Children's Academy Fulda

Exterior view of the Fulda Children's Academy

The Fulda Children's Academy is the first independent children's museum in Germany. Its aim is to bring people into contact with art and culture, natural sciences and technology at a young age.

Museum and Academy

Organizationally, the Fulda Children's Academy is divided into the areas of museum and academy. The museum shows in the permanent exhibition u. a. a walkable heart and marble runs by Pierre Andrès. There are usually at least three special exhibitions per year: a spring exhibition ( rabbit tracks - from rabbits and Easter bunnies ; from egg to chick ) and two art exhibitions. Other events complement the program. The objects, exhibitions and events should invite you to experiment and try out, be amazed and look at.

In the academy area, workshops take place as ongoing courses during school time and as vacation programs under professional guidance. As an additional offer, there will be events in the spring as part of the “Children's University”. Children, young people and also adults should receive impulses for the concept of lifelong learning . The children's academy has around 50,000 visitors annually. As a non-profit organization, it depends on donations.

History, organization

The Children's Academy Fulda was founded in 1991 by Helen Bonzel based on the idea of the Boston Children's Museum . It is located in a former and converted industrial building, which today covers around 2000 square meters. The "Association for the Promotion of the Children's Academy Fulda eV" has existed since the year it was founded. a. Grants inventors' club and art school scholarships based on social criteria.

Awards

Youth Culture Future Prize from the PWC Foundation

Selection as one of the 365 locations in the Land of Ideas of the nationwide competition Germany - Land of Ideas .

Special exhibitions

2018 In the open - an exhibition with works by Joanna Skurska and rooms in the room by Christine and Irene Hohenbüchler , in cooperation with the Kunstmuseum Bonn .
2018 The speaking pictures - Aiga Rasch and the three ??? - an exhibition with works by the children's book illustrator Aiga Rasch for the 50th anniversary of the series Die Drei ???

Web links

Literature from and about Children's Academy Fulda in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Website of the Fulda Children's Academy

Individual evidence

^ Marie Lorbeer: Children's Museum and Museum Education . In: Beatrix Commandeur, Hannelore Kunz-Ott, Karin Schad (Eds.): Handbook of Museum Education. Cultural education in museums. kopaed, Munich 2016, p. 264 .
^ Children's Academy Fulda gGmbH. Retrieved April 20, 2018 .
↑ Super User: Joanna Skurska - RED CORRIDOR Gallery. Retrieved April 20, 2018 (German).

50.545771 9.686816Coordinates: 50 ° 32 ′ 44.8 " N , 9 ° 41 ′ 12.5" E

[1] Marie Lorbeer: Children's Museum and Museum Education . In: Beatrix Commandeur, Hannelore Kunz-Ott, Karin Schad (Eds.): Handbook of Museum Education. Cultural education in museums. kopaed, Munich 2016, p. 264 .

[2] Children's Academy Fulda gGmbH. Retrieved April 20, 2018 .

[3] Super User: Joanna Skurska - RED CORRIDOR Gallery. Retrieved April 20, 2018 (German).