Musee Mecanique
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Musée Mécanique is a popular San Francisco museum featuring a large collection of antique arcade machines and mechanical curiosities.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Musee Mecanique canonical | 2 |
| Musée Mécanique | 2 |
| Mechanical Art and Design Museum | 1 |
| Mechanical Museum | 1 |
| Musée Mécanique collection | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T70675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Musee Mecanique Context triple: [Fisherman’s Wharf, hasPart, Musee Mecanique]
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A.
Science and Industry Museum
The Science and Industry Museum is a major museum in Manchester, England, focusing on the city’s industrial heritage, scientific innovation, and technological development.
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B.
1889 Exposition Universelle
The 1889 Exposition Universelle was a world's fair held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, best known for unveiling the Eiffel Tower as its centerpiece.
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C.
Château de la Muette
Château de la Muette is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now serves as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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D.
Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental Beaux-Arts structure in San Francisco originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition and now a popular cultural and scenic landmark.
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E.
Heurich House Museum
The Heurich House Museum is a historic Gilded Age mansion in Washington, D.C., renowned for its well-preserved interiors and association with German-American brewer Christian Heurich.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Musee Mecanique Target entity description: Musée Mécanique is a popular San Francisco museum featuring a large collection of antique arcade machines and mechanical curiosities.
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A.
Science and Industry Museum
The Science and Industry Museum is a major museum in Manchester, England, focusing on the city’s industrial heritage, scientific innovation, and technological development.
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B.
1889 Exposition Universelle
The 1889 Exposition Universelle was a world's fair held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, best known for unveiling the Eiffel Tower as its centerpiece.
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C.
Château de la Muette
Château de la Muette is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now serves as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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D.
1900 Exposition Universelle
The 1900 Exposition Universelle was a world's fair held to showcase the achievements of the 19th century and emerging innovations of the 20th, featuring landmark attractions like the Grand Palais and the first Paris Métro line.
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E.
Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental Beaux-Arts structure in San Francisco originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition and now a popular cultural and scenic landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arcade museum
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museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| admissionFee | free admission ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| collectionOrigin | private collection of Edward Galland Zelinsky ⓘ |
| collectionPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ mid 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| foundedBy | Edward Galland Zelinsky ⓘ |
| founder | Edward Galland Zelinsky ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Amusement museums
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Museums in San Francisco ⓘ Tourist attractions in San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasCollectionSize | over 200 machines ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
antique arcade machines
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automata ⓘ coin-operated machines ⓘ mechanical curiosities ⓘ mechanical musical instruments ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://museemecaniquesf.com/ ⓘ |
| heritageValue | preservation of early 20th-century amusement technology ⓘ |
| indoorOutdoor | indoor museum ⓘ |
| isInteractive | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Fisherman’s Wharf ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| name |
Musée Mécanique
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linked to:
Musee Mecanique
|
| nameMeaning |
Mechanical Museum
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linked to:
Musee Mecanique
|
| notableExhibit |
Laffing Sal
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mechanical dioramas ⓘ mechanical fortune tellers ⓘ mutoscopes ⓘ player pianos ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatingStatus | operational museum ⓘ |
| paymentMethod |
coins
ⓘ
tokens ⓘ |
| revenueModel | coin-operated machines ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| subjectFocus |
coin-operated entertainment
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historical arcade games ⓘ mechanical entertainment devices ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | San Francisco tourist attraction ⓘ |
| visitorParticipation | visitors can play the machines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Musee Mecanique Description of subject: Musée Mécanique is a popular San Francisco museum featuring a large collection of antique arcade machines and mechanical curiosities.
Referenced by (7)
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