Art Education - Kunstpalais Erlangen

Art Education ― alive and diverse

We want to rouse interest and generate excitement for contemporary art in children, teenagers, adults, and families! For this exact purpose, the art education department of the Kunstpalais offers a diversified accompanying program for each of our exhibitions—depending on the occasion, exhibition, and content of the art.

Would you like to book an offer? Use this form and get in touch with us!

Our extensive program includes guided tours, art talks, practical workshops, lectures, artists’ workshops, movie nights, and activities for all visitors from age 0 to 100. Targeted programs, interactive and open structures allow for a diverse approach to art and adjustments to the individual’s needs.

For educational institutions like schools, kindergartens, day care centers, and study groups the educational department of the Kunstpalais develops guided tours and workshops for each exhibition that are coordinated with the individual syllabus. This way the contact between contemporary art and school is facilitated.

Do you have any suggestions or specific ideas for your own projects at Kunstpalais? We are looking forward to hearing your ideas and wishes.

Gladly we will introduce you to our different programs and we are looking forward to hearing your questions and seeing you registrations! In our event calendar, you can check when an event will take place.

What are Kulturfüchse?
Children are naturally creative, but not all of them have the same opportunities to express their creativity. The Kulturfüchse programme introduces children in grades 1 to 4 to the city’s cultural institutions and guides them through them. This allows the children to discover the Kunstpalais, the City Library and the Schauspiel in a playful way, and to use these resources independently by the time they finish elementary school. Our partners are Hermann-Hedenus Elementary School and Mönauschule. Thanks to this partnership, children have had access to the city’s cultural offerings since 2015.

How do the Kulturfüchse work?
Elementary school students experience different activities depending on their grade level, which introduce them to the work of cultural institutions. They attend performances and exhibitions at the Schauspiel and Kunstpalais, and learn how to transform ideas into creative works, either independently or collaboratively. Using the city library from an early age broadens their perspective on the diversity of media and opens the door to exploring topics of their own choosing.
Workshops alternate between the schools and cultural venues, giving students insights into the internal workings of the institutions and the people behind the scenes. The cultural venues thus become familiar places that students can help shape. At the same time, the city’s neighbourhoods become more closely integrated into cultural life.
There are already over 400 'Kulturfüchse' in Erlangen! And new ones join every year.