Musical Museum, Brentford
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The Musical Museum is a musical instrument
museum located in Brentford
, London Borough of Hounslow
, a few minutes' walk from Kew Bridge railway station
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It was founded in 1963 by Frank Holland MBE (1910-89), who believed that self-playing musical instruments should be preserved and played. Host to a Mighty Wurlitzer
concert organ and various musical boxes, the museum today is home to the world's largest collection of historic musical rolls.
The museum has always been run by volunteers. The fully air conditioned museum has separate galleries for instruments, an auditorium/concert hall, a cafe and a car park.
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
museum located in Brentford
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located at the confluence of the River Thames and the River Brent, west-southwest of Charing Cross. Its former ceremonial county was Middlesex.-Toponymy:...
, London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow
-Political composition:Since the borough was formed it has been controlled by the Labour Party on all but two occasions. In 1968 the Conservatives formed a majority for the first and last time to date until they lost control to Labour in 1971. Labour subsequently lost control of the council in the...
, a few minutes' walk from Kew Bridge railway station
Kew Bridge railway station
Kew Bridge railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains....
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It was founded in 1963 by Frank Holland MBE (1910-89), who believed that self-playing musical instruments should be preserved and played. Host to a Mighty Wurlitzer
Wurlitzer
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to simply as Wurlitzer, was an American company that produced stringed instruments, woodwinds, brass instruments, theatre organs, band organs, orchestrions, electronic organs, electric pianos and jukeboxes....
concert organ and various musical boxes, the museum today is home to the world's largest collection of historic musical rolls.
The museum has always been run by volunteers. The fully air conditioned museum has separate galleries for instruments, an auditorium/concert hall, a cafe and a car park.