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Guided tour of the SIM’s acoustic studios to mark the 100th anniversary of Hans-Peter Reinecke’s birth As a musicologist, psychologist and experimental physicist , Prof. Dr Hans-Peter Reinecke (1926–2003) devoted his work to, amongst other things, room and building acoustics, the transmission of mus

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

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

The Material, the Artistic, and the Social Ensemble rehearsals in and around Berlin and London, 1813-1869 Jullien’s Concert Orchestra and Four Military Bands, at Covent Garden Theatre (engraving), 1846. Quelle: Musicology for Everyone Musicological research has long recognised a significant gap betw

Dr. Dr. N. Andrew Walsh Dr. Dr. N. Andrew Walsh is a composer (PhD SUNY Buffalo, 2009) and musicologist (Dr. phil. State College for Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart). In both domains his work is focused on the graphic scores of the postwar avant-garde. His research and creative work is dedicated

Low brass A brief history of low brass instruments Bass tuba by Johann Gottfried Moritz (Berlin, 1839), cat.-no. 4456. Photo: Schnepp Renou Exhibition in the stone foyer of the Musikinstrumenten-Museum for the "Year of the Tuba 2024" Whether in a symphony orchestra or a brass band, the tuba is an es

The Accordion Zieharmonika von Meinel & Herold, Klingenthal, um 1870. Foto: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn The World of the Accordion The instrument of the year 2026 is the accordion. It is a well-known protagonist in many musical styles: in folk and popular music, in jazz and dance music, as well as in co

"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

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