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Correspondence of the Second Viennese School This multivolume series containing the complete correspondence of the Viennese School gives researchers and the general public access to one of the most important collections of sources for the history of twentieth-century music. Letter from Arnold Schönb

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

Anne Schlüter, M.A. Anne Schlüter has been working as an assistant to the director of the Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung since March 2010. Her tasks include office organisation, scheduling, address maintenance/data protection and the preparation, implementation and follow-up of events. Anne

Press The press office of the Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung provides information about the Institute's research projects as well as events and exhibitions of the Musikinstrumenten-Museum. Please direct requests for interviews or event information to press contact . If you would like to rece

Bibliographie des Musikschrifttums The Bibliographie des Musikschrifttums (Bibliography of Music Literature, BMS) was created in 1936 by our predecessor institution, the Staatliches Institut für deutsche Musikforschung (State Institute for German Music Research) in Berlin, in order to establish a co

Service Contact our picture archive, lost objects or a break in the SIM café: here you will find further information on various services offered by the Musikinstrumenten-Museum. Picture library The image archive of the Musikinstrumenten-Museum holds extensive documentation material on the museum's o

The Accordion Accordion by Meinel & Herold, Klingenthal, c. 1870. Photo: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn Spotlight exhibition The accordion is a familiar feature in many musical genres: in folk and popular music, in jazz and dance music, as well as in contemporary music. Yann Tiersen’s soundtrack to the fil

Visiting the Museum The Musikinstrumenten-Museum is generally open every week from Tuesday to Sunday. This page provides information about your visit with us. Virtual tour We invite you to take a virtual tour of the museum. Start here Events You can get an overview of our events here SIM Café The SI

Lost and found Have you forgotten or lost a personal item in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum or the Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung? We record everything found and store it for you for up to a maximum of six months after the day it was found . Contact Lost and found +49 030 25481192 Email

From Baroque to Bluegrass 1 February to 23 July 2023 Pandurina, Giovanni Smorsone (Smorzone), Rom, 1736, cat.-no. 5005. Photo: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn From Baroque to Bluegrass - The Many Faces of the Mandolin The lute's little sister spread from Italy to the rest of Europe and to America. It was po