Projects of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar are funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Free State of Thuringia, represented by the State Chancellery of Thuringia, Department of Culture and the Arts.
HANDS ON!-tours
The interactive tours through our museums and historic buildings playfully introduce children to cultural history. In dialogue with the children, we discover stories and learn about historical figures and works of art.
For information about group reservations, please contact us.
A Journey through Goethe’s Life
Who exactly was Goethe? And why does everything revolve around him in Weimar? This children’s tour of the Goethe exhibition “Flood of Life – Storm of Deeds” presents the various stages in the life of this famous poet, scientist and politician.
- Place: Goethe National Museum
- Duration, price, group size: 60 min., € 50.00, max. 25 persons
- Recommended for children 5 years and older
A Visit to the Schiller Residence
Wouldn’t it be amazing to experience how this great poet lived in the 18th century? It’s possible in this interactive tour that sheds light on what middle-class life was like in the Schiller family.
- Place: Schiller Residence
- Duration, price, group size: 60 min., € 50.00, max. 25 persons
- Optional writing workshop “With Quill and Ink”
- Recommended for children 5 years and older
A Princely Entrance
In this interactive tour, children are introduced to important protagonists of Anna Amalia’s time and study how people presented themselves in their portraits. Afterwards, they assume various roles in a costume workshop and playfully stage their own living portraits.
- Place: Wittumspalais
- Duration, price, group size: 90 min., € 75.00, max. 25 persons
- Please bring along a camera or smartphone.
- Recommended for children 5 years and older
A Sense of the Bauhaus
To understand the Bauhaus, one must follow the Bauhaus method – by experimenting, investigating and experiencing with one’s senses. In this guided tour of the exhibition, we introduce you to this experimental school of art and design.
- Place: Bauhaus Museum Weimar
- Duration, price, group size: 90 min., € 75.00, max. 25 persons
- Recommended for children 5 years and older
A Line Without Point or Comma
Even before the Bauhaus was founded, artists and designers were thinking of ways to make our lives simpler and more pleasant. On this guided tour through the Museum Neues Weimar, we examine the important role of the curved line. After that, you can design your own booklet in the bookbinding workshop.
• Place: Museum Neues Weimar
- Duration, price, group size: 90 min., € 75.00, max. 25 persons
- Recommended for children 8 years and older
