29th May 2023

An elegant small barrel organ in the Musée de la Musique, Paris

Anne and I spent a delightful five days in Paris last week. Mainly art galleries, museums and walking, taking in a splendid concert in the new Philharmonie (what a hall!), visiting beautiful La Sainte-Chapelle for the first time (the medieval glass must be the finest anywhere), and enjoying both the warm sunny weather and the fine food and wine – of course. A real treat was the Musée de la Musique, whose collection of harpsichords must be by a mile the most impressive in the world. They also had a few small but interesting organs on display, so I am posting some photographs here, along with a photo of the spectacular Saint-Eustache organ, which we visited on our last morning.

Positif organ in the Musée de la Musique, Paris
An elegant Regal in the Musée de la Musique, Paris
Bible Regal in the Musée de la Musique, Paris
The organ of Saint Eustache, Paris