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Lecture and Discussion 
Weiß war der Schnee. Vom Verschwinden der Gletscher 
With glaciologist Dr. Christoph Mayer and artist Prof. Thomas Wrede
Tuesday, 14.4., 7 p.m., Auditorium, Admission (including dance performance): €10 / reduced €5

afterwards (starting at around 9.30 p.m.): 

Theatrical Dance Performance
Rückwärts und Runter. Das Ende der Ewigkeit
Steinunn Sigurðardóttirs Gletscher-Abgesang sinnlich in Szene gesetzt
By and with Gabriele Brüning and Katrin Banse 
 

Literature Talk
Traum Zeit Reise – eine Geschichte des Tourismus
With Professor Hasso Spode
Thursday, 21.5., 7 p.m., Auditorium, Admission: €10 / reduced €5

Choir Concert 
250 JEKISS-Kids of the Music School Münster present international songs about Travel + Fernweh
Friday, 29.5., 4 p.m., Foyer, free admission 

Concert
Gipfeltreffen. Ab in die Berge
Chamber music & adventure with the Almanach ensemble 
Monday, 15.6., 7 p.m., Foyer, Admission: 20 € / reduced 15 €

Literature Talk
Garten in Bewegung
Eine Blütenlese mit Tobias Roth zu Zusammenspielen von Mensch und Natur
Tuesday, 16.6., 7 p.m., Auditorium, Admission: 10 € / reduced 5 €

Panel Discussion 
Frauen unterwegs. Perspektiven weiblicher Entschleunigung
With Anneke Lubkowitz (authot of „Rebellinnen zu Fuß") an Millay Hyatt (author of „Nachtzugtage")
Monday, 7.9., 7 p.m., Auditorium, Admission: 10 € / reduced 5 €

All tours can also be booked privately.

Family tours with an activity booklet through the "Reiselustig" exhibition (starting March 29)

Thursday, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

60 min

Recommended for families with children ages five to eight.

The activity booklet is your personal passport through the exhibition! 

Grab your family and friends and set off on an adventure with Felix the Rabbit, your curious travel companion. Whether by the water, in the mountains, or in faraway places—exciting discoveries and moments of wonder await you everywhere. In the exhibition, you’ll encounter artworks by young and adult artists and find many stations where you can participate, experiment, and reflect. Recommended for families with children ages 5 and up.

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Interactive Tour "Reiselustig" for mixed groups aged 3–103 (starting March 29)

Tuesday, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

Saturday, 3–4 p.m.

60 min

There’s plenty to discover in the exhibition for visitors of all ages. The interactive stations invite everyone to try things out, play, and marvel. 

Whether you're visiting with family, friends, or a group, the exhibition is a journey for all the senses.

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Kombitour "Reiselust" (for Adults) (starting March 29)

Wednesday, 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

Sunday 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

60 min

Together, you’ll discover the museum’s artworks and selected highlights from the “Reiselustig” exhibition. Experience the artworks of August Macke, Andy Warhol, Annelise Kretschmer, Thomas Wrede, and others on a journey through the museum.

You can find additional tours during the week in the newsletter or in the ticket shop.

Are you interested in an adventurous birthday party at the museum?

We offer two different themes for a fantastic birthday party.

Birthday Message from Felix (Ages 4–10)

Celebrate your birthday with Felix the Rabbit! Felix the Rabbit travels through the museum and visits various works of art. And you can join in everywhere. For this birthday, you’ll embark on an adventurous tour through the museum and the world. Together with the birthday child, we’ll create a colorful Felix hidden object picture, where we’ll hide, search for, and find Felix.

Travel Weather: Kids' Birthday Party (Ages 4–7)

Today it might rain, storm, or snow! On a trip around the world, the weather can change at any moment: from stormy to sunny, from frosty to summery. We’ll climb a real climbing wall and check the weather in the exhibition and in the workshops. And with the colorful Twister game, we’re sure to bring summer into the museum!  

