For families
Celebrate your own children's birthday party in the museum, get creative together in a workshop, discover the Siegerlandmuseum together with the museum rally or get active in the “Ideen-Werkstatt” (creator space) after a visit to the museum - the Siegerlandmuseum offers exciting experiences for the whole family!
Children's birthday party
A children's birthday party at the museum is an unforgettable experience for the birthday child and their guests!
Every children's birthday party includes an exploration of the museum and an active part, both accompanied by our experienced guides.
We offer different themes and activities depending on age.
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Duration: 90 minutes
Price: 75 euros
max. 12 children
Bookings can be made via +49 271 404 1900 or siegerlandmuseum@siegen.de.
City history
The history of the city of Siegen goes back a long way and has always been linked to the Siegberg. Is such a location on the mountain good or bad? A lot of questions can be answered on the city model and in the city history section of the museum. Including which buildings and facilities characterise a townscape or that of the city of Siegen.
“Glück Auf!”
Wearing helmets and miner's lamps, carrying a tiffin carrier and ‘dynamite’, the children explore the traces that mining has left behind in the Siegerland. Old professions such as miner, smelter and hammersmith and their tools are explained. A tour of the museum's show mine illustrates the harsh working conditions that prevailed underground. How hard was it to work underground? Were miners perhaps also afraid? We also learn the meaning of many expressions in the miners' language. After the tour, we will take a close look at stones and make the economic history of the region tangible in a small handicraft workshop.
Princes' children
Many fairy tales and stories begin with words like ‘Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess and a brave prince’. Did the people described in this way really exist and where were they found in Siegerland? We go on a journey through time and meet someone very special at the Siegerlandmuseum. On display here are five daughters from the third marriage of William I of Orange to Charlotte of Bourbon. Daniel van den Queborn painted portraits of the little girls in their ‘Sunday dresses’. These portraits are the starting point for a workshop in which the children learn how little princesses and princes lived in times gone by, how and what they had to learn, when and how they played. The journey to a distant world can begin. As well as exploring the advantages and disadvantages of life as a prince or princess, the children will also be making and painting. A dress-up doll is at the centre of interest.
Biedermeier
The early 19th century was a very special time. The upper middle classes discovered private ‘free space’ and for the first time created a designed environment with special furniture and other furnishings, including clocks and iron stoves. In this workshop, children aged 8 to 12 will discover what ‘Bummelmeier’ has to do with Biedermeier and what happened during this period. The workshop ends with poetry albums and small-scale handicrafts using paper and all kinds of other materials.
"Offene Ideen-Werkstatt"
Every second Saturday of the month from 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m., a workshop on a different topic is held in the “Ideen-Werkstatt” of the Siegerlandmuseum.
Registration is possible up to one week before the workshop date via info@jukuschu.de.
Price: 5 euro per person (material costs included)
Language: German
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The “Offene Ideen Werkstatt” is a co-operation project between the Siegerlandmuseum and the Jugendkunstschule Siegen-Wittgenstein.
With the kind support of the Förderverein des Siegerlandmuseums e.V.
You can find the current workshop dates under Events & News.
"Ideen-Werkstatt" (creator space)
What is the “Ideen-Werkstatt”?
The “Ideen-Werkstatt” is a space for participating, exchanging ideas and being creative. It is located on the top floor of the Siegerlandmuseum.
This is where our workshops take place. However, the “Ideen-Werkstatt” is also open to all visitors during the museum's opening hours, where they can get active, exchange ideas or simply take a moment to relax.
What can I do in the “Ideen-Werkstatt”?
The “Ideen-Werkstatt” has a lot to offer: a selfie station with costumes and props, books and games for all ages, a cosy seating area, a printing press and much more.
Our 3D printer and laser cutter can also be used as part of workshops.
Museum rally
Exploring the Siegerlandmuseum together and having lots of fun at the same time - that's possible with the museum rally! The rally sheets can be found at the museum ticket desk and in the “Ideen-Werkstatt” (creator space).
If you like, you can also print the rally at home.
