To celebrate its fifth anniversary, Haus Bastian, the Center for Cultural Education of the National Museums in Berlin, is holding a festival for everyone on Museum Island Berlin. On Saturday, August 31, 2024, from noon to 8 p.m., children, families, young people and adults are invited to get creative, get moving, get informed, exchange ideas and explore the museums. Participation in the activities is free of charge. Registration is not required.
Image above: Außenansicht Haus Bastian, © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Juliane Erich, 2024
Various workshops offer all-day access to creative methods and artistic techniques. A children’s disco followed by a house dance workshop for adults will get Haus Bastian moving. Employees of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will provide an insight into current educational projects. All events are barrier-free. Snacks and drinks will be on sale.
PROGRAM
On top!
Create crowns and festive headdresses
Workshop for families
12 – 6 p.m. / Entry possible at any time, Haus Bastian / Level 1
Print!
Create monoprints and design ornaments
Workshop for families
12 – 6 p.m. / Entry possible at any time, Haus Bastian / Level 2
Off to the museum!
Short guided tours for everyone in the museums and on Museum Island Berlin
1 – 4.30 p.m. / Start every half hour: Haus Bastian / Level 0
5 times 5!
Be inspired by education and outreach projects at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
with Pecha Kucha, talk and forum
2 – 6 p.m., Haus Bastian / Level 3
Dance along!
Children’s disco with DJ SamSam
4 – 6 p.m. / Entry possible at any time, Haus Bastian / Level 0
Let’s move!
House dance workshop for adults with Martin Bacik and Adyam Tesfamariam
6 – 8 p.m. / Entry possible at any time, Haus Bastian / Level 0
Haus Bastian – Center for Cultural Education
Haus Bastian is the Center for Cultural Education of the National Museums in Berlin. In the immediate vicinity of the World Heritage Site Museum Island, it offers a wide range of opportunities for forward-looking educational and mediation work. It is a place for a wide audience: schoolchildren and students, children and families, young people and adults will not only find an ideal starting point for exploring the museums on Museum Island in a central location, they will also have the opportunity to follow up, expand and discuss their observations, experiences and questions in a creative way.
In addition to major regional and supra-regional educational projects, Haus Bastian offers a forum for discussing current and forward-looking educational issues such as social participation, inclusion and political education.
WHEN?
Saturday, August 31, 2024, 12 – 8 p.m.
WHERE?
Haus Bastian – Zentrum für kulturelle Bildung
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Am Kupfergraben 10
10117 Berlin
COST?
Free admission
