Voice of the Machine: From Horn to Disc

Voice of the Machine: From Horn to Disc

Exhibition

Voice of the Machine: From Horn to Disc

Iryna Koval22 June 2026 — 22 June 2027Lviv Palace of Arts

A retrospective of mechanical sound reproduction from Iryna Koval's collection.

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Exhibition news⁵

24.08.2026
Why the exhibition begins in silence
The first two halls make no sound at all — the machines are started only in the third.
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24.08.2026
A horn made from two different ones
The upper and lower parts of one horn do not match — and the collector labelled it so.
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24.08.2026
Winding a machine with a broken spring
One exhibit is turned by hand at the platter — the only way to hear how it sounds.
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24.08.2026
A diaphragm with four patches
The oldest machine has a diaphragm mended long before it reached the collection.
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24.08.2026
The Machine's Voice: from horn to disc in Iryna Koval's collection
The retrospective shows purely mechanical reproduction — sound that needs no electricity at all.
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