The Nisco Museum of Mechanical Music, Haifa District, Israel
4.5 (29 reviews) Sunday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in Ein Hod Speciality Museums
A true hidden Jem
We have been to Ein Hod many time, but never reach this place. My friends recommended and we really enjoyed. In a crowded room there is the finest collections of antique music boxes and other mechanical musical instruments. The collection, which was accumulated over 40 years by Nisan Cohen, including music boxes, hurdy gurdies, an automatic organ, a reproducing player piano, a collection of 100 year old gramophones,hand operated automatic pianos. The tour includes live demonstration of many instruments.
Address
Israel National Trail, Ein Hod 3089000 Israel
Mobile
Website
http://www.ein-hod.org
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 20:56
User Ratings
4.5 based on (29 reviews)
Reviews
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5Paul N 5:00 PM Aug 30, 2015
Great entertainment - well worth the trip to Ein Hod
Our family group went to the Nisco Museum of Mechanical Music and Antique Music Boxes at Ein Hod 30890 (Ein Hawd) and as went entered the front door I thought ‘Gee this is going to be a boring, waste of time’ but it was anything but that. And surprisingly, the youngish children in the room were happy and spell-bound but the sights and sounds. We got a step-by-step explanation of musical instruments – with examples and musical notes from each - from the initial, primitive instruments in Africa, through to music boxes, primitive metal spinning metal disks, pianolas, gramophones, early records and street vendor pipe organ which kids could operate by turning the handle and finishing with a monstrous pipe organ in showroom condition. If Nisco was in Paris or London or Berlin he’d have a busload of tourists coming through his door every half hour whereas we had a pleasant, intimate demonstration in English and Hebrew. Anything but boring.
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4Giora_I_L 5:00 PM Jan 25, 2020
Amazing Hidden Jem
Added to our plan without realizing how special this place is. Museum founder Nisan Cohen spent his life collecting dozens of music boxes and strange musical instruments from all over the world. We got a presentation of the fascinating display of mechanical music instruments, some of which are more than 200 years old. The show included musical-boxes, an automatic organ, a piano that can imitate famous pianists, ancient gramophones, and large music box used in fairs. Very interesting!
