het muzikale hart van Nieuw-Guinea. Muziekinstrumenten van de Papoea's. 9 juli tim 16 augustus 1959. [Den Haag]: 1959.
- Ligtvoet, Gids buiten-europese muziekinstrumenten, Den Haag: Gemeentemuseum, 1962.
- D.R. Piroen-Roodvoets, "Oude muziekinstrumenten in het Gemeentemuseum te s'- Gravenhage," Mens en melodie (1963) 18: 364-366.
- A.W. Ligtvoet and W. Lievense, Europese muziekinstrumenten in het Haagse Gemeentemuseum. s'Gravenhage: Gemeentemuseum, 1965.
- Barbara L. Kullberg, "Klingende Vergangenheit 'Haags Gemeentemuseum'," NZfM (1968), 129: 14-16.
- Ligtvoet, "Aanwisten voor het Haags Gemeentemuseum," Mens en melodie (1968) 23: 282-283; (1969), 24: 313-314.
- Catalogus van de muziekinstrumenten vna het Haags Gemeentemuseum (Catalogi vna de Muziekbibliotheek en de collectie muziekinstrumenten onder red. van Clemens C. von Gleich. Amsterdam: Knuf, 1970-. ] Vol. 1. L.J. Plenckers, Hoorn- en trompetachtige blaasinstrumenten, 1970.
- Ligtvoet, "Neuerwerbung des Haager Gemeindemuseums," Sonorum Speculum (1970) 43: 37-39.
- Carel van Leeuwen Boomkamp & John-Henry van der Meer, The Carel van Leeuwen Boomkamp Collection of Musical Instruments, a descriptive catalogue, 1971. Wili Lievense, Oude Europese muziekinstrumenten, 1971.
- Ligtvoet, Gids buiten-Europese muziekinstrumenten, 1972.
- Rob van Acht, "Waarom bezit het Haags Gemeentemuseum een kollektie oude muziekinstrument?" Huismuziek, (juli 1973), 22/4: 47-48.
- Van Acht, von Gleich, D.M. Klerk, Historische blaasinstrumenten [exhibition catalogue], Kerkrade, 1974.
- Arie Verveen and Magda Klerk, "The Gemeentemuseum at the Hague," Fontes artis musicae (1974), 21: 106-109.
- Klerk and Onno Mensink. Japanese Woodcuts with Music. Kijkboekjes, 1. Den Haag: Gemeentemuseum, 1975.
- Wouter A. Scheurwater and van Acht. Old harpsichords, their construction and restoration. Kijkboekjes, 2. Den Haag: Gemeentemuseum, 1977.
- Mensink, Traditional musical instruments of Japan Kijkboekjes, 3. [Buren: Knuf, 1979.]
- Von Gleich, Pianofortes from the Low Countries. Kijkboekjes, 4. Buren: Knuf, 1980.
- Van Acht, Playing with musical instruments, 1980.
- Mensink, Gamelan and other gong-chime ensembles of Southeast Asia, 1982.
- Van Acht, Folk music and folk musical instruments in Europe, 1982.
- Van Acht, The stringed musical instrument [exhibition catalogue], Rotterdam, 1982.
- Magda Kyrova, Mensink. Kabuki: onbekende aspecten. Den Haag, Gemeentemuseum, 1982.
- Musical Caricatures. Kijkboekjes, 5. Den Haag, Gemeentemuseum, 1983.
- Famous Pianists from the Past. Kijkboekjes, 6. Den Haag, 1984.
- Von Gleich. The Origin of the Music Department, a Portrait of theScheurleer Collection. Den Haag: Gemeentemuseum, 1985.
- The Glory of Dancing. Kijkboekjes, 7. Den Haag, 1987.
- Von Gleich. Checklists of the musical instrument collection: Pianos, v.1, 1987.
- Traditional Japanese musical instruments, v. 2, 1988.
- Harpsichords, clavichords, organs, harmoniums, v. 3, 1989.
- East- and South-East Asian mainland musical instruments, v. 4, 1989.
- Mensink, Electric music: three years of acquisition of electric musical instruments, 1988.
- Van Acht, Vincent van den Ende, Hans Schimmel: Dutch Recorders of the 18th Century; Collection Haags Gemeentemuseum, [Celle: Moeck Verlag, 1991].
- Van Acht, Checklist of technical drawings of musical instruments in public collections of the world. Celle: Moeck Verlag [1992].

