Education

The art education department invites you to actively experience the exhibitions in the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum and in Haus Lange and Haus Esters: sensually, creatively, critically and dedicatedly.

The offerings available from the art education department are especially targeted to all visitors: families, children, adolescents, adults and people with disabilities. You are welcome to observe art, to consider and talk about art and even to work artistically yourself.

Visit the rooms of the art education department on the ground floor of the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, take active part in weekend workshops, at guided tours for families, at KunstImPuls events or at our various holiday offerings.

Studio 2
CreativeLab

DesignLab / Think Big

May17, 2026 – November 01, 2026

DesignLab / Think Big
Think big? Yes, you should, if you want to turn a sketch, draft, or drawing into a mural, mosaic, or even a stained-glass window measuring several meters across. Dutch artist and designer Johan Thorn Prikker always thought big. He was closely associated with the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in the early 20th century. Now, a large collection presentation is being dedicated to him on the second floor of the museum. He adapted his ideas to the dimensions of expansive museum halls and foyers, churches, train stations, and other buildings. In the new installation in Studio 2, the interactive CreativeLab for art education, visitors can now get involved in the design process themselves. Using their own designs and projections, they can experience how scales shift. How does my design idea look on paper in small scale and how does it look when projected onto a wall in large scale? The starting point for the designs is usually two-dimensional ornaments, as we also find in the works of Thorn Prikker. We also experiment with switching between different artistic techniques and media, moving from drawing and pastels to collage and mosaics to large-scale light projections. We also use grid techniques and composition aids that Thorn Prikker already used or even developed.

Schools and Kindergarten

Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Céline, Condorelli, Play for Today (2021/2024), Marienschule Krefeld
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Céline, Condorelli, Play for Today (2021/2024), Marienschule Krefeld Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld

Our program for schools and teachers is only available in German.

Our program for schools and teachers is only available in German.

Schulen und Kitas im Museum

MuseumsUni Krefeld

Ab Oktober 2026 bis Februar 2027

Die Lernorte Museum, Schule und Uni miteinander zu verbinden ist das erklärte Ziel des Gemeinschaftsprojekts zwischen der Hochschule Niederrhein und den Kunstmuseen Krefeld. Spannende Vorträge von Lehrenden der Hochschule werden mit einer interaktiven Führung durch die aktuelle Ausstellungen verbunden. Das Angebot richtet sich an Schulgruppen der Mittel- und Oberstufe.

Termine und Themen folgen in Kürze.

Contact

Architecture Guide HLHE

Click here for the media guide for everything to do with House Lange and House Esters. Immerse yourself in the history and architectural cosmos of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with numerous illustrations, historical photos, drafts and comparative examples in 27 audio stations.

Made possible by: NEUSTART. Sofortprogramm für Corona-bedingte Investitionen in Kultureinrichtungen. Funded by Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien.

Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien
Bundesverband Soziokultur
NEUSTART Sofortprogramm

KunstImPuls

KunstImPuls is the Kunstmuseen Krefeld's monthly evening opening taking place on the first thursday of every month. Each evening has an exciting theme that corresponds to works from the collection or current exhibitions.

KunstImPuls is made possible by the support of SWK AG and Sparkasse Krefeld.

SWK
Sparkasse Krefeld
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Photo: Dirk Rose
Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose

Guided tours

You can book guided tours through all our temporary exhibitions and all thematic aspects of the collection, which we will gladly adapt to your wishes and group profile.

80 (1 hour) / 95 (1.5 hours) Euros

We also offer guided tours in English and French: 20 Euros foreign language surcharge

Please note that guided tours must be booked at least a week in advance.

Information and Booking:
Frederike Krahn, Tel.: +49 2151-97558137
servicekunstmuseen@krefeld.de

May

    • Guided tour
    Kunst am Mittag
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    Kaiser Wilhelm Museum

    Kosten: Nur Museumseintritt

    22.04.: The Pains of Love von Martin Disler. Ein 'Neuer Wilder' der Schweiz, mit Thomas Janzen
    29.04.: Strange Magic: Zauber, Hexen und Fabelwesen in der Druckkunst von 1895 bis heute mit Werken von Vogeler. Fuller und Morris, mit Eva Caroline Eick

    • Guided tour
    Bernhard Fuchs
    More
    Haus Esters

    Kosten: 4 EUR zzgl. zum Museumseintritt
    Führung mit Thomas Müller

    • Guided tour
    Emma Talbot und Thorn Prikker im Dialog
    More
    Kaiser Wilhelm Museum
    • Guided tour
    Acaye Kerunen
    More
    Haus Lange

June

Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose
Foto/Photo: Dirk Rose

Birthday parties

Why not celebrate your child's birthday in the museum for a change? The Kaiser Wilhelm Museum offers many exciting possibilities for such a party. Children can paint, do handicrafts and otherwise occupy themselves artistically in the spaces of the education department or in Studio 2 after taking part in special guided tours through the museum. The K+ Café at KWM by Flavia offers young guests drinks and birthday cake on request.

Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose

Children and teens

Our programs for children and teens are in German only. Please refer to the German homepage.

May

June

August

    • Ferienkurs
    • Children & teens
    Kinder- und Jugendworkshop
    KunstWerk: Theater trifft Museum
    Kostenfrei, 10 bis 14 Jahre, mit Anmeldung über kulturrucksack-krefeld.de
    Mit Tamara Herbers und Jannika Lösche
    KWM und Kresch-Theater
    More
    Kaiser Wilhelm Museum

    Was passiert, wenn Theater und Museum sich begegnen? Im Projekt KunstWerk entdecken Kinder und Jugendliche mit dem Kresch-Theater und den Kunstmuseen Krefeld, wie Kunst, Schauspiel und Medien verschmelzen. Ihr erfindet eigene Geschichten zu echten Kunstwerken, probiert euch im Schauspiel und Improtheater auf der Bühne aus - und gestaltet euren eigenen multimedialen Guide mit Videos und Sounds. Zum Abschluss präsentiert ihr eure Stories in einem Rundgang für eure Familie und Freund:innen als besonderes gemeinsames Erlebnis.
    Der erste Termin findet im Kresch Theater statt.
    Der Ferienkurs ist ein Angebot im Förderprogramm Kulturrucksack Krefeld.

Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose

families

May

June

Adults

Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose
Foto: Dirk Rose

video series "Kunst mit Thomas" (German only)

Kunstvermittler Thomas Janzen stellt Werke aus der Sammlung der Kunstmuseen zum Mit- und Nachbasteln vor.