Special exhibitions | Deutsches Harmonikamuseum

Instrument of the Year 2026: Accordion poster

Current

01.03.2026 – 29.11.2026

Instrument of the Year 2026: Accordion

A special presentation featuring ten selected instruments and regularly changing themes.

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The Sound in Their Hands poster showing a woman with a harmonica

Past

01.03.2026 – 01.05.2026

The Sound in Their Hands

A special exhibition about women in the world of the harmonica—their achievements, their influence and their often overlooked history.

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Poster for the 100 Years of LITTLE LADY exhibition, showing a close-up of two women against a blue background

Past

24.09.2023 – 12.11.2023

100 Years of “LITTLE LADY”

Special exhibition from 24 September to 12 November 2023.

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L’Accordéon poster with a historical illustration against a blue background

Past

09.10.2022 – 13.11.2022

“L’ACCORDÉON” – The History of the Harmonica in France

Special exhibition from 9 October to 13 November 2022.

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Hohner and the Roaring Twenties cover, with Hohner in the foreground and five Hohner sons in the background

Past

13.09.2020 – 15.11.2020

“Roaring Twenties” – The Transformative Work of the Second Generation of Manufacturers

Special exhibition from 13 September to 15 November 2020.

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Black-and-white photograph of Rudolf Würthner playing a button accordion

Past

02.08.2020 – 06.09.2020

Rudolf Würthner: 100th Anniversary

Special exhibition from 2 August to 6 September 2020.

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Lothar Späth with the one-billionth Hohner harmonica in 1987

Past

15.09.2019 – 17.11.2019

Trossingen and Klingenthal – World Centres of the Harmonica

Special exhibition from 15 September to 17 November 2019.

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Detail from the cover of the 1959 LP On the Road, photograph by David Gahr

Past

27.10.2018 – 10.01.2019

Sonny Terry (1911–1986) – An Icon of Blues Music

Special exhibition from 27 October 2018 to 10 January 2019.

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Hohner poster showing models for the hand-harmonica orchestra, with a musician against a blue background

Past

18.05.2018 – 07.10.2018

Special Exhibition: “Those Who Make Music Get More Out of Life” – The Accordion-Orchestra Movement

Special exhibition from 18 May to 7 October 2018.

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Poster for the Concertina, Bandoneon and Their Legacy exhibition, with an illustration of Astor Piazzolla playing the bandoneon

Past

24.09.2017 – 22.10.2017

Special Exhibition: Dear Tango!

Special exhibition from 24 September to 22 October 2017.

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100 Years of Hohner Chromonica brochure on a blue background with images of instruments and musicians

Past

09.09.2012 – 04.11.2012

The special exhibition traces the success story of the Hohner Chromonica, from the harmonica boom of the 1920s and the harmonica-orchestra movement to famous ensembles, virtuosos, technology and model history.

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