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  1. Highlights of the MIM Collection and a Mighty Wurlitzer Demonstration (11.04.2026)

    A guided tour with audio samples and a demonstration of one of Europe’s largest cinema and theatre organs. The Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research collects musical instruments associated with European art music from the 16th to the 21st century. The museum currently h

  2. 250 years of "We, the people" – Sounds of Democracy at SIM (04.07.2026)

    Democratic musical traditions and musical instruments: the USA in the collection of the State Institute for Music Research. Guided tour and workshop Glass harmonica invented by Benjamin Franklin, MIM Cat. No. 812, photo: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn In 2026, the USA will celebrate the 250th anniversary o

  3. Open Day (21.06.2026)

    The State Institute for Music Research and the Berlin Philharmonic invite you to attend. A day full of music for all Berliners. The Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research and the Philharmonie Berlin are opening their doors. As well as numerous musical performances, visit

  4. The Heart of Berlin's Bohemian Scene (19.04.2026)

    Angela Winkler and Hans-Jörn Brandenburg present new musical settings of poems by Else Lasker-Schüler. On 19 April 1933, Else Lasker-Schüler fled Berlin and Hitler’s Germany in a hurry to Switzerland. In collaboration with the Else Lasker-Schüler Society in Wuppertal, the State Institute for Music R

  5. Jour Fixe – Music in the Afternoon (10.06.2026)

    Young artists introduce themselves. Minrun Shang, Alice Besombes, Sehun Ahn (violin), Guillaume Durand-Piketty (piano) (UdK Berlin) Programme Jacques Ibert (1890–1962) ‘Le petit âne blanc’ from the cycle ‘Histoires’ Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Sonata ‘Arpeggione’ D 821 – Allegro moderato Robert Schum

  6. Jour Fixe – Music in the Afternoon (15.04.2026)

    Young artists introduce themselves. Featuring Elsa-Johanna Staemmler, Eva Lietz, Katharina Sattarov and Denis Azak, piano (UdK Berlin) Programme Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Italian Concerto BWV 971 Allegro / Andante / Presto Joseph Haydn (1730–1809) Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI/49 Allegro F

  7. Highlights of the MIM Collection and a Mighty Wurlitzer Demonstration (06.06.2026)

    A guided tour with audio samples and a demonstration of one of Europe’s largest cinema and theatre organs. The Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research collects musical instruments associated with European art music from the 16th to the 21st century. The museum currently h

  8. Highlights of the MIM Collection and a Mighty Wurlitzer Demonstration (04.04.2026)

    A guided tour with audio samples and a demonstration of one of Europe’s largest cinema and theatre organs. The Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research collects musical instruments associated with European art music from the 16th to the 21st century. The museum currently h

  9. Sound Spaces: From Oud to Lute من العود إلى اللوت (28.06.2026)

    The journey of the strings – from Baghdad via Andalusia to Berlin. Featuring the ensembles AMI Berlin and Tres Morillas 2 pm Flash Talk: Lute and Oud 2.30 pm Concert Like a melting pot, many cultures came together on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages and the early Renaissance: Arab influe

  10. Jour Fixe - Music in the Afternoon (18.02.2026)

    Young artists introduce themselves. Takashi Waschkau, violin, Eunhee Baek, piano Program Amy Marcy Beach (1867–1944) Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23 Bela Bartók (1881–1945) Violin Sonata No. 3 in E minor, BB 28, DD 72 Efrem Zimbalist (1889–1985) Concert Fantasy “The Golden Cockerel” based on Ni