Bildung und Vermittlung
Turn plain into chic - your jute bag will be an eye-catcher!
There are many jute bags, but none like yours! In this workshop, you will transform a simple fabric bag into your own personal work of art. Using paints, stamps, stencils and spray paint, you can create exactly the style that suits you. Whether it's colorful patterns, great motifs or your own lettering - anything goes!
The best thing is that your bag is not only unique, but also a practical companion for every day - whether at school, at sports or on the go. So, go for the colors! Your bag is waiting for its new look.
Get to work with soapstone! Designing with soapstone - the stone with the soft side
Soapstone is characterized by its very low hardness. The stone can therefore be worked with the simplest of tools. It has been known and used in many cultures for several millennia, possibly since the Neolithic Age.
Get to know this fascinating material in the museum workshop and make your own amulets or small sculptures under guidance.
Experience antique gaming with your own round mill game to go
Even the ancient Romans were passionate gamers! Quick to set up and usable anywhere, the round mill in a leather bag was entertaining and practical.
Recreate ancient everyday culture and make a chic leather bag (alternatively a cloth bag) including a Roman round mill in the museum workshop. It's best to try your hand at it on site!
The clay makes the objects - pottery to your heart's content
Whether animals, bowls or figures, there are no limits to your imagination when sculpting with clay! Sometimes the ideas come while you're doing it and the cat turns into a crocodile. As the finished objects have to go into the kiln after drying, the creations can only be collected from the museum after about three weeks. A plaster cast of your choice, however, can be taken home straight away.
Make two from one, make many! Entering the world of printing techniques
Unconsciously, you have probably already printed a lot - be it just a handprint in the mud or in the sand. With simple processes such as soft-cut and/or styrene printing, you can try out artistic printing techniques in the museum workshop. The great thing is that you can prepare a print and make several prints at the same time. Ideal to keep and give as a gift!
With letter and seal - writing like in the old days
There are some historical documents to discover in the city museum. Wait a minute, the writing looks completely different from today and what's that funny red circle? Go on a journey through time with pen, ink and seal and practise the art of old writing. Write your own little texts or let off steam by drawing.
You hear the terms drawing, printing, painting, modeling, building and think to yourself: When and where can I start? I'm in! Then the youth art club is just the thing for you. Here you can let off steam artistically within a small group.
Are you an art nerd and doodle in your sketchbook all day? Are you bursting with ideas but sometimes lack the space and time to realize them? Do you like being creative but think you're not actually that good at it? Whatever your mood, you've come to the right place and are sure to find others who are like you!
What does the Youth Art Club offer?
Immerse yourself in the world of artistic techniques in the fields of graphics, painting, sculpture and new media. Using creative methods and guided material exploration, you can explore and experience your creative potential in a new way. The exhibitions in the Stadtmuseum provide inspiration and a starting point.
Do you have your own ideas that you would like to work on? Great! Contribute your thoughts and receive qualified advice and support for your own projects. Out-of-the-box thinking is encouraged here!
Get exclusive insights behind the scenes of a museum, invitations to exhibition openings and events as well as free admission to the permanent exhibition and all special exhibitions at the Stadtmuseum.
Info
Age: from 12 years
Dates: every two weeks on Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. (excluding public holidays and vacation periods)
Number of participants: max. 10 participants
Prices: Annual membership €120.00, 6 months €60.00 (Membership must be actively renewed in any case if the offer is to be continued).
Registration: stadtmuseum(at)hofheim.de or 06192 202-540
I see something you don't see and it's colorful
What do you mean, there are cheeky color twins who are really green? Blue and yellow faces in the museum? Since I've been looking through rose-tinted glasses, nothing surprises me any more ... An interactive tour with a playful and experimental approach to the subject of color through the permanent art exhibition - Hanna Bekker vom Rath and the Blue House artists' group for children aged 5-11.
Interactive tour
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Age: 5-11 years
Dates by arrangement
Without pants and in sandals through the Taunus - the Romans are crazy, aren't they?
How do we actually know that the Romans were once here in Hofheim and why at all, given that Rome is somewhere else entirely? What was the everyday life of a Roman soldier like and what was life like between the fort and the village? Embark on an exciting journey back in time in a playful way and with lots of objects to touch and explore the traces of the Romans in our region.
Interactive tour
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Age: 5-11 years
Dates by arrangement
Fun and games with the Romans - round mill to go
Were the Romans already gamers? How did they spend their leisure time away from their everyday life as soldiers? After an introduction in the archaeology department, we start the games together in the museum workshop by making age-appropriate leather or cloth bags containing a Roman round mill game. If desired, after a brief explanation of the rules, you can start playing straight away.
Alternatively, the offer can also be used as an extension to an approx. one-hour interactive tour of the archaeological department.
Workshop for children aged 6 and over
Dates by arrangement
Did the Romans already have macramé?
Knot next to knot and there you have the reticulum, a Roman transportation net. Back then it was essential for survival on long marches and today it is a stylish companion, e.g. for shopping. After an introduction in the archaeology department, we will go to the museum workshop and make a reticulum, which can be used to transport modern provisions if desired. Alternatively, the offer can also be used as an approx. half-hour extension to an approx. one-hour interactive tour of the archaeology department.
Workshop for children aged 6 and over and adults
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Dates by arrangement
Guided tours for people with dementia
The Hofheim City Museum, the Dementia/Freiräume department of the Caritas Association Main-Taunus e.V. and the Catholic Adult Education for the Main-Taunus district regularly invite people with dementia, their partners and companions to a special guided tour program.
Based on the permanent exhibitions on the art and history of the region, specific guided tours are offered that focus on the positive experience of the visitors.
The program begins with a joint introduction that gives all participants the opportunity to arrive and get to know each other over drinks and snacks. The first objects are presented to stimulate various senses and establish a connection to the content of the subsequent stations of the tour. Familiar everyday objects or curiosities that are linked to the respective themes are particularly suitable for starting a conversation and awakening associations and memories.
Due to the small group size, there is room to respond to individual reactions of the visitors. Accompanying adults also have the opportunity to ask for further information about the exhibition content at any time. In this way, a visit to the museum can become a positive experience that emphasizes existing skills and joint activities.
Duration: approx. 1.5 h
Group size: max. 10 participants
Cost: 6.00 euros per person
The guided tours are led by Julia Ernst (Stadtmuseum Hofheim am Taunus) and Alexandra Petkovic (Caritasverband Taunus, Fachstelle Demenz).
The cooperation project "Moments of Experience" is under the patronage of Hofheim's mayor Christian Vogt.
The dates can be found in the Hofheim events calendar and on the website of the Dementia Network in the Main-Taunus district. Please register for the public tours via the Dementia Office: We inform, advise and support (caritas-main-taunus.de)
For inquiries for groups from institutions, please contact the Stadtmuseum directly.