--- title: "Manuals of the Present – Organ Plus" date: 2026-09-09 last_modified: 2026-09-14T10:46:47+02:00 generated_at: 2026-09-20T16:17:15Z url: "https://www.berlin.museum/en/events/manuals-of-the-present-organ-plus" description: "Organists share their perspectives on Berlin and society. New music meets tradition and opens up fresh viewpoints." image: "https://www.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/chorus-nikolaikirche-technik-screenshot-1920x1707.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Manuals of the Present – Organ Plus Music, Nikolaiviertel, Nikolai Quarter # Manuals of the Present – Organ Plus # Nikolai Music on Fridays [Nikolaikirche](https://www.berlin.museum/en/museum/nikolaikirche) - ![Aufnahmegeräte im Inneren der Nikolaikirche](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/chorus-nikolaikirche-technik-screenshot-300x267.jpg) ![Organist an der Jehmlich-Orgel der Nikolaikirche](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nikolaikirche-organist-300x150.jpeg) The organ meets electronics, percussion and voices as music students create new sonic worlds. **Prices** Regular: 5 euros Reduced: 3 euros Children: under 18s free of charge **Event** 2026-10-30 17:00:00 [Tickets](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/product/event/276?date=2026-10-02&date_id=14267&lang=en) **Duration** 30min [Tickets](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/product/event/276?date=2026-10-02&date_id=14267&lang=en) In “Organ Plus”, the organ enters into an open dialogue with live electronics, percussion and voices. The result is a series of new sonic landscapes and unexpected musical encounters. Created especially for this concert format, students from the “Hanns Eisler” Academy of Music develop electroacoustic works that expand the organ’s expressive possibilities and explore new ways of listening. The concerts reveal the instrument in a contemporary and experimental context. ## Please note We can only provide a limited number of seats for concerts at the museum. Your ticket entitles you to attend the concert, but does not guarantee you a seat. We apologize for any inconvenience. ## About the Concert Series From October 2026 to April 2027, a concert programme accompanies Annika Kahrs’ sound installation [Chorus](https://www.berlin.museum/en/exhibition/chorus). The programme is curated by Beate Tast-Kasper from the Berlin Museum. Part of the programme is the concert series “Nikolai-Musik am Freitag: Manuale des Jetzt”. Curated by composer and organist Alexander Moosbrugger, it presents the organ as an instrument of the present day. The title refers to the manual, the keyboard of an organ that is played by hand. Through changing thematic focuses, the concerts connect contemporary music with Berlin’s urban and intellectual history. They engage with current social issues and highlight the organ as a living instrument of our time. During live programmes and events, the sound installation “Chorus” will not be audible. For all dates and further information, see our [programme](https://www.berlin.museum/en/programme). Admission to the concert is free for anyone holding a Ukrainian passport, a Ukrainian residence permit or a valid student ID card from a Ukrainian university and a residence permit in Germany, as well as for anyone holding an electronic residence permit (eAT). Вхід на нашу серію подій «Nikolai-Musik am Freitag» безкоштовний для людей з українським паспортом, посвідкою на проживання з України або дійсним студентським посвідченням українського університету та посвідкою на проживання в Німеччині, а також для всіх, хто має електронну вид на проживання (eAT). Discover the exhibition ## Discover the exhibition - [ ![](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NK_Chorus_Web-Banner_1280x720px-300x169.png)](https://www.berlin.museum/en/exhibition/chorus) ## Info & Service ## Opening Hours daily | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (open on public holidays) **from 2.10.26 until 18.4.27** Opening hours of the Nikolaikirche Mon – Wed + Fri – Sun | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thu | 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Operating hours of the sound installation Mon – Wed | 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Thu | 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fri | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sat + Sun | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. You can experience the complete sound installation Monday to Friday between 12 noon and 6 pm, starting on the hour. In addition, the installation can be heard on Thursday evenings and at weekends, albeit without the carillon. **Differing opening hours:** Mon | 14.09. – 01.10. | Closed (Change of exhibition) Thu | 24.12. | Closed (Christmas Eve) Fri & Sat | 25. + 26.12. | 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. (First & Second Christmas Day) Thu | 31.12. | Closed (New Year’s Eve) Fri | 01.01. 2027 | 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. (New Year’s Day) The [visitor rules](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/besuchsordnung-stadtmuseum-berln.pdf) of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin apply. ## For children A free children’s activity booklet for the permanent exhibition “Berlin’s Middle” is available at the entrance in German, English, Polish, Turkish and Arabic. If you have any questions, our team will be happy to help. ## Directions Nikolaikirchplatz 10178 Berlin [ Google Maps ](https://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Nikolaikirche%2C%20Nikolaikirchplatz%2C%20Berlin&aq=2&oq=Nikol&sll=52.514027%2C13.415251&sspn=0.015096%2C0.030513&vpsrc=0&ie=UTF8&hq=Nikolaikirche%2C%20Nikolaikirchplatz%2C%20Berlin&ll=52.517527%2C13.40744&spn=0.030189%2C0.061026&t=m&z=14&iwloc=A&cid=6093985458874356584) [ Bus & Train ](https://www.bvg.de/en/connections/connection-search) ## Contact Infoline +49 30 240 02 – 162 Mo – Fri | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Write E-Mail ## Dates [ ![Aufnahmegeräte im Inneren der Nikolaikirche](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/chorus-nikolaikirche-technik-screenshot-300x267.jpg) Nikolaikirche Music, Nikolaiviertel, Nikolai Quarter #### Manuals of the Present – Organ Plus *2026-10-30 17:00:00*The organ meets electronics, percussion and voices as music students create new sonic worlds. ](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/product/event/276?date=2026-10-02&date_id=14267&lang=en)