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  1. 20 Years of Jazz at the MIM (13.07.2026)

    On 30 July at 7 pm, the SIM will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of its jazz series with three top-class acts and a sundowner bar on the roof terrace. Since 2006, the Museum of Musical Instruments (MIM) at the State Institute for Music Research (SIM) has provided a venue for Berlin’s many modern

  2. Wednesday Cinema: E. Lubitsch – "When I Was Dead" (1915) / "I Don’t Want to Be a Man" (1918) (16.12.2026)

    Two early comedies by the master of subtle elegance, accompanied live on the Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ by Anna Vavilkina. In *When I Was Dead* (1916), an angry husband fakes his own death following an argument with his wife. To prevent his mother-in-law from remarrying his wife, he returns to h

  3. Mighty Wurlitzer demonstration (04.07.2026)

    A demonstration of one of Europe’s largest cinema and theatre organs. The Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ is not only one of the largest instruments at the MIM, but also one of the largest of its kind in Europe. In 1929, it was acquired by Werner Ferdinand von Siemens, the grandson of the company’s f

  4. Dr. Jo Wilhelm Siebert

    Dr. Jo Wilhelm Siebert Curriculum vitae 2000-2009 Studies in Musicology, Philosophy and Comparative Literature (MA) at the Technical University of Berlin 2003/2004 Studies (Musicology) at Royal Holloway College, University of London 2.2009 to 1.2011 Research Assistant at the State Institute for Musi

  5. 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

  6. Hamburger Bahnhof On Tour (19.02.2026)

    Video installation and performance program for the exhibition OFF SCORE by Annika Kahrs 6 p.m. Opening Completely invalid, just an attempt, 2024 Video installation Curt Sachs Hall Exhibition February 19 – March 1, 2026 Free admission The film Completely invalid, just an attempt takes Anton Bruckner'

  7. Long Night of Museums (30.08.2025)

    Guided tours, concerts, a look behind the scenes, silent movie, midnight tango Program at the Museum of Musical Instruments 6:00 pm for families and children Family Ties Discover and try out instruments with museum guide Jörg Joachim Riehle Duration: 45 minutes 7:00, 7.45, and 8.30 pm Sound Spaces a

  8. Guest researchers and sholarship holders

    Guest researchers and sholarship holders Guest researchers September and October 2025 Kirill Smolkin Scholarship holders May to August 2026 Dr Meredith Nicoll Dr Lars Klingberg May to July 2025 Dr N. Andrew Walsh September 2024 Dr Dimitris Kountouras November 2023 to January 2024 Dr Moritz Kelber No

  9. Louis Petitjean

    Louis Petitjean Research Assistant at the Musical Instrument Museum Louis Petitjean is a PhD student at the University of Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne, a member of the HiCSA "Histoire Culturelle et Sociale de l'Art" laboratory and is under the joint supervision of Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di

  10. Berlin reception centres, 1900 to 1945

    Berlin reception centres, 1900 to 1945 Centres of the phonographic industry in times of global crisis Telefunken Studio Sing-Akademie Berlin: The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra during a record session conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, 1937. Source: Berlin Philharmonic Archive, F5 I 1937-1 Among t