Wanderlust. Traveling with Felix the Rabbit

Travel, discover, share: In our tours and workshops, children and teens explore artworks from the exhibition, illustrations, installations, and interactive stations centered on the theme of being on the move. They sketch, write, experiment, and engage in conversation with one another—from initial sensory experiences to questions about shifting perspectives, sustainability, and global connections. This broadens their view of the world—with Felix as their curious travel companion.

The full program for teachers and students is available for download.

Tickets for public workshops and professional development sessions

Private workshops can be requested here.

With Lioba Knape, Lea Müßinger and Anna Zanchi

Daycare: Traveling Through Time and Space with Art

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 2 – 6 p.m.

Works of art open doors to different eras and cultures. This professional development workshop demonstrates how art can serve as a key to exciting journeys through history and art history. Practice-oriented methods use playful approaches to convey historical contexts, cultural diversity, and forms of artistic expression.

Methodological Focus: Art as a space for experience and storytelling / Exploratory and playful learning

WORKSHOPS 

For children ages 4 to 6

Duration: 120 minutes

Cost: 60 euros

Daycare

Journey to the Land of Colors – Natural Dyes from Around the World

Colors are everywhere! They can be extracted from everyday materials, even from nature. That’s how people used to make their own dyes. In this workshop, the groups will use dye-making techniques and discover just how easy it is to uncover nature’s colors—as if by magic.

Daycare

Suitcase Express – Your Felix Adventure

What goes in a suitcase—and what do we bring back from our travels? The children join Felix the Rabbit and come up with ideas for packing their own imaginary journeys. Together, they design their own cardboard suitcases and think about what they absolutely must bring along on their trip. In this way, they discover Felix’s world in the exhibition and become part of a little travel adventure themselves.

INTERACTIVE TOURS 

For children ages three to six.

Duration: 60 minutes

Cost: 30 euros

Travel, discover, share: In the tours and workshops, children and young people explore the exhibition's artworks, illustrations, installations, and interactive stations all about being on the move. They sketch, write, experiment, and engage in conversation with each other—from their first sensory experiences to questions about changing perspectives, sustainability, and global connections. This broadens their view of the world – with Felix as their curious travel companion.

The full program for teachers and students is available for download. 

Tickets for workshops und training for teachers

Private workshops can be requested here.

With Lioba Knape, Lea Müßinger and Anna Zanchi

Elementary School: Printing in Sight – Print Lab

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 2 – 6 p.m.

Printing techniques can foster children’s creativity and visual design skills in the classroom. Using simple yet effective methods, exciting printing projects can be created that open up new perspectives on art and craftsmanship for children. A hands-on approach provides ideas and inspiration for classroom instruction.

Methodological Focus: Printing processes and techniques / Design processes / Perception and meaning of images

Sek I and II: Mapping the World – Connecting, Locating, Understanding

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | 2 – 6 p.m.

This professional development workshop explores mapping as a proven method for art education. Building on the exhibition “Reislustig,” participants will work on visually organizing and developing impressions, experiences, and narrative connections. Mapping in the classroom empowers students to structure their experiences and make them tangible. An approach that inspires, promotes learning, and broadens horizons.

Methodological Focus: Artistic Processes / Visual Communication / Design in the Context of Perception and Experience

Grades 1–4

Future Travel Lab – Your “Super” Plant for the City of Tomorrow

What will plants look like in the future? The studio becomes a space for experimentation where children develop their own innovative “super” plants. What does your plant look like, and what makes it special? With curiosity and imagination, the students discover which flowers and trees will make the cities of tomorrow more livable. Their visions of the future take center stage and are brought to life in three dimensions—using clay, paper, fabric, and paint, they create their own plant sculptures.

Grades 1–4

Exploring the World of Money – Design Your Own Banknote

There are many different types of money in the world, and the images depicted on them have a wide variety of meanings. Students learn the stories that coins and bills tell across countries and eras: from ancient barter to modern means of payment. Afterward, they design their own currency in the studio. Using secret symbols, glitter, or bright colors, they print their creations: What does this imaginary currency look like?

Grades 1–4

Luck in Your Luggage – 3D Travel Companions

Traveling can be quite exciting. What helps you feel safe along the way? In this workshop, students create their own good-luck charms. They discover which signs, symbols, or small objects accompany people on journeys near and far, and design a personal charm that represents protection, a memento, or a source of confidence.

