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It belonged to the co-author of “99 Luftballons”: the guitar with the distinctive “Thunderbolt” sound holes from the American company Ovation. An Ovation Thunderbolt has recently been added to the collection at the Musical Instrument Museum. It belonged to German guitarist Carlo Karges (1951–2002).

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

Dr. Sydney Hutchinson Research Associate CV Since November 2025: Research Associate at the State Institute for Music Research 2020-2025: Research assistant at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute for Musicology and Media Studies, Popular Music Studies 2019-2020: Substitute professor for eth

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

Employees of the Musikinstrumenten-Museum will guide you through the collection. with Thomas MacMillan , Research assistant (in English) On this English-language tour, visitors will get a comprehensive overview of the museum’s collection, spanning from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. The

Data privacy The Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung (SIM) as a legally dependent institution of the Stiftung Reußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, SPK) is committed to handling your personal data in a responsible way and to maintaining transparency about its use. The fo

Lecture recital with tuba player Roland Szentpáli on the ‘Year of the Tuba 2024’. As part of the ‘40 years of SIM at the Kulturforum’ events At the beginning of 2023, the Musical Instrument Museum acquired 14 brass instruments in the tenor and bass registers from the 18th to the early 20th century.

Jörg Halubek plays on an original harpsichord by Gottfried Silbermann from the collection of the Museum of Musical Instruments. 300 years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach and Gottfried Silbermann shaped the world of music. From central Germany, they created musical ideals through their compositions and in

"Berlin Secrets" is the motto of the Long Night 2024. We uncover the secrets of famous instruments and their makers and open the doors to hidden spaces. Exhibitions Low Brass. A Brief History of Low Brass Instruments more Instrument Making in Two German Republics. Spotlight Exhibition on the 75th An

Dr Emanuele Marconi Director of the Musikinstrumenten-Museum, Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung Emanuele Marconi graduated as a restorer from the Civica Scuola di Liuteria (Lutherie making school) in Milan and then studied Musicology and Cultural Heritage Conservation in Cremona (Università di