--- title: "Chorus" date: 2026-09-08 last_modified: 2026-09-25T13:22:12+02:00 generated_at: 2026-10-22T08:27:46Z url: "https://www.berlin.museum/en/events/opening-chorus" description: "We’ll be opening the exhibition with the artist and a live set by Jasmine Guffond." image: "https://www.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NK_Chorus_Web-Banner_1280x720px.png" language: "en-US" --- # Chorus Music, Nikolai Quarter, Opening # Chorus # A Sound-Installation by Annika Kahrs [Nikolaikirche](https://www.berlin.museum/en/museum/nikolaikirche) - ![Turmspitzen der Nikolaikirche vor farblich verfremdetem Wolkenhintergrund](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NK_Chorus_Carousel_01_1080x1440px-225x300.png) ![Frau lehnt sich mit verschränkten Armen an die Wand](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Annika-Kahrs_Rosanna-Graf_1-200x300.jpg) We’ll be opening the exhibition with the artist and a live set by Jasmine Guffond. **Prices** Regular: free of charge **Duration** 2h 30min What happens when a church itself begins to make sound? In her new sound installation ‘Chorus’, the artist transforms the Nikolaikirche into a walk-in musical ensemble. To kick things off, artist and composer Jasmine Guffond will bring the installation to life with a live set. Look forward to further programme highlights and events surrounding the opening! If you’d like, you can explore the sound installation beforehand from 12 noon to 5 pm, every hour on the hour. Later in the evening, you can also experience it again on a guided tour with Annika Kahrs. ## Programme **12 – 5 pm Preview** Experience the sound installation in advance. **From 6:30 pm** **Greetings** Sophie Plagemann | Artistic Director of the Berlin Museum and Member of the Executive Board of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin Dr. Alexander Steinhilber | Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion / Head of the Culture Department **Introduction** Annika Kahrs | Artist **7 + 8 pm** **Chorus Live, pt. 1 with artist and composer Jasmine Guffond** Jasmine Guffond’s live performances encourage a profound, embodied experience of listening and explore sound as a physical force, made tangible through low-frequency vibrations and extreme dynamics ## Discover the exhibition - [ ![Kirchturmspitzen der Nikolaikirche mit Titel der Austellung](https://cdn.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NK_Chorus_Web-Banner_1280x720px-300x169.png) 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 **from 02.10.2026 until 18.04.2027** 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:** 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