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Revelstoke Nickelodeon Museum

111 First Street West | P O Box 3088, Revelstoke, British Columbia V0E 2S0, Canada
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Ranked #4 of 18 attractions in Revelstoke
Type: Specialty Museums
Owner description: Canada's only mechanical music museum. The collection illustrates and demonstrates the development of automatic music machines from 18th century... more » Owner description: Canada's only mechanical music museum. The collection illustrates and demonstrates the development of automatic music machines from 18th century barrel organs to 1950s juke boxes via musical boxes, street and barrel pianos, residence and dance hall organs, player pianos, phonographs, gramophones and vintage radios. The museum offers tours taking approximately 1 hour and demonstrations of the genuine antique instruments include about 20 examples. « less
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Grand Forks, ND
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2013

We had a wonderful experience here. We had our own guided tour and the musical instruments were fascinating, Well wirth the time and admission.

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Sechelt, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 4, 2013

Totally enjoyed the tour. The owners are incredibly knowledgable about the items in the museum. The tour is conducted in an interesting and sometimes humorous way. It was very enjoyable and well worth seeing.

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Kamloops, Canada
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 25, 2013

This museum almost seems irrelevant to Revelstoke but if antique musical instruments is your thing you might like it. Found the staff a bit off.

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Condenser, Owner at Revelstoke Nickelodeon Museum, responded to this review
February 26, 2013

Thank you for your review - we are always pleased to receive feedback from our visitors. I quite understand your point, in that we are Canada's only mechanical music museum, and as such we are not directly connected to Revelstoke. Our focus is International and we try to interest visitors from all parts of the world. Nevertheless, mechanical music was... More

Vancouver
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 25, 2012

They have quite the collection here and they really know their history as well. They also give a demonstration with the items that they are telling you about. Some of the organs and music boxes are well over 100 years old so it's quite interesting to see and hear them working and find out about them. The only unfortunate thing... More

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York, United Kingdom
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 19, 2012

This museum is the life's work of two delightful, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic folk, who enjoy sharing their enthusiasm with visitors. Despite the season drawing to a close, and there only being two of us, we were given a personal tour of the fascinating musical instruments here. They were explained clearly, with humour, and concisely, matching the facts given to our... More

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Newcastle, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 30, 2012

Had heard about the museum and friends had recommended it, but it far exceeded expectations. The passion with which the husband and wife owners talk about the displays and explain the history of each item is wonderful. A truly memorable and enjoyable visit - should be on everybody's "to do" list in Revelstoke.

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Thousand Oaks, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 22, 2012

This is a gem of a place in Revelstoke. This museum focuses on mechanical things that play music, starting with the first "player piano" type organs (circa 1700s) and running up through juke boxes. There are two things that are absolutely amazing about this particular museum. First is that nearly everything you see actually works! They play them for you,... More

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Toronto, Ontario
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 11, 2012

I heard about this museum while researching things we could do to break up our drive through the mountains. I figured that look the museum might have a few interesting pianos and might be worth checking out. This museum exceeded my expectations. The owners are a husband,wife, and son that have spent many decades seeking out and restoring the collection... More

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Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 31, 2012

what a great experience not just the exhibits but to see the proprietors enjoying them as if they where there own children.i only wished the museum was larger so I could have got a closer look at the wonderful gems tucked away at the back.an hour seems long but it will fly by

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Calgary
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 30, 2012

It was a great time for us all, my 9 & 12 year old loved it. The owners were very helpful and give a wonderful tour of the music machines. It was great to see the huge variety of piano players. It does take a full 1.5 hours to enjoy the museum but it is worth it. Thank you to... More

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