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The digital memory of the organ world
Event date: 10/22/2026
Alexander Steinhilber discusses organ databases: a balance between knowledge organisation and cultural responsibility.
Organ documentation: the transition from paper-based inventories to digital databases – what do we gain, and what is at risk of being lost in the process? A lecture on organ databases, digital cultural heritage, responsibility – and the question of who, in the future, will still be able to remember what we are documenting today.
Dr Alexander Steinhilber is a musicologist and organ expert. He combines academic work with many years’ experience in cultural administration. After completing his PhD at the Free University of Berlin, he headed the Music Department at the Hamburg Cultural Authority, served as managing director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig, and was artistic director of the Leipzig Bach Festival and project manager for the Elbphilharmonie. Following his role as deputy head of the Hamburg State Representation to the Federal Government, he has headed the Culture Department of the Berlin Senate Administration for Culture and Social Cohesion since 2025.
Start: 6.00 pm
. Free admission
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