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Holdings and focal points The focus of our collecting and research activities is aligned with the projects conducted at the Institute on music history, music theory, instrumentology, and systematic musicology. Photocopy collection of the SIMPK. Reprography of musical sources produced between 1917 an

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

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

Geschichte der musikalischen Interpretation im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert This multivolume series is the first to provide a large and comprehensive historical account of the last two centuries of musical interpretation: the twentieth century, a time that produced most of the musicologists working today

Using this Website The website of the Staatliche Institut für Musikforschung is easy to use. Below you will find a few tips on using the many features of the site as well as information regarding accessibility. Design for All (In Information and Communications Technology) The Staatliche Institut für

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

Interpretation Research Interpretation research is one focus of scholarly work at the Institut für Musikforschung. It takes as its starting point the sound created during performance, which is understood as the primary manifestation of composed music. Researchers at the SIM, then, are less concerned

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

Sound Spaces Music and freedom Music seems to be free - it sounds, touches and disappears. But it almost always moves within a network of culturally moulded and historically evolved rules. From pop songs to symphonies, we follow musical patterns that are constantly changing but never disappear. Musi

Opening hours & directions Museum opening hours starting May 18, 2026 We are carrying out refurbishment 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: cl