The Sanfilippo Foundation - "Place de la Musique"
The Sanfilippo "Place de la Musique" is known worldwide for its magnificent collections of beautifully restored antique music machines, phonographs, arcade and gambling machines, chandeliers, art glass, the world's largest restored theatre pipe organ, the most spectacular European salon carousel in existence, street and tower clocks, steam engines and other functional mechanical antiques, displayed within a breathtaking French Second Empire setting.
Individual performance tickets the Summer 2010 Concert Series at the Sanfilippo Estate are now available. Visit the Summer Concert Series page for details and online ticket purchase information.
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The primary motive behind this collection is the preservation and sharing of the experience of these marvelous inventions of the Western World.
The Place de la Musique contains the largest collection of restored automatic musical instruments in the world, including:
- music boxes and phonographs
- coin-operated pianos
- violin machines
- photoplayers
- American and European orchestrions
- dance organs
- fairground and band organs and calliopes
- the world's largest indoor theatre pipe organ
Only with proper restoration or conservation can these instruments look and perform as they did when new.
Charitable functions at the Place de la Musique have not only raised in excess of three million dollars over the last few years, but have also exposed thousands of people to these antique musical and mechanical wonders. Numerous private concerts, dinners, tours, conventions of collectors' groups and other festivities have been held here since the first music room was completed in 1984.
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