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Max-Reger-Institute

German research institute

The Max-Reger-Institute (MRI) is a musicological research institute and archive in Karlsruhe, Germany, dedicated to the work of the composer Max Reger, a representative of German music around the turn of the 20th century. An associated foundation, the Elsa-Reger-Stiftung, is named after his wife, Elsa Reger, who founded the foundation and the institute. It has a substantial archive of manuscripts and documents related to Reger.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industryresearch1
  • HeadquartersKarlsruhe, Germany1
  • Websitewww.max-reger-institut.de
  • Legal formprivate foundation1
  • Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
  • LEI3912001DZGXEODGTYF843
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPfinztalstr. 7, 76227 Karlsruhe, Germany3
  • Registered withAdministrative Region Tübingen3

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Max Reger playing piano
Photo: Rudolf Dührkoop, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Max-Reger-Institute (MRI) is a musicological research institute and archive in Karlsruhe, Germany, dedicated to the work of the composer Max Reger, a representative of German music around the turn of the 20th century. An associated foundation, the Elsa-Reger-Stiftung, is named after his wife, Elsa Reger, who founded the foundation and the institute. It has a substantial archive of manuscripts and documents related to Reger.2

The story

Reger's widow and biographer, Elsa Reger, installed in 1947 a foundation, run by the Max-Reger-Institut in Bonn. A main objective was to collect the autographs which had been dispersed during two world wars, and to establish an archive as a base for research. The institute moved to Karlsruhe in 1996, first to the building of the Museum für Literatur am Oberrhein. The state Baden-Württemberg and the town Karlsruhe have funded the institute since. In 1998, it moved to the Karlsburg in Durlach. It collaborates with the Musikhochschule and with the Baden State Library.

From Wikipedia’s article on Max-Reger-Institute, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. Oct 22, 1947Founded Max-Reger-Institute is founded3

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