Recordings:
- [recording name, composers; selections / titles;]. Bob van Asperen, harpsichord by Giovanni Celestini, Venice, 1605; Mieke van der Sluis, soprano, Harry Geraerts, Marius van Altena, tenors, Max van Egmond, bass [label, no., date] cassette.
- [recording name, composers; selections / titles]. Bob van Asperen, harpsichord by Andreas Ruckers, Antwerp, 1639. [label, no., date] CD, record, cassette?<--->
- W.A. Mozart, Quintet in E-flat; Kegelstatt Trio. Glenn Wilson, fortepiano by Louis Dulcken, München, 1794; Toshi Hasegawa, oboe by; Erich Hoeprich, clarinet in by Heinrich Gresner, Dresden, ca. 1810; Jos Konings, horn by; Danny Bond, bassoon by Heinrich Grenser, Dresden, ca.. [label, no., date ] cassette.
- Joseph Haydn, Arianna auf Naxos, Frans Schubert, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Variations. Uta Spreckelsen, soprano; Erich Hoeprich, clarinet by Grenser; Geoffrey Madge, fortepiano by Dulcken; square piano by John Broadwood & Sons, London, [date]. [label, no., date] cassette.
- Gerrit Jan van Eijken, Samuel de Lange Sr., Samuel de Lange Jr. and Daniël de Lange: songs and works for piano. Wendela Bronsgeest, soprano, Geoffrey Madge, piano by Pleyel, Paris, 1847. [label, no.], 1985. record.
- Early 20th c. Dutch piano music by Annette Middelbeek. H. Andriessen, L. Michielsen [on which piano(s)]. HGM, 01, 1988. CD.
- New sights and sounds for harpsichord; contemporary Dutch harpsichord music by Annelie de Man; [performer, instrument, place, date]. HGM, 02, 1988. CD.

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HAARLEM

Governing organization: Stichtung Stadsorgel Haarlem.

Open: 8-20 h, Su. Closed 25 Dec, 1 Jan.

Collection: 8 barrel organs.

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HELMOND

Governing organization: Helmondse Draaiorgel, Steenweg 61, NL-5707 CE Helmond. Tel.: (04920) 3 85 33.

Open: 14-17 Sa;

Collection: barrel organs, bookplaying street organs, several types of music boxes, and street-, fairground- and dance organs. The collection includes a dance hall organ by Mortier, 1920; an organ by Gaudin, 1924; a street organ De Blauwe Trom, Antwerp, 1905; an organ by Gavioli, 1894.

History: The museum was founded in 1975.

Services: guided tours and demonstrations.

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LEIDEN

Collection: about 20 instruments including: two cases of old Egyptian instruments (reed oboes, sistra, clapers, lyra), Romano-Dutch bone flutes.

History: Founded 1818. The museum is devoted to prehistory, classical archaeology, ancient Egypt.

Services: photography.

Publications:
- Leemans, Monument égyptiens du musée d'antiquités des Pays Bas, 1839-1899.
- C. Leemans, Description raisonée des monuments égyptiens du musée des Pays-Bas à Leide, 1840, p. 132.

LEIDEN

Collection: about 550 ethnographic instruments, including 120 African, 320 Asian, 70 American, 30 Australia and Oceania. The instruments are maintained with objects from the same culture and / or geographical area of origination. specific outstanding instruments.

C. Snouck Hurgronje ( - ) Collection, [original place. No. instrs. & brief descr]

History: collected from 1837 onwards. Formerly it was named Rijks- Ethnographisch Museum.

Services: permanent exhibitions, tours, educational services, radio and television broadcasts, occasional lectures, courses, library, photographic and cinematographic material, recordings, photographic service.

Publications:
- [Articles about non-Western music included in the regular series of museum publications.]
- Josef Markward and J.D.E. Schmeltz. Ethnographisch album van het stroomgebied vna den Congo. Publicatien van's Rijks ethnographisch museum, ser II, no. 2. 's-Gravenhage: Nijhof, 1904-1916.
- Henry George Farmer. "Meccan Musical Instruments"; [presented to the museum by Dr. C. Snouck Hurgronje], Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (July 1929), VII-VIII: [489]-505.

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NIJMEGEN

Primary responsibility: curator.

Open: by appointment.

Collection: about 70 non-European flutes and drums; Javanese wayang puppets; New Guinea and South American objects

History: Founded 1960.

Services: guided tours, library, photographic service.

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OUDKERK

Open: 11-17 Su-F; 14-17 Sa.

Collection: reed instruments including harmonicas, accordeons and harmoniums, pianola, café pianos, cithers, various types of organs, including Asian mouth organs.

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ROTTERDAM

Open: 10-17 M-Sa, 11-17 Su.

Collection: about 1400 instruments from Africa 320, Asia (including Indonesia) 500, America 55, Australia and Oceania 515. The collection includes complete gamelans from Java and Bali. History: The museum was founded in 1884.

Services: permanent and temporary exhibitions, tours combined with slides and films, lectures, photos and publications for sale. Library, archives, photographs and filmed materials, recordings, photo service.

Publications:
- R.S. Wassing, Muziek en dans in Afrika, [ place: publisher] 1960.

