Matthieu Thonon studied musicology at Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB, 2004) and has worked at the MIM library since 2009. Since 2017, he has been responsible for the audiovisual collection.
The collection comprises sound reproduction devices ranging from phonographs to MP3 players, as well as their carriers, from wax cylinders to native digital files. It also includes video productions: concert recordings, thematic clips (donations, instruments), the documentary series Traditional Music in Belgium, and collaborative projects with the Africa Museum in Kenya (PRIMA project), Gabon (RIETMA...
Matthieu Thonon studied musicology at Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB, 2004) and has worked at the MIM library since 2009. Since 2017, he has been responsible for the audiovisual collection.
The collection comprises sound reproduction devices ranging from phonographs to MP3 players, as well as their carriers, from wax cylinders to native digital files. It also includes video productions: concert recordings, thematic clips (donations, instruments), the documentary series Traditional Music in Belgium, and collaborative projects with the Africa Museum in Kenya (PRIMA project), Gabon (RIETMA), and Rwanda (SHARE).
Matthieu Thonon contributed to the exhibitions SAX200 (2014) and Toots 100 (2022). He is currently curating Sounds Matter, an exhibition on the history of sound recording scheduled for 2027.
Symposiums
- 2025: Participation in the conference The Fixed Sound, Gesellschaft für Historische Tonträger (GHT), Ehrenfriedendorf, Germany
- 2025: Participation in the Early Recordings Association (ERA) Conference 2025, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
- 2024: Participation in the 25th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Sources and Archives for Music and Sound Studies, Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Germany
- 2024: Participation in the conference Mahillon and his time, MIM, Brussels
- 2022: Participation in the conference Embedding Historical Sources in Modern-Day Performance of Romantic Music, KCB, Brussels
Bibliography
- M. Thonon, The Audiovisual Collection of the MIM, from Mahillon to the Present Day”, in GHT Yearbook 2026, Gesellschaft für Historische Tonträger (GHT), Wien, 2026
- M. Thonon, « Du répertoire des sociétés d’instruments à vent », in Musicum : le journal des amateurs de musique, vol. 30, Liège, 2010
- M. Thonon, « Origine des sociétés musicales amateurs (harmonies et fanfares) : développement, apogée et survivance dans nos régions », in J. Botermans (éd.), La société royale d'harmonie de Braine-l'Alleud : 1808 – 2008, Braine-l'Alleud, 2008