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Dr. Benedikt Brilmayer Researcher and curator for bowed and plucked stringed instruments and electronic instruments Since 2017 Researcher and curator at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum SIM PK (bowed and plucked string instruments, electronic instruments) 2015–2017 Research assistant at the Musikinstrum

Katrin Simon, M.A. Katrin Simon has worked at the Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung (SIM) since 2014 and is responsible for press and public relations. Her area of responsibility also includes marketing and online communication. Ms Simon studied philosophy and musicology and worked as a freelan

Anne-Katrin Breitenborn Anne-Katrin Breitenborn studied Visual Communication at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin and has been working as a designer at the Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung since 2007. She is responsible for the layout and production of information and promotional materials and

Barnes Ziegler, B.A. Conservator (B.A.) and Violinmaker Conservator for Bowed Stringed Instruments CV 2023 M.A. Degree in conservation and restoration of modern materials and industrial cultural heritage at Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (University of Applied Sciences) 2021 B.A. Degre

Opening hours & directions Museum opening hours starting May 18, 2026 We are carrying out renovation work. As a result, our opening hours will be as follows from 18 May until the end of October 2026: Wednesday: 1 pm–5 pm Thursday, Friday: 1 pm–8 pm Saturday, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Monday, Tuesday: close

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

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

Multiperspectivity On the Nature of Research at the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung The Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung (SIM) is the largest non-university research institution for musicology in Germany. The Institute encompasses a library and a musical instruments museum. The coexist

Location and directions The Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung Preußischer Kulturbesitz is part of the "Kulturforum Berlin", an area of urban development between the Landwehr Canal, Großer Tiergarten and Potsdamer Platz in the Tiergarten quarter of Berlin Mitte. The Institute is located in the l

Terms of use The library of the State Institute for Music Research is a specialized scientific library, whose primary purpose is to support the scientists of the Institute in their work. However, it is also open to external users. Reading room of the SIMPK library. Photo: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn We