--- title: "Nikolai Music on Fridays – Manuals of the Present" date: 2026-09-09 last_modified: 2026-09-09T14:41:57+02:00 generated_at: 2026-09-10T22:02:32Z url: "https://www.berlin.museum/en/events/nikolai-music-on-fridays-manuals-of-the-present" 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/2026/09/orgel-detail-nikolaikirche.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Nikolai Music on Fridays – Manuals of the Present Music, Nikolaiviertel, Nikolai Quarter # Nikolai Music on Fridays – Manuals of the Present # Carte Blanche [Nikolaikirche](https://www.berlin.museum/en/museum/nikolaikirche) - ![Detail-Ansicht der Orgel in der Nikolaikirche](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/orgel-detail-nikolaikirche-300x200.jpg) ![Organist an der Jehmlich-Orgel der Nikolaikirche](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nikolaikirche-organist-300x150.jpeg) Organists share their perspectives on Berlin and society. New music meets tradition and opens up fresh viewpoints. **Prices** Regular: 5 euros Reduced: 3 euros Children: under 18 years of age free admission **Next event** 2026-10-09 17:00:00 [Tickets](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/product/event/276?date=2026-10-02&date_id=14267&lang=en) [See more events](#termine) **Duration** 30min [Tickets](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/product/event/276?date=2026-10-02&date_id=14267&lang=en) In “Carte blanche”, organists present their personal perspectives on Berlin’s history and contemporary social issues. By bringing together contemporary compositions and works from earlier centuries, they create unexpected sonic experiences and open up new ways of listening. Discover what the organ can sound like today and how contemporary music gives this instrument new voices. ## 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). ## Discover the exhibition - [ ![Blick entlang der silbrig glänzenden Orgelpfeifen nach oben ](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/chorus-nikolaikirche-orgelpfeifen-screenshot-169x300.jpg) Nikolaikirche 10/02/2026 – 04/18/2027 ### Chorus ### A Sound Installation by Annika Kahrs Special Exhibition ](https://www.berlin.museum/en/exhibition/chorus) ## Info & Service ## Opening Hours daily | 10 am – 6 pm (also on public holidays) **Differing opening hours:** Sat | 29.08. | 10 a.m. – 2 a.m. (Long Night of Museums) Mon | 31.08. | Closed 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 [ ![Detail-Ansicht der Orgel in der Nikolaikirche](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/orgel-detail-nikolaikirche-300x200.jpg) Nikolaikirche Music, Nikolaiviertel, Nikolai Quarter #### Nikolai Music on Fridays – Manuals of the Present *2026-10-09 17:00:00*Organists share their perspectives on Berlin and society. New music meets tradition and opens up fresh viewpoints. ](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/product/event/276?date=2026-10-02&date_id=14267&lang=en) [ ![Detail-Ansicht der Orgel in der Nikolaikirche](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/orgel-detail-nikolaikirche-300x200.jpg) Nikolaikirche Music, Nikolaiviertel, Nikolai Quarter #### Nikolai Music on Fridays – Manuals of the Present *2026-10-16 17:00:00*Organists share their perspectives on Berlin and society. New music meets tradition and opens up fresh viewpoints. ](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/product/event/276?date=2026-10-09&date_id=14268&lang=en) [ ![Detail-Ansicht der Orgel in der Nikolaikirche](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/orgel-detail-nikolaikirche-300x200.jpg) Nikolaikirche Music, Nikolaiviertel, Nikolai Quarter #### Nikolai Music on Fridays – Manuals of the Present *2026-10-23 17:00:00*Organists share their perspectives on Berlin and society. New music meets tradition and opens up fresh viewpoints. ](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/product/event/276?date=2026-10-16&date_id=14269&lang=en)