Mr Sax's House (French: ''Maison de Monsieur Sax''; Dutch: ''Huis van Sax'') is a little museum in
Dinant in the Belgian province of
Namur. It is dedicated to
Adolphe Sax
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (; 6 November 1814 – 4 February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba. He played the f ...
(1814–1894). Sax was a builder of musical instruments and is foremost remembered for his invention of the
saxophone
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...
.
Interior
At the front of the House a brass statue of Sax is seated on a bench.
The entrance is decorated with earthenware titles. A number of museum pieces are installed on the wall and ceiling. The limitations of the floor space have further been solved interactively, and with a men's high book that introduces visitors to the life of sax. Visitors can listen to a variety of saxophones, as well as to saxophones in a variety of music styles, and are informed by images on a screen. The center is open daily and entrance is free. No official visits are organized. You can come in groups with your own guide.
Adolphe Sax and Dinant
The House is located in the birthplace of Sax, Dinant, in the French language part of Belgium. Near the House and in other places in Dinant, artwork reminds of his connection with the city. On both sides of the Charles de Gaulle Bridge a number of huge artworks of colourful saxophones are presented. The name of the tourist flyer is ''Sax and the City''.
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Dinant stad van de Sax
Sax has built more instruments than saxophones alone, and had a factory that was focused on production. In a certain period he employed more than two hundred workers. He lived just a few years in Dinant and stayed a great part of his life in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
. He was the predominant supplier of
brass instruments to the army of king
William I of the Netherlands
William I (Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was a Prince of Orange, the King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
He was the son of the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, who went ...
, who reigned in Belgium too in those years.
[P.W. Akkerman]
biografie
Impression
See also
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List of museums in Belgium
This is a list of museums located in Belgium.
Alken
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Antwerp
* DIVA Museum for Diamonds, Jewellery and Silver
* EcoHuis
* Etnographic Museum
* Fotomuseum
* Royal Museum of Fine Arts (KMSKA)
* Museum of Modern Art Antwerp (MuHKA)
*Plantin-Mor ...
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List of music museums
This worldwide list of music museums encompasses past and present museums that focus on musicians, musical instruments or other musical subjects.
Argentina
* – Mina Clavero
* Academia Nacional del Tango de la República Argentina – Buenos ...
References
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Museums in Namur (province)
Musical instrument museums
Biographical museums in Belgium
Dinant
Music museums in Belgium