The wooden Merry-go-round
Manège @Valentin Ducrettet
Orgue Limonaire @Valentin Ducrettet
Manège @Valentin Ducrettet
Manège
Musee @muse de la musique mëcanique
Manège @Musée de la Musique Mécanique
This emblematic monument to fairground art dates from 1871and id the oldest known model in France and a principal exhibit in Les Gets Mechanical Music Museum collection.
Opening time
From 01/01 to 05/02 Opening hours daily between 4 pm and 7 pm. From 06/02 to 03/03 Opening hours daily between 4 pm and 7.30 pm. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 10 am and 12 pm. From 04/03 to 10/04 Opening hours daily between 4 pm and 7 pm. From 08/07 to 03/09 Opening hours daily between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm and between 3.30 pm and 7.30 pm.
It required total renovation to enable it to live under a new cover on the Place de la Maison des Gets all year long.
Now both adults and children can enjoy the hand carved animals, the gondolas, its fabrics painted by PM Coppier (a fairground painter from Annecy) and enjoy a ride to the tunes of its Limonaire organ. This unique piece has recently been registered as a Historic Monument.
Now both adults and children can enjoy the hand carved animals, the gondolas, its fabrics painted by PM Coppier (a fairground painter from Annecy) and enjoy a ride to the tunes of its Limonaire organ. This unique piece has recently been registered as a Historic Monument.
