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Archive of Concert Life From 2013 to 2016, the Musicological Documentation department at the SIM carried out a digitization project resulting in the “Archive of Concert Life.” The purpose of this project was to preserve, digitize and analyze records of concert life that have traditionally been regar

Björn Kempf, M.A. Conservator of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments University education 2000–2006 Studied art history and German at the University of Hamburg. Major: Architectural History. Master's thesis with Prof. Dr. Hermann Hipp with the topic: "Historische Industriearchitektur, Umnutzu

The History of the SIMPK and its Predecessor Institutions The project “The History of the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung and its Predecessor Institutions” was conceived and carried out by the Musicological Documentation Department and funded by Germany’s Federal Commissioner for Culture and

Second Viennese School The Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung (State Institute for Music Research, SIM) has a research program dedicated to the music of the Second Viennese School. It is concerned largely with publishing the correspondence of the leading members of the school. At the heart of t

Music theory Music theory is one of the main fields of research pursued at the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung (State Institute for Music Research). After careful planning and thorough discussion, the “History of Music Theory” project was created to provide a formal, long-term context for st

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Audio-visual perception of acoustical environments Participant in the Virtual Concert Hall. Photo: Hans-Joachim Maempel From 2015 to 2018, the SIM conducted the second phase of the project "Audio-visual perception of acoustical environments" (MA 4343/1-2) within the framework of the DFG research uni

Opening hours & directions Museum opening hours Monday: closed Tuesday: 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Wednesday, Friday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday: 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Special opening hours 2024/25 Christmas Christmas Eve, Tuesday, 24 December 2024: closed Christmas Day, Wednesday, 25 Decemb

Mireya Salinas Event management and cultural education Mireya Salinas has been working for the Musical Instruments Museum of the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung (State Institute for Music Research) since July 2013, and since 2016 she has been responsible for the area of Cultural Education an

Showcase of Musical Interpretation The series Showcase of Musical Interpretation reintroduces forgotten figures from the history of musical interpretation. These profiles appear at irregular intervals and make no claim to completeness. Analog media are presented in a display case in the foyer of our