SMEM - Swiss Museum & Center for Electronic Music Instruments

03/10/2026

30/09/2026

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03 · MOVIE NIGHT · Thu 10 December 2026
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Two films on female pioneers of electronic music

Éliane Radigue and Suzanne Ciani are known for their deep contributions to the development and popularization of electronic music. Come to Korso to watch two documentaries: Échos (2021) and A Life in Waves (2017), as well as play around with their instruments of choice from ARP and Buchla.

📅 Thu 10 Dec · doors 19:00 · screening 20:15
📍 Korso Kino, Bd de Pérolles 15, Fribourg
🎟️ Reserve on korso.ch
🔗 More info: https://www.smemmusic.ch/index.php/en/movie-night-echos-2021-fr-life-waves-2017-us-korso-kino
(links in bio)

30/09/2026

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02 · RESIDENCY RECAP · Fri 20 November 2026
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Musical research explained

Luis Velasco-Pufleau recounts his time at the Playroom, exploring the Hainlab (an instrument built by Hainbach) and searching for the sound of his next album.

Free, but please register.

📅 Fri 20 Nov · 20:00-22:00
📍 Playroom, Passage du Cardinal 1, Fribourg
🔗 More info: https://www.smemmusic.ch/index.php/en/residency-recap-luis-velasco-pufleau-ch
(links in bio)

30/09/2026

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01 · CONFERENCE · Fri 6 November 2026
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A day of conference around microtonal music, just intonation and the 53-note system of Alain Daniélou, led by Hélène Derieux (IReMus-CNRS / Sorbonne Université) and Christian Braut (Fondation Alain Daniélou).

📅 Fri 6 Nov · 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00
🎟️ Free attendance
📍 Salle de musicologie (MIS 02-2033), Université de Fribourg, Av. de l’Europe 20

With the Musicology Department of the University of Fribourg and the Fondation Alain Daniélou.
🔗 More info: https://www.smemmusic.ch/index.php/en/conference-exploration-de-lintonation-juste-au-travers-du-systeme-semantic-dalain-danielou-avec
(link in bio)

29/09/2026

Come to one of our events this fall 🍁
University of Fribourg bluefactory Korso

11/09/2026

Thanks to , the Playroom is now equipped with a Bullfrog XL, a deep and accessible modular workstation!

06/09/2026

it was a pleasure sharing this three week residency with you, revealing the relationship between heritage and creativity. c’était un vrai plaisir de vous avoir accueilli pour cette résidence de trois semaines dans laquelle vous avez travaillé sur votre collaboration et le rapport entre le patrimoine et la création.

22/08/2026

Welcome to the SMEM ! (Swiss Museum of Electronic Music) 🎹🎶

We are the biggest synthesizer museum of the world, and we are looking for you 🫵🏼

Nostalgic for the sound pf the past ? No problem, we got you ! With more than 5000 Instruments in our collection, we let you stay for an afternoon in our paradise. In need of vintage sounds to record ? We also got you, you can record or play a few mystic instruments from our collection, like this Roland D-50.

You have no excuses left, come visit us NOW 🫶🏼

22/08/2026

16/08/2026

New in the collection smem _ Doepfer LMK3 Midi Masterkeyboard Piano, 1990 _ Info smem: https://www.smemmusic.ch/en/doepfer-lmk3-midi-masterkeyboard-piano _ Thank you, Sibylle Progin