DeBence Antique Music World

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DeBence Antique Music World Known as the "See and Hear Museum"
our tours feature music machines from the 1850s through the 1940s Open April 1st - October 31st. As Q.

Closed November 1st - March 31st by appointment only. David Bowers so eloquently states in his Encyclopaedia of Automatic Musical Instruments:

"What makes an old-time automatic musical instrument interesting?...It may be the elusive, never-to-be-recaptured feeling of an earlier era...an era that, somehow, seems to be wistfully carefree and nostalgic...The sound produced by a carefully restored instrument is the exact sound that our ancestors heard and enjoyed. The performance that delights you today may have delighted in exactly the same way Napoleon, Queen Victoria, the King of Siam, a San Francisco theatre, or a Paris streetwalker years ago. The emotions of another time, another place...the entertainment of another era comes to life unaltered and undimmed today." Thousands of visitors, young and old, have been captivated by the incredible collection of automatic music machines spanning two centuries seen only at DeBence. Nickelodeons pound out the tunes of Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan and John Philip Sousa. Intricate, beautifully-tuned music boxes, created by nineteenth-century German and Swiss craftsmen, ti**le enchantingly in the same manner as they did one hundred years ago. Merry-go-round band organs roar to life with explosions of melody. We invite you to be swept back in time for a few hours or the day at DeBence Antique Music World!

10/02/2026
10/01/2026
Tonight!
09/19/2026

Tonight!

Come out to the museum to enjoy some incredible Jazz and poetry with the Venango County Historical Society!
09/18/2026

Come out to the museum to enjoy some incredible Jazz and poetry with the Venango County Historical Society!

We would also like to announce a special evening of jazz piano and original poetry by Philip Terman and Mark DeWalt - as part of our programming related to our Jewish Heritage in the Oil Region Exhibit and America 250 celebrations this year. The program will be Oct. 7, 2026 at DeBence Antique Music World in the ball room and will be free and open to the public.

What a summer its been! While the warm weather hasn't let up yet we wanted to catch everyone up on where we've been rece...
09/04/2026

What a summer its been! While the warm weather hasn't let up yet we wanted to catch everyone up on where we've been recently. Too many events to keep track of! Check out the pictures to see where we have been and what we have been doing this past month, both on the road and at home.

09/03/2026

We had so much fun networking, learning, and enjoying the AMICA/MBSI/COAA Convention this past month!

Address

1261 Liberty Street
Franklin, PA
16323

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 12:30pm - 4pm

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+18144328350

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