250 years of "We, the people"

Democratic musical traditions and musical instruments: the USA in our collection

Der amerikanische Präsident Benjamin Franklin erfand die Glasharmonika – Der amerikanische Präsident Benjamin Franklin erfand die Glasharmonika

On 4 July 2026, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. To mark the occasion, Rebecca Wolf, Director of the State Institute for Music Research, and Sydney Hutchinson, Research Fellow at the SIM, will take a special look at the collection of the Musical Instrument Museum.

At 1 pm, a workshop will begin on the topic of shape-note singing, a democratic tradition of a cappella singing originating in the USA, which uses a special notation to simplify sight-singing.

Price info: Under 18 years free

Price: €10.00

Reduced price: €5.00

Next date:

• Date Saturday, 04/July/2026 11:00
• Venue Musikinstrumentenmuseum - Ben-Gurion-Straße
• Address Ben-Gurion-Straße, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten