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Orgelkonzert im MIM
(c) SPK/photothek.net/Thomas Trutschel
Orgelkonzert im MIM
Eingang des Musikinstrumenten-Museums von der Ben Gurion Straße aus
(c) SIMPK / Christian Elsner
Eingang des Musikinstrumenten-Museums von der Ben Gurion Straße aus
Musikinstrumenten-Museum Innenraum Panorama
(c) Musikinstrumenten-Museum SPK Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Kinder im MIM
(c) SPK/photothek.net/Thomas Trutschel
Kinder im MIM
Ausstellungsraum des MIM
(c) SIMPK / Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Ausstellungsraum des MIM
Musikinstrumenten-Museum, Wurlitzer Orgel
Foto: bbr
Musikinstrumenten-Museum, Eingang
Foto: bbr
Stummfilmnacht im MIM
(c) SIMPK / Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Stummfilmnacht im MIM

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.

Opening hours,

  • 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

Location,

Ben-Gurion-Straße, 10785 Berlin

Telephone,

+49 (30) 254 81-178

Fax,

+49 (30) 254 81-172

Website,

www.simpk.de

Email,

[javascript protected email address]

Prices,

Admission price 6,00 €

Area ticket Kulturforum: 12,00 €

Reduced price 3,00 €

Area ticket Kulturforum: € 6.00

Children under 18: free admission.

Exhibitions

Viola da Gamba by Gregorius Karpp, Königsberg 1693 (detail)
Foto: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Viola da Gamba by Gregorius Karpp, Königsberg 1693 (detail)

Display collection of the Berlin Museum of Musical Instruments

Touching and trying things out helps to create an inner image
Foto: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Touching and trying things out helps to create an inner image

Keyboard - Interface

Spotlight exhibition

Pandurina, Giovanni Smorsone (Smorzone), Rom, 1736
Foto: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Pandurina, Giovanni Smorsone (Smorzone), Rom, 1736

From Baroque to Bluegrass

The Many Faces of the Mandolin

Traversflöte im Kasten
Foto: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Traversflöte im Kasten während einer restauratorischen Untersuchung

"Quantz is the God of Music!"

Johann Joachim Quantz on the 250th anniversary of his death

Events

Pipe chambers of the Mighty Wurlitzer (1929)
SPK/photothek.net/Thomas Trutschel
Pipe chambers of the Mighty Wurlitzer (1929)

Museum of Musical Instruments

Public guided tour with sound samples

Guided Tour

Curt Sachs Hall in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum
(c) SIMPK / Foto: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Curt Sachs Hall in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum

Museum of Musical Instruments

Jour Fixe - Music in the afternoon

Young artists introduce themselves

Concert

Girl tries out a trumpet
Foto: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Girl tries out a trumpet

Museum of Musical Instruments

Try it!

Getting to know musical instruments for children and families

Workshop

Klanginstallation mit Straßenschild
(c) SIMPK / Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Klanginstallation mit Straßenschild

Museum of Musical Instruments

The sound makes the music

Workshop for families and children

Workshop

Logo der Reihe Jazz im MIM
(c) SIMPK / Grafik: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn
Logo der Reihe Jazz im MIM

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

Click here for information about Yearly ticket.

Member of Museumspass Berlin

Booking Telephone

+49 (30) 254 81-139

Services

  • Library
  • Archive

Accessibility

Audioguides

In German, English.

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