Discover 50 extraordinary instruments that have captivated our visitors. Each has its own story - sometimes funny, sometimes mysterious, always astonishing - and is brought to life with magnificent photographs and short, engaging texts that include anecdotes, favorite stories, and insights shared by visitors and guides.
50 unusual instruments (Renaissance du Livre, 2014, 128 pp.) invites you to explore these treasures one by one, letting yourself be carried away by their unique sounds and fascinating histories. The book is available in the museum shop for €15.
Bell

Componium

Set of crumhorns

Transverse flute

Shoulder harp

Serpent chandelier

Muchosa

Ondes Martenot

Street organ with moving figures

Kit violin

Bible regal

Alto saxophone

Tambourine

Theremin

Baryton

Foot bass

Bass gamba

Bianqing

Chromatic harp

Hommel

Hurdy-gurdy

Glass harmonica

Hardingfele

Geigenwerk

Guitar

Gamelan

Knaptand

Treble recorder

Square piano with Turkish pedal

Viola

Trombone with seven bells

Grand piano

Harpsichord with virginal

Sarangi

Tabor pipe

Pyramid piano

Trumpet marine or nun’s trumpet

Violino arpa

Transverse horn

Clarinet

Baroque musette

Travelling harpsichord

Trumpet

Treble lute

Dung-chen

Bisonoric accordion

Mukupiela

Teponaztli