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UTRECHT

Open: 10-17 Tu-Sa. Closed Su, M, holidays. Collection: about 150 phonographs and sound-producing equipment, from Edison phonographs to compact disks. Various machines are demonstrated.

Services: permanent exhibition; guided tours.

UTRECHT

Primary responsibility: Director.

Open: 10-17 T-Sa; 13-17 Su. Collection: about 800 automatic musical instruments, dating from the 18th to the 20th c., including carrilon-, string- and organ clocks by George Pyke, Jaquet-Droz, Per Strand, all 18th c., bell-playing Dutch clocks by G. Hogenberg, Groningen, ca. 1735, Allin Walker, Amsterdam, ca. 1750 Shaftesbury organ clock, Spencer & Perkins, London, 1791, harfenuhr, Black Forest, ca. 1790; cylinder- and disk music boxes, including bracket clock with comb-playing mechanism by Parkinson and Frodsham, London, ca. 1820, cylinder music boxes by G. Baker Troll & Co., Geneva, ca. 1885, and Charles Ullman, Switzerland, ca. 1890, Disk music boxes by Polyphon, Kalliope, and Symphonion, all Leipzig, ca. 1895; barrel organs by Clementi, London, ca. 1810, Davrainville, Paris, 1824; barrel piano by P. van Roy, Aalst, ca. 1930, with automata by Ignaz Bruder, Simonswald, ca. 1830; orchestrions by Philipps A.G., Frankfurt-am-Main, ca. 1920, Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina (pianola with automatic violin trio), Leipzig, ca. 1910; pianolas, including reproducing grand piano, Steinway, N.Y., 1926; book- playing street- and fairground organs by Leon Warnies, 1903, A. Ruth u. Söhn, Waldkirch, ca. 1920, Wilhelm Bruder u. Söhn, ca. 1910 and Dubbele Biphone by Carl Frei, Breda, 1934; and dance organs by Frei, Breda, 1930, and Th. Mortier, Antwerp, ca. 1925, Louis Hoohuys, Grammont, ca. 1915.

History: The exhibition "From Musical Box to Street Organ" organized by The Friends of the Street Organ Society in 1956 gave rise to the museum, which was established the same year in the cloisters of the Convent of St. Catherine by the city of Utrecht. By 1971 it had outgrown these quarters and it was moved to "Achter den Dom." In 1981 it was transferred to the Gothic parish church of Buurkerk; H.R.M. Queen Beatrix opened the new museum site in 1984.

Services: continuous guided tours in Dutch, English, French, German; with demonstrations of the instrumetns, video programs, educational presentations / lessons, occasional special concerts and exhibitions, photography, technical drawings, conservation, and a library and a sales desk.

Publications:
- R. de Waard, From Musical Boxes to Street Organs, N.Y.: Vestal Press, 1967.
- Waard, Catalogus [of the Nationaal Museum van Speelklok tot pierement], Arnhem: J.H. Paap & Zn., 1971.
- Jan Jaap Haspels, Muziek op Rolletjes, Amsterdam: Buma Society, 1975.
- Haspels, Daar zit Muziek In, Baarn: Bosch & Keuning, 1981.
- Van Speelklock tot Pierement, 3 issues / yr., Utrecht, Nationaal Museum, 1981-.
- [Huub M. Blankenberg,] National Museum van speelklok tot pierement: museum guide, Utrecht: Nationaal Museum, 1985.
- Haspels, Automatic Musical Instruments, their mechanics and their music, 1580-1820, Deventer: Kluwer, 1987.

Recordings:
- "From Musical Box to Street Organ, popular music", 6810425 LP.
- "From Musical Box to Street Organ, classical music", 6810218 LP.
- "Street organ 'De Dubblel Biphone'", 6814192 LP / cassette.
- "Fairground organ 'de Dubbele Ruth'", LP 6814391
- "Fairground organ 'de Lange Gavioli'",, 6814753 LP; "Musical Memories", CDSTP 001 CD / cassette; "Van Speelklok tot Pierement", 6818072 LP / cassette.

UTRECHT

Primary responsibility: Assistant in charge of musical instruments.

Open: by appointment M-F.

Collection: about 400 musical instruments dating from the 17th to the 20th c., from all parts of the world.

History: Founded in 1961. The purpose of the collection is to teach the students about the way musical instruments were constructed, how they were played and used. Most of the instruments were collected by Prof. M.G.J. Minnaert, who made a gift of his collection to the university. Thirty instruments are on loan from the Haags Gemeentemuseum.

Services: library, sales desk, courses.

Publications:
- H.J. Royen, Beschrijving van een aantal muziekinstrumenten in het Instituut voor Muziekwetenschap der Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht, Utrecht, 1965.
- J. Boogaarts. Beschrijving vnade muziekinstrumenten van de instrumentenverzameling in het Instituut voor Muziekwetenschap der Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht. Utrecht, 1984.