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Studio Technology Studio technology accounts for a large part of the technical equipment used in music transmission, including sound transducers (e.g., microphones and loudspeakers); equipment for switching, mixing, distributing, transmitting and amplifying audio signals (e.g., patch panels, mixing

Second Viennese School The Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung (State Institute for Music Research, SIM) has a research program dedicated to the music of the Second Viennese School. It is concerned largely with publishing the correspondence of the leading members of the school. At the heart of t

Music Transmission The term “music transmission” covers all processes involved in the conveyance of musical sound across large distances or temporal intervals. This includes processes for recording, storing, editing, conducting and playing back music. On the one hand, music transmission relies on te

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

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

Wednesday Night Cinema Start: 6 p.m., admission: 10 euros Dates for the season 2025/26 5 November 25 3 December 25 14 January 26 11 February 26 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 on the muse

Jazz at the MIM Start: 7 p.m., free admission Berlin's cultural diversity is also reflected in the jazz scene. For over fifteen years, the Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research has provided a venue for Berlin's many modern jazz ensembles. The "Jazz at the MIM" series is

Jour Fixe – Music in the Afternoon Performances by young artists Performances take place every two weeks on Wednesdays at 3.30 p.m. Admission is free. The free admission tickets (2 tickets per person) are given out at the museum’s ticket desk starting at 2.30 p.m. Note The concerts are recorded for