  Small M-theories unify various models of a given family in the same way as
the M-theory unifies a variety of superstring models. We consider this idea in
application to the family of eigenvalue matrix models: their M-theory unifies
various branches of Hermitean matrix model (including Dijkgraaf-Vafa partition
functions) with Kontsevich tau-function. Moreover, the corresponding duality
relations look like direct analogues of instanton and meron decompositions,
familiar from Yang-Mills theory.
