5 years of smem #002 - Friday

Second evening of our birthday celebration week-end with live performances from Angelo Repetto, Weith, Photoktet and a talk with Prof. Federico Lazzaro

5 years of smem #001 - Thursday

First evening to start our birthday celebration week-end with live performances from Noémi Büchi, REA, Junee (all CH) and a theremin Workshop w/ Charles Hobbs (US)

Talk w/ Afrorack (UG) + Concert

A first recap of the current Pro Helvetia residency in the Playroom, with sounds from Bryan's famous Afrorack

Hip-Hop 360. Gloire à l’art de rue @Philharmonie de Paris

One of the smem's iconic hip hop engine, the Akai MPC-60 is travelling to Paris, for an exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris

Beauty Room @ Palp Festival

A pop-up Playroom...in an abandoned jail

Talk w/ Susanne Schmetkamp (CH), Fabian Goppelsröder (DE) and Christoph Haffter (CH) + Concert with Das Ende der Liebe (DE)

An evening on improvisation and philosophy, the philosophy of improvisation and the improvisation of philosophy

Music, Makers and Machines. An online exhibition @ Google Arts and Culture

You can know visit the smem online, thanks to our partnership with Google Arts & Culture for their exhibition and "Music, Makers and Machines"

Workshop w/ Charles Hobbs (US) + Concert w/ Coralie Ehinger (CH)

A workshop and concert "pedagogical" airs by the professional thereminist and composer Coralie Ehinger and smem's main technician (and theremin builder!) Charles Hobbs

Night Fever. Designing Club Culture 1960 - Today @ V&A Dundee

An exhibition on Club Culture by the Vitra Design Museum featuring some instruments of the smem's collection.

Screening – Sisters with Transistors (2020, UK) + Concert w/ molekühl (CH)

A collaboration between the smem and the Ciné Club of Fribourg's University

Talk w/ Bruno Spoerri (CH) + Concert

During his visit of smem in Freiburg, Spoerri will speak about sound experiments, early and later friends and the development of electronic music in Switzerland. In the second part of the evening, Spoerri will play a solo live concert.

Night Fever. Designing Club Culture 1960 - Today @ Centro Pecci

An exhibition on Club Culture by the Vitra Design Museum featuring some instruments of the smem's collection

smem x Fête des Vignerons @La Fête des Vignerons

Come by say hi (and cheers!) at the Fête des Vignerons

Night Fever. Designing Club Culture 1960 - Today @ ADAM Museum

An exhibition on Club Culture by the Vitra Design Museum featuring some instruments of the smem's collection.

Pop-up Playroom @ La Cantonale

European Heritage Days

Discover the smem during the european heritage days

Gate #001

The first event of another series, dedicated to sound experimentation.

SMEM's first public opening

The Swiss Museum and Center for Electronic Music Instruments opens its doors for the first time! Come and be among the firsts to discover it's incredible collection.