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Long Night of Museums
Event date: 08/30/2025
Location: Musikinstrumenten-Museum, 18 bis 2 Uhr
Guided tours, concerts, a look behind the scenes, silent movie, midnight tango
Program at the Museum of Musical Instruments
6:00 pm for families and children
Family Ties
Discover and try out instruments with museum guide Jörg Joachim Riehle
Duration: 45 minutes
7:00, 7.45, and 8.30 pm
Sound Spaces and Treasure Troves of Recordings
A behind-the-scenes look at the SIM with Martin Mietke and Sven Serfling-Krannich
Limited number of participants, registration on-site 1 hour before the start of the tour, “first come, first served.”
7:00 and 8:00 pm
It’s a Matter of Relationship: Musicians and Their Instruments
Curator Benedikt Brilmayer on fascinating and tension-filled relationships in music
Limited number of participants, registration on-site 1 hour before the start of the tour, “first come, first served.”
7:30 and 8:30 pm
(No) Strings Attached! The History of Violin Making
Restorer Barnes Zieger on the secrets of legendary instruments and their makers
Limited number of participants, registration on-site 1 hour before the start of the tour, “first come, first served.”
9:00 and 11:00 pm
Carnivalesque – Rock Bizarre
Rock meets poetry, rebellion meets romance
9:30 pm
“I Kiss Your Hand, Madame” (1929)
Silent film starring Marlene Dietrich, live accompanied by Jörg Joachim Riehle on the Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ
Duration: 75 minutes
Note: During the screening, the museum’s permanent exhibition will not be accessible.
11:30 pm
Midnight Tango at the SIM Café
Experience the magic of Tango Argentino!
Duration: 60 minutes
Leo Gasso, bandoneon
Dorothee Royez, violin
Anna Mira Huhn, double bass
Pablo Woiz, piano, musical direction and arrangements
Gabriela Pereira & Luciano Troncoso (show dance and introduction to the basic steps)
General Information
- The SIM Café will be open during the Long Night.
- To participate in guided tours, please register on-site one hour before the start.
- All bags, including small handbags, must be stored in lockers or at the cloakroom before visiting the permanent exhibition.
More information and tickets: https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin
Shuttle bus route to the Museum of Musical Instruments available for download.