{"id":13101,"date":"2019-07-02T08:12:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T08:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13101"},"modified":"2019-07-02T08:12:33","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T08:12:33","slug":"the-musical-museum-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13101","title":{"rendered":"The Musical Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A train ride to Kew Bridge, followed by a\u00a0short\u00a0walk and we arrived at The Musical Museum. I was surprised to find it located in a modern building as I thought\u00a0it was housed in a church hall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13121\" style=\"width: 3648px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13121\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0279.jpg\" alt=\"The Musical Museum - photo by Juliamaud\" width=\"3648\" height=\"2736\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Musical Museum &#8211; photo by Juliamaud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It turns out the museum used to be housed in\u00a0<span style=\"color:var(--color-text);\">the former St George\u2019s Church.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--color-text);\">Frank Holland, who founded the museum, <\/span><span style=\"color:var(--color-text);\">\u00a0was given the use of the premises to store<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--color-text);\">\u00a0his\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--color-text);\">private collection there in 1963. It was only supposed to be for\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--color-text);\">two years, but the museum was still there 40 years later!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\"><span class=\"wixGuard\">\u200bThe collections new home was specially designed for the Musical Museum. It was opened in June 2008 and includes the instrument galleries, and a climate-controlled roll library (of over 20,000 music rolls), a workshop, concert hall, and cafe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13101 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13106'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0258-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0258-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0258-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0255-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0255-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13113'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0268-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0268-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0268-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13120'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0278-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0278-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0278-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13111'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0265-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0265-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0265-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13102'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0254-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0254-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0254-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13112'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0266-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0266-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0266-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13119'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0277-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0277-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0277-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We were treated to a guided tour followed by a few musical numbers on the the Mighty Wurlitzer. Regular guided tours &amp; instrument demonstrations take place on\u00a0Tuesday,\u00a0Friday,\u00a0Saturday and\u00a0Sunday. Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicalmuseum.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their website<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-13101 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13118'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0276-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"the Mighty Wurlitzer - photo by Juliamaud\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0276-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0276-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13118'>\n\t\t\t\tthe Mighty Wurlitzer &#8211; photo by Juliamaud\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13115'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0272-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"the Mighty Wurlitzer - photo by Juliamaud\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0272-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0272-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13115'>\n\t\t\t\tthe Mighty Wurlitzer &#8211; photo by Juliamaud\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13117'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0274-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"the Mighty Wurlitzer - photo by Juliamaud\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0274-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0274-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13117'>\n\t\t\t\tthe Mighty Wurlitzer &#8211; photo by Juliamaud\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=13116'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0273-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"the Mighty Wurlitzer - photo by Juliamaud\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0273-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0273-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13116'>\n\t\t\t\tthe Mighty Wurlitzer &#8211; photo by Juliamaud\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Join us on an adventure<\/h3>\n<p>Join our club for people who want to find new adventures and live life to the full. Just\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dwITKb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click the link\u00a0<\/a>and join the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dwITKb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A train ride to Kew Bridge, followed by a\u00a0short\u00a0walk and we arrived at The Musical Museum. I was surprised to find it located in a modern building as I thought\u00a0it was housed in a church hall. It turns out the museum used to be housed in\u00a0the former St George\u2019s Church.\u00a0Frank Holland, who founded the museum, &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13101\">More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Musical Museum<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[663,673,541],"tags":[777,778,779],"class_list":["post-13101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventure","category-discover","category-history","tag-kew-bridge","tag-the-mighty-wurlitzer","tag-the-musical-museum"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Musical Museum - City Adventurers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13101\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Musical Museum - City Adventurers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A train ride to Kew Bridge, followed by a\u00a0short\u00a0walk and we arrived at The Musical Museum. 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