Schwarzwaldmuseum Triberg

The Schwarzwaldmuseum (Black Forest Museum) in Triberg has a collection of 3,000 objects covering Black Forest cultural history with a particular strength in mechanical music: orchestrions, music boxes, player pianos, and mechanical musical automata, many still in working condition. Demonstrations of the mechanical music collection run on guided tours most afternoons. The museum also covers traditional Black Forest dress and costume, mining tools from the regional silver and lead industry, cuckoo clock history and mechanism, winter sports history (the Black Forest developed competitive skiing in the 1890s), and traditional Schwarzwaldhof farm life. Admission EUR 6 adults, EUR 3 kids 6-16, free under 6. Open daily 10 AM to 5 PM in peak season (May-October), closed Mondays in winter. Allow 45-90 minutes; the mechanical music hall is the kid hit and alone justifies the ticket.