Musik plus X

“musik + X” invites you on a tour through the music genres, scenes and subcultures of Germany. The exhibition presents current pop and rock stars, rappers and DJs from Munich to Cologne, from Frankfurt to Jena. Some have made it to worldwide fame, many are still regionally rooted; all of them stand for pop culture from Germany.More ...

Music genres

Shining eyes, burning cheeks and hits of adrenaline– pop is what delights the crowds in Germany. The link between stars and fans had been glowing particularly red hot since the 2003 boom in Deutschpop. Young bands are storming the charts with German-language songs and developing an identity for their followers. The fans want to be near their stars, and understand what they are singing about. More ...

“Yo! Was geht ab, Digger?” (“Yo! What’s going down, bro?”) – two young people greet each other on the street. Expressions from hip-hop jargon have long since trickled through into everyday German speech. Rap lyrics now influence the popular understanding of language more than classical literature.More ...

Indie is an abbreviation for ‘independent’. Originally, it referred to independence from the large record companies. Small labels distribute guitar music by small rock bands.More ...

And then it went Boom Boom: Techno is the soundtrack to the fall of the Berlin Wall. In the night from the 9th to the 10th November 1989, the Berlin Wall is opened. Immediately afterwards, German unification is carried on to the city’s dance floors.More ...