Paris Music Museum – Musée de la Musique

(Last Update 07.05.2023) This time, we are in a museum that should be visited by those who have devoted their lives to music or those who put music in an important place in their lives during their visit to Paris: Musée de la Musique – Museum of Music...

Music Museum, 19th century in Paris. borough'On Parc de la Villettelocated in, City of Music - Philharmonie de ParisA very beautiful museum located in the building complex of the newly built Philharmonie de ParisRight next to . new concert hall Philharmonic 1 While the building where the Music Museum is located is now Philharmonic 2 is referred to as.

M5 of the metro "Porte de la VilletteWhen you get off at ” station immediately Parc de la VilletteYou come to the entrance of . Right in front of you, it welcomes you with its huge and impressive steel construction. The Great Hall will meet the building. When you walk towards that building, you enter the parking area and on the left is the ticket sales center, and on the right is the building complex where the Music Museum is located. So from here we turn right and move forward... Café de ConcertsWhen you pass in front of , you will see a red constructed entrance. When you walk in from here and enter the door, you come to the ticket sales section of the museum.

The Music Museum is open from Tuesday to Friday from 12:00 to 18:00, on weekends from 10:00 to 18:00, and is closed on 25 December, 1 January, 30 March and 1 May.. When you buy your ticket and enter from the door on the left, first museum shopYou are passing through. Then you can go down the stairs and leave your belongings in the cloakroom. The entrance is right there anyway. audio guide Ticket control is also carried out at the given location. I must admit that they are usually in museums. audio guides I'm not in the habit of buying them, but here they handed them to us as we entered the museum and at first I thought, "Am I going to walk around with this around my neck?" I grumbled lightly, but it turns out what a great favor they did us.

When we entered and started our tour from the first hall, it seemed a little too dark inside at first, but then when I saw the magnificent musical instruments beautifully illuminated in that dim environment, I realized what a beautiful presentation they had made. Available in French, English and Spanish languages audio guidesWe immediately understood the wisdom of 's in this first hall.

You come to a showcase with any instrument group. There are explanations in French on the display, but there are also audio guides There is also a number for it. that number audio guidesWhen you press , you hear explanations about what you see. Everything is normal so far, but then you see that The notes coming out of the instrument you are standing in front of begin to echo from your headphones., You are having a wonderful musical feast. Moreover, you get the feeling that an instrument that is hundreds of years old is being played for you in front of you. This is a unique experience for a music lover like me; I'm sure you'll like it too.

What is there in the museum? Hundreds of years old violins, pianos, cellos, flutes, harps, ouds, guitars whose name you may not know, Many different instruments that you don't have the chance to see anywhere else.… Of course, what impressed me the most were the pianos. I especially loved the piano whose photo is at the beginning of the article.

It is also very impressive to have the chance to see the instruments used by famous composers while composing their compositions. For example, when you enter the first hall and turn right, there is a window in front of you. The piano Monteverdi used to compose his "Orfeo" and other musical instruments stand. I think this is a very special moment…

Of course, visiting a museum is not just about looking at old works and saying "oh, how beautiful"; People interact with what they see and learn new things. For example, what did I learn thanks to this museum? For example, "ud"a means tree in Arabic It was written in the explanatory notes in the showcase where it was exhibited, and while I was writing this article, the word "oud" comes from the aloe or aloe tree... Then the ancestor of the piano, the "harpsichord" It is an interesting instrument and we can think of the harpsichord as the piano version of the zither... The harpsichord is such an instrument that A different interpretation was brought to the law taken to Europe during the Crusades.The plectrum hitting the strings is controlled and played with keys like a piano... It looks as beautiful as its sound, because aesthetics were always at the forefront as much as functionality for the people of that time...

The flutes I came across in the first hall reminded me of my primary school years. I remembered the first block flute I learned to play. I thought about what else I would have dreamed of stealing if I had visited such a museum in those years. Although I was very shy of stringed instruments as a child; I couldn't imagine how people could make those sounds with all those strings close to each other :) My respect for those who can play stringed instruments dates back to that time...

After a very satisfactory tour of the first hall, you realize that there is another upper floor (in fact, there are two more upper floors :))… When you go up to the upper floor, beautiful pianos welcome you again, this time lined up in rows. And the aesthetics of the harps lined up in a row, you have a hard time not reaching out and touching their strings. But don't worry, sample instruments are placed in some corners so that you can examine different versions of maybe not the harp but some other musical instruments, and you are allowed to touch them.

In the hall on the second floor, if you are lucky enough, you can listen to a mini concert of a musician introducing a musical instrument. Sometimes educational presentations can be made for children. While the sounds of many interesting musical instruments echo in this large hall, you try to focus on other instruments, and your heart feels happy.

Then you go to the other floors and see interesting musical instruments from all over the world. Various instruments from Asia, Africa, Australia and America also bring their sounds to life. audio guidesYou will also have the opportunity to listen from waiting for your visit. I must say that I especially like some Far Eastern instruments. Also, although I love African music, I will never forget the sound of an interesting instrument played with strings.

Another section of the Paris Music Museum that I'm sure you'll enjoy is the famous museum. Stradivarius The hall where violins are exhibited. There you understand once again why these violins are so important.

Another interesting section of the museum is about the encounter and evolution of music with electricity. mixing equipment on display We can call it part. After a certain stage, music loses its "naturalness" and perhaps moves to another dimension with the possibility of "changing" as well as the possibility of "correction". For this reason, it is important to visit the hall where the different devices that enable the first examples of this to be obtained.

Also in this section “ThereminYou may be interested in a musical instrument called "which is based on changing the magnetic field with hand movement." The good thing is that the theremin is available for you to try. You can already play it without touching it and create space sounds like viuuuvv viuuvvv :) ​​It's so much fun...

Yes, I can briefly say this about the Paris Music Museum – Musée de la Musique. For more information, you can access the museum's website from the link at the end of the article. If you wish, you can also watch this video I shot in the first hall of the museum to give you an idea, see for yourself what kind of museum you will visit and what kind of works you will encounter:

in the museum As a musical instrument from Turkey only fiddle It is located. Unfortunately, there is no option to listen to his voice. However, in that museum, there was a fiddle from Turkey in front of me. audio guidesIt would be fascinating to hear his voice from.

I wish I could visit this museum not only as someone who has given music an important place in his life, but also as a musician who can play an instrument successfully, or at least as an art historian who specializes in music. I think I could have better understood the importance of what I saw then. Still, even in this state, I can say that the Music Museum blew me away.

Musée de la Musique – Things to do after visiting the Music Museum Parc de la Villette You can read the article. Moreover Philharmonie de ParisI suggest you do not forget to look at the program of and watch a concert in this building or at the Paris Philharmonic next door, if you have the time and opportunity. Also, as soon as you can, see the Music Museum, which is located in the Istanbul Atatürk Cultural Center and can be visited free of charge, although it is not as satisfying.

Remember; NietzscheAs he said:

A Life Without Music Is A Mistake.

Stay with the music.

With love

Web address: philharmoniedeparis.fr/fr/musee-de-la-musique

Address: 221 Avenue Jean Jaurès, Paris 75019

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