Grades 5–8

Printing in Sight – Print Lab

In this creative printing workshop, students discover the fascinating world of printing through the works of Otto Piene. They experiment with multicolor printing techniques and create their own urban artworks.

Grades 5–10

Mapping the World – Connecting, Locating, Understanding

What does a place feel like—and why? In this workshop, students embark on an exciting journey of discovery to places near and far and find their place within them. Using creative techniques, they connect observations, thoughts, and feelings to create a very personal map. This individual visual language makes the children’s different perspectives visible and shows how much we can learn from one another.

Grades 5–13

An Expedition with Needle and Thread – Creative Image Transfer

Using needle and thread, participants create their own thread art based on photographic templates and learn a special punch-needle technique. Through this hands-on process, they explore how images can be transformed and how simple materials can be used to create new, expressive visual languages.

Top Secret – Your Travel Journal

April 7 | July 21 | July 28 | August 11 | August 18, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. each day

Ages: 6–8

Join Felix the Rabbit on a secret trip through the exhibition! Together, the participants decide where the journey should take them: to the sea or to the mountains? The participants can come up with creative adventures. With plenty of imagination and bright colors, the artistic journey is then captured on paper. This is how your very own travel journal fills up with lots of colorful experiences!

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Greetings from Afar – Message in a Bottle

April 7 | July 28 | August 4 | August 18 | August 25, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. each day

Ages: 8–10

Felix the Rabbit sends letters from afar and even from the past. Participants can do the same and write a message to their future selves. Everyone decides for themselves what message to send on its journey. To do this, participants will learn creative lettering ideas, draft their own message, and design the container for their message in a bottle, which will accompany them through time.

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Colorful Views – Kaleidoscope

July 21 | Aug. 4 | Aug. 11 | Aug. 25, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. each day

Ages: 6–8

In this workshop, participants will build their own kaleidoscope. Using lots of color, glitter, and various materials, they’ll create a very special work of art. When you look inside and turn the kaleidoscope, the colors and shapes dance and keep changing—just like magic! Here, participants will dive into a colorful world and discover many exciting magical images.

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We're Sailing Around the World

April 8–10 | July 29–31 | August 12–14, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. each day

Ages: 8–10

Ready for an adventure on the high seas? In this workshop, participants will learn how to tie a real sailor’s knot and build their own little sailboat. Everyone can design it however they like—using bright colors and various materials. At the end, participants will take their boats to Aasee Lake in Münster and learn how to sail.

In collaboration with the Overschmidt Yacht School.

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Here and There – Make Your Own Paper!

March 31 – April 2 | April 8 – 10 | July 22 – 24 | July 29 – 31 | August 5 – 7 | August 19 – 21 | Aug. 26–28, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. each day

Ages: 8–12

In this workshop, participants will learn where paper comes from and how to make their own. They’ll try out different fonts and maybe even send a few secret messages.

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Click and Trick – Green Screen Photography

March 31 – April 2 | July 22–24 | August 5–7 | August 19–21 | August 26–28, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. each day

Ages: 10–13

In this workshop, participants become the stars behind the camera! They’ll explore locations and capture them on camera, learning special tricks for creating special effects—for example, using a glass ball. In the studio, they’ll also take photos in front of a green screen so that the foreground and background can later be digitally recombined. The result is a reality that looks deceptively real!

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Soundtrip – Around the World with Your Ears

April 8–10, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. each day

Ages: 8–12

In this workshop, participants will create their own audio guide. They’ll explore the artworks in the exhibition. Which photograph or painting tells the most interesting story? Participants can find the details in the images and invent the stories behind them. Finally, they’ll bring these stories to life using their own voices and sounds.

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The exhibition "Wanderlust. Traveling with Felix the Rabbit" is accompanied by a digital storytelling experience. This digital extension allows visitors to go on a multimedia journey with Felix the Rabbit from the comfort of their own homes.

An audio guide is available for the exhibition.

You can download it from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store at the start of the exhibition.