The Museum of Musical Instruments of the National Institute for Music Research (Musikinstrumenten-Museum des Staatlichen Instituts für Musikforschung) collects and displays instruments of European art music (“Kunstmusik”) from the 16th century to the present and allows visitors to hear them played in concerts and tours. Roughly 800 of the 3,000 or so instruments drawn from the collection founded in 1888 are on display.
One unique highlight is the Naumburger wind instrument collection, a nearly complete range of instruments originating from a central German city pipers group from 1600. Included in this collection are early harpsichords and spinets, some from the Ruckers family workshop, and the famous Bach cembalo and its replica. Visitors can see a number of delightful items, including stringed instruments from European masters such as Stradivarius, Gagliano, Stainer and Krouchdaler, woodwind instruments from Hotteterre, Denner, Quantz and others, a portable harpsichord belonging to Queen Sophie-Charlotte of Prussia, transverse flutes belonging to Friedrich II, Carl Maria von Weber's pianoforte, an English church organ from John Gray's workshop and Europe's largest cinema and theatre organ, the four-manual “Mighty Wurlitzer”, which is played regularly in concerts.
- Monday closed
- Tuesday-Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
- Thursday 09:00 - 20:00
- Friday 09:00 - 17:00
- Saturday-Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
When visiting the museum, we ask you to observe the current hygiene rules, which you can find on our homepage (www.simpk.de).
- 3. October 2023 10:00 - 17:00
- 24. December 2023 closed
- 25. December 2023 closed
- 26. December 2023 10:00 - 17:00
- 31. December 2023 closed
- 1. January 2024 closed
Ben-Gurion-Straße, 10785 Berlin
+49 (30) 254 81-178
+49 (30) 254 81-172
Admission price 6,00 €
Area ticket Kulturforum: 12,00 €
Reduced price 3,00 €
Area ticket Kulturforum: € 6.00
Children under 18: free admission.
Exhibitions
Events
Museum of Musical Instruments
Public guided tour with sound samples
Guided Tour
Museum of Musical Instruments
Jour Fixe - Music in the afternoon
Young artists introduce themselves
Concert
Museum of Musical Instruments
Try it!
Getting to know musical instruments for children and families
Workshop
Museum of Musical Instruments
The sound makes the music
Workshop for families and children
Workshop
Museum of Musical Instruments
Jazz at the MIM
Stars and newcomers of the Berlin jazz scene as guests at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum
Concert
Digital
COLLECTION ONLINE
Online collections database SMB-digital
Tickets
Admission price
6,00 €
Area ticket Kulturforum: 12,00 €
Reduced price
3,00 €
Area ticket Kulturforum: € 6.00
Children under 18: free admission.
Yearly ticket
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Member of Museumspass Berlin
Booking Telephone
+49 (30) 254 81-139
Services
- Library
- Archive
Accessibility
Audioguides
In German, English.