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Thu 01/01/26, closed
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The Kunsthalle Mainz wants to make contemporary art accessible to as many people as possible. Among others, we offer tours in Einfacher Sprache (easy language) with interpretation into German Sign Language and tours for people with dementia. Step-free access to all works of art is given.
All offers which are labeled inclusive! specifically take the needs of people with disabilities into account. If you need assistance, please let us know.
We look forward to your visit!
Since 2020, the Kleine Halle (“small hall”) has provided a welcome addition to the exhibition space at Kunsthalle Mainz. This is where children, families and all other visitors have an opportunity to draw, construct, write, do puzzles and conduct research on topics connected with the current exhibition.
Thanks to a generous donation by Sparda-Bank Südwest, the design of this area makes it child-friendly and easily accessible for all. The open structure encourages visitors young and old alike to engage with the space autonomously.
It results in a mini-laboratory that pops up over the course of the exhibition as a place where visitors can carry out their own creative experiments in dialogue with contemporary art.
On this Guided tour, the facilitators take plenty of time to explore selected works of art together. A holistic, experiential encounter with the artworks is made possible. Together we see, feel, smell and hear the art in the exhibition. The facilitators speak in a simple and accessible language.
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: 3 euros per Person, minimum 65 euros
Children explore the art gallery and the current exhibition together. Search games, practical activities and language activities alternate.
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: 5 euros per Person, minimum 65 euros
In the children's animation workshop, children learn to create their own short films by animating things. Together they discover the basics of animation, such as movement and storytelling, in a playful way.
Duration: 2 hours
Costs: 5 euros per person, minimum 90 euros
In diesem Workshop für Kindergartenkinder gestalten wir gemeinsam Stoffbilder, bei denen die Kinder mit Klebstoff und verschiedenen Textilien ihre eigenen Bilder kreieren. Sie können kleine Stoffstücke, Bänder und andere Materialien zerschneiden und auf Pappe zu einem neuen Bild collagieren.
Dauer: 2 Stunden
Kosten: 5 Euro pro Person, mindestens 90 Euro
Children are open, curious and enthusiastic. What impulses can we set to spark ideas in them and to promote artistic-creative processes? Talking about art and independent creative work are encouraged here.
Duration: 1 hours
Cost: 3 Euro per Person, minimum 65€
We have set up several slide and overhead projectors for you in the workroom. We use the special light of the projectors and create our own light pictures with colours and shapes.
Duration: 2 hours
Costs: 5 euros per person, minimum 90 euros
Registration for the workshops for daycare & school:
weber@kunsthalle-mainz.de or
T +49 (0) 6131 126938
Guided tours and workshops in the current program can also be booked for daycare and after-school care groups at reduced prices during the school holidays.
Children aged 6 and over can bring their favourite thing to the Kunsthalle and mould it with modelling clay. We then print postcards with the modelling clay stamps.
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: 5 euros per person, minimum 90 euros
Art is created through the smell of paint, wood or other materials, through the haptics of „feeling“ surfaces and textures, through the sound of position, size and mass in space, the sound of the work of art, perhaps also by looking at it. We invite you to experience the artworks and explore materials together.
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: 3 euros per person, minimum of 65 euros
Tue 28/10
10 a.m.–4.30 p.m.
As part of the state programme ‘Generation K – Culture Meets School’, art and education come together in a creative way – as a source of inspiration for contemporary subject teaching. Four formats have been developed for the afternoon workshop at the Kunsthalle, showing how artistic methods can be linked to various school subjects. Teachers will learn how exhibitions and cultural learning venues can be actively incorporated into subject teaching. This opens up new perspectives on teaching, learning and school development – practical, interdisciplinary and inspiring.
10 a.m.–1 p.m.: Giving the Earth a Voice – Writing Workshop
Methods of interdisciplinary, participatory learning – a workshop by Nicole Heidel
In an empathetic dialogue, we go in search of clues in the multifaceted exhibition setting. Creative techniques train our perception for intuitive, associative ‘reading’ and the expressiveness of our own writing, while also creating creative approaches to the topical theme of change and transformation. We then examine artistic processes as an innovative form of learning.
10.30 a.m.–1 p.m.: A word says more than a thousand pictures – audio and podcast
Workshop by Seweryn Zelazny
n this workshop, we immerse ourselves in the world of sounds and explore the exhibition with our ears. We focus solely on sound and then reflect on the results to develop ideas on how the exhibition context can be linked to various subjects.
2–4.30 p.m.: Mixed Media
Workshop by Sabine Felker
How can the sensory experiences and spaces for reflection that exhibition visits open up to us enrich interdisciplinary teaching? Using mixed media, we will create a shared landscape of ideas, methods and approaches.
2–4.30 p.m.: Needle in a haystack – photography
Workshop by Helen Jilavu
This workshop invites participants to engage in creative exploration within the context of the exhibition. Using photographic and artistic methods, participants will discover how subject-related content can be explored, reflected upon and linked to teaching through the interplay of space, theme and image.
Participation in all workshops is free of charge.
Please register at weber@kunsthalle-mainz.de, stating which workshop(s) you would like to attend.
This event is sponsored by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Education.
Have you ever dreamed of letting your imagination fly? Do you want to create your own artistic worlds? Then you've come to the right place! At each meeting, we go on a journey together to discover and create different projects. From painting and drawing to crafting, modeling and other exciting art forms - we have something for everyone!
The course will only take place with a minimum of 6 children. Otherwise the course will be canceled 2 days before the start of the course.
Wed 01/10, 08/10, 29/10, 05/11, 12/11
4.15 pm–5.45 pm
Cost: 5 date, 45 Euro
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Together we dive into the world of colours, shapes and ideas. Whether painting, drawing, handicrafts or experimenting - there are no limits to your imagination here.
Sat 27/09, 04/10, 11/10, 01/11, 08/11
11 am–1 pm
Cost: 5 dates, 45 euros
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Ages 9–14
Create your own artwork on fabric or paper! In our two-hour holiday workshop, you will learn the technique of screen printing—we have prepared various screens for you to ensure that your first print is a success. You can bring your own T-shirts, bags, or other cotton fabrics. An afternoon full of color, ideas, and fun awaits you—no prior knowledge necessary!
Mon 22/12
2 pm–4 pm
Cost: 15 euros
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Two-day holiday workshop
Ages 7–10
Build your own little world! In this creative holiday workshop, you will use real plants, stones, moss, and other natural materials to create a living mini landscape. Whether it's a fantasy forest, an enchanted garden, or a tiny island world—there are no limits to your imagination.
Mon 22/12
Tue 23/12
10 am–1 pm
Cost: 2 dates, 30 euros
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for Kita
In the nature laboratory, kindergarden children explore the exhibition Speak, old top-knot, what do you want? Afterwards, they create their own works of art in the workshop using natural materials such as leaves, twigs and stones. This allows them to combine their experience of nature with creativity in a playful way and take their little works of art home with them at the end.
Duration: 2 hours
Costs: 5 euros per person, minimum 90 euros