Berlin - Musical Instrument Museum

(Local Name: Musikinstrumenten-Museum) Founded in 1888, the Berlin Musical Instrument Museum belongs to the Prussian Cultural Heritage National Institute for musical research. Until 1983 it was housed separately in Wilmersdorf. The new building by the Tiergarten, designed by Hans Scharoun and completed by Edgar Wisniewski, has been open to the public since 1984 and is directly connected to the Philharmonic Hall. In the bright and open museum some 500 instruments covering a wide spectrum are displayed in chronological order. The collection embraces mainly European instruments from the 16th to the 19th C., including some rare Renaissance and Baroque items. Also built into the room are two church organs and a 1929