Exhibitions

The Pelzman Memorial Glockenspiel

May 16, 1976 – December 31, 1980

National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC

Connecticut Avenue entrance; later moved to Harvard Street entrance

See on Map Floor Plan

The Pelsman Memorial Glockenspiel is 8' square, 36' tall, with 36 bells, a 3-octave range, animated animal figures and a 4-faced clock.

Beginning at 9 am every day, tunes are played and the animals are activate for 1-1-1/2 minutes, every hour on the hour until 8 pm. The bells chime on the quarter hour.