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Music Perception At the SIM, experimental studies of questions involving the perception of music are a tradition that goes back to Hans-Peter Reinecke, the founder of Department III (then named the Department of Acoustics and Music Psychology) and later the institute’s director. Reinecke examined di

Audio-visual perception of acoustical environments Participant in the Virtual Concert Hall. Photo: Hans-Joachim Maempel From 2015 to 2018, the SIM conducted the second phase of the project "Audio-visual perception of acoustical environments" (MA 4343/1-2) within the framework of the DFG research uni

Research Areas Practice-oriented music theory is a typical field of research for the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung (State Institute for Music Research). SIM pursues research across a broad range of topics. Interpretation research The interpretation research carried out at the SIM is based

Sound and Vision Experience Lab Large-screen monitor and loudspeaker of the SV_XL in the working model Sound & Vision Experience Lab The project Sound & Vision Experience Lab (SV_XL) evolved from the DFG-funded project "Audio-visual perception of acoustical environments". It is funded by the board o

Collection The Musikinstrumenten-Museum of the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung collects musical instruments of European art music from the 16th to the 21st century. The museum currently has around 3,600 instruments in its collection, many of which are in playable condition. A good 800 instru

Library The library of the Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung (State Institute for Music Research) is a specialized scientific library, whose primary purpose is to support the scientists of the Institute in their work. However, it is also open to external users. Its holdings form the basis of di

About us The Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung is the largest non-university research center for musicology in Germany. Its building is part of the Berlin Kulturforum, next to the Philharmonie and the Sony Center, designed by Edgar Wisniewski after sketches by Hans Scharoun. It is a place of hi

Research The Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung (State Institute for Music Research) is the largest non-university research institution for musicology in Germany. The scholars work in a variety of musicological disciplines: Historical musicology, organology, musicological documentation, recordin

Museum The objects on permanent exhibit at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum form one of the most representative collections in Germany in its diversity. Over 800 instruments across five centuries are on permanent display. In addition, the museum offers numerous events, from scientific symposia to concer

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