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Organology Organology is a discipline of musicology dedicated to the study and description of musical instruments. Since its establishment by Curt Sachs, it has made use of interdisciplinary aids and techniques, primarily from art history, but also from ethnology and physics. Areas of responsibility

Showcase of Musical Interpretation The series Showcase of Musical Interpretation reintroduces forgotten figures from the history of musical interpretation. These profiles appear at irregular intervals and make no claim to completeness. Analog media are presented in a display case in the foyer of our

Geschichte der musikalischen Interpretation im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert This multivolume series is the first to provide a large and comprehensive historical account of the last two centuries of musical interpretation: the twentieth century, a time that produced most of the musicologists working today

Interpretation Research Interpretation research is one focus of scholarly work at the Institut für Musikforschung. It takes as its starting point the sound created during performance, which is understood as the primary manifestation of composed music. Researchers at the SIM, then, are less concerned

Archive of Concert Life From 2013 to 2016, the Musicological Documentation department at the SIM carried out a digitization project resulting in the “Archive of Concert Life.” The purpose of this project was to preserve, digitize and analyze records of concert life that have traditionally been regar

Olga Adelmann: Master Violin Maker, Restorer, Scholar How international collaboration lead to the discovery of forgotten masterpieces In my personal possession I have an old postcard from the year 1938. The picture side shows a panorama of the city of Cremona with the white marble facade and the ico

Curiosities The history of musical instrument making includes many examples of rare and wondrous inventions. Pay a visit to our virtual cabinet of curiosities! Sausage bassoon and a trumpet in a can Sewing box piano and musical walking sticks Aeolian harp Arpeggione Sausage bassoon and a trumpet in

MIM Kids The Musikinstrumenten-Museum offers a variety of events for children and families . Calendar of Events (in German) Contact Museum box office +49 30 254 81-178 Email

Restoration and Conservation The central research mission of the Musikinstrumenten-Museum is the study of historical instruments and historical performance practices. Researchers at the museum systematically study the collection and work with conservators in overseeing the conservation and restorati

Wednesday Night Cinema Start: 6 p.m., admission: 10 euros Dates for the season 2026/27 18 November 2026 16 December 2026 13 January 2027 10 February 2027 From November to February, it's movie time at the MIM. On the program are classics of silent films. They are accompanied by live music played by o