Several years ago, in fact, probably more than several years ago, I visited the museum of musical instruments. The last time I was there, it was interesting, but all of the interior floors, of which there were four, looked very old. So, I wanted to see if anything had changed since that time. To my delight, the interior is completely renovated and in excellent condition. The range of instruments is quite wide. They are not only instruments from Poland.
It should almost be named the International Museum of Instruments, because I saw instruments from Korea, India, France, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Bulgaria, and Romania. Each floor has a series of three or four rooms with various types of instruments. Many of the instruments I have never seen before. On one of the floors, there is a room dedicated to a Polish person who collected pianos and pianofortes of all different styles. It even had one of the first player pianos. You know, the kind where you just push the pedals with your feet, and there's a roll of some type of paper that activates the individual sounds without even playing the instrument with your hands.
I stayed for about an hour and a half, walking from one floor to the next. Each floor is connected by a long staircase.
It was a cloudy, gray day, and it looked like it could rain at any minute. When I was done looking at all the floors available, it's notable to mention that each floor has beautiful parquet flooring.
The general admission price is 15 PLN for general admission, or 10 PLN for senior citizens. Of course, I took advantage of that and paid $10. It should be noted that on Tuesdays, admission is free.
