Welcome to the realm of knowledge in the Baroque era: Stepping onto creaking floorboards into the quiet grandeur of our historical library hall, one is immediately enveloped by the collective knowledge of the Early Modern period. Like stage sets in a Baroque theater, the original bookshelves jut into the space, housing around 50,000 books from all fields of knowledge. Behind unassuming book spines lie remarkable treasures, such as the first German Bible printed in America.

At the end of the 17th century, the orphanage's library was established as one of the first public libraries in Germany. Primarily through donations, book exchanges, and their own publications, the library grew so rapidly that within a few years, it was comparable to significant German university libraries. In 1728, it received its own building, which is considered the oldest surviving secular library structure in Germany. Not only in recent times has the library been visited by guests and researchers from around the world: Albrecht von Haller, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe all admired its bibliophilic treasures. We present a selection of them for you in rotating cabinet exhibitions in the former reading room of the library.

10 am - 5 pm

Palace-like, the orphanage rises on Franckeplatz. Then as now, it is the centerpiece of the Francke Foundations. Erected in 1698 as the first building of the school city, it represents a new facet of European Baroque, combining confident representation without extravagant ornamentation and setting the tone for orphanage architecture.

Today, the orphanage is our museum and cultural center. Right from the start, two permanent exhibitions guide you through the history of the foundation and the global impact of Pietism. On the first floor, the former prayer and singing hall surprises with its bright architecture. Today, it enjoys an excellent reputation as a concert hall due to its fantastic acoustics. In the adjacent conference rooms, a photo exhibition showcases the impressive renovation work since the foundations were reestablished in 1991. The second floor is reserved for our changing special exhibitions, which provide insight into important themes of the foundation's history from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Passing through the art and natural history collections in the attic, you reach the balcony via a narrow wooden staircase. Here, a wide view opens up over the impressive ensemble with school buildings from three centuries. There is also a splendid panorama of the Old Town of Halle from here. In the basement, children can explore their own paths in the Krokoseum.

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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First, we go to the brewhouse and then to the bottling in our production.
The crowning finale of the tour is a beer tasting side by side with one of our brewery guides.

Notes:
Our brewery tours are exclusively in German.
Please note that participation is only possible with prior online reservation.
A maximum of 20 people can be guided. If the tickets are sold out or you can no longer purchase tickets, the event is sold out. Persons without tickets cannot be taken along for safety reasons.

Please follow all additional hygiene and safety instructions from our staff.

Sturdy footwear is recommended.

We give you an insight into the ongoing production during the tours. Therefore, we ask for your understanding that this may not be fully guaranteed in individual cases.

No ongoing production on weekends/holidays.

Walking paths are not wheelchair accessible.

For hygiene and safety regulations, animals are not allowed in the production areas.

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start.

What power does the word have? For Halleschen Pietismus, the word was of central importance. On the ground floor of the Historical Orphanage, we show you how August Hermann Francke's reform movement could spread around the world.

Francke developed central reformative goals of Martin Luther's with Halleschen Pietismus. His approach was as clear as it was revolutionary: Every person should find God through their own Bible reading. However, for this to happen, everyone - boys and girls alike - had to learn to read, everyone should be able to afford their own Bible and it should be printed in their own native language. Therefore, Francke established schools for all social classes, printed millions of German-language People's Bibles, and created an international network through which the Bible was translated into many other languages. His educational initiative allowed a broad population to engage with the word. In the 18th-century evangelical parsonages, the authors of the Romantic and Enlightenment periods were highly regarded. A culture of self-reflection spread in Pietism, which was reflected in diaries and personal testimonies, giving us remarkable insights into the spiritual life of people of that time. Symbolically, the power of the word is also evident in the meticulously restored pulpit from the Church of St. Ulrich in Halle, where Francke preached from 1715 and which you can admire in the exhibition.

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Playing, laughing, being loud, romping, doing nothing – and that in an exhibition house! From September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play space for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than forbidden. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of “Loose Parts” form spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose fixed guidelines but are determined by the activities of the children. They dictate the direction and form of what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibilities that can change day by day.

BAUBAU will launch in September 2024 in a prototype version and will continue to develop and grow over the coming years both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with the children and their wishes, as this is their place.

The Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great significance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the principles of free play: Here, there is time, space, and permission for children to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment where children can play freely.

 
The Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or an art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: elements from her previous works, such as marbling, paintings, or stucco marble work, reappear here in altered forms and materialities. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing structures are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastical beings, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their strange, funny, and perhaps a bit eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate influences from outside. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and visions, without the influence of the artist in unpredictable ways.

Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:00–18:00
Sat, Sun 11:00–18:00
Tue closed

20 years after the artist, author, and performer Vaginal Davis moved from Los Angeles to Berlin, the Gropius Bau presents the first comprehensive solo exhibition of her work in Germany. In her groundbreaking creation, punk and glamour, queer activism and Black counterculture, as well as resistance and desire, intertwine. Vaginal Davis: Fabelhaftes Produkt unites large-scale installations, paintings, video and film works, zines, texts, music, and performance, offering a comprehensive overview of Davis' multifaceted practice and her artistic collaborations. As part of the exhibition, the art collective CHEAP presents the installation Choose Mutation with photographs by Annette Frick. Fabelhaftes Produkt invites you into the universe of Vaginal Davis, populated by literary heroines, mythical figures, and real icons.
Initiated by the Moderna Museet, Stockholm, in collaboration with the Gropius Bau, Berlin, and MoMA PS1, New York
 
 
 
 

The rose is a fascinating flower. Not only is it an ornament for any garden and wonderfully fragrant – no, it has also influenced wide parts of life with its symbolic power, such as love, politics, art, mythology, religion, and much more. Furthermore, rose oil and rose water are used in the cosmetics and food industries, and 42 percent of all cut flowers sold are roses, with cultivation in non-European countries and trade being problematic.

As particularly beautiful flowering plants and an indispensable part of the ecosystem, roses can also raise awareness of the pressing issues of the present, such as biodiversity and conservation, and thus the climate problem. All of this is at the center of the exhibition on the cultural history of the rose, while of course the plant and its role in garden culture will not be overlooked.
Interesting objects from the fields of fashion, design, art, as well as everyday life, are meant to convey a sense of the allure that the rose has exerted and continues to exert – even with its dark side.

Scent stations promise an experience for the senses, and several interactive stations make the exhibition an experience for the whole family.

Sponsored by the MWK and the Lüneburg Landscape Association, the VR Foundation of the Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken in Northern Germany, Volksbank Celle, branch of the Hannoversche Volksbank, and the Museumsverein Celle e.V.

Tue - Sun 11 AM - 5 PM

We all access the internet daily through web browsers. The question of how browsers determine what we experience online has fascinated artists early on. Based on a research project by the KIT Institute for Art and Architectural History on browser art, the exhibition »Choose Your Filter!« provides insights into 30 years of browser development. Here, you can discover and try out browser visions through interactive installations. 

Wed to Fri from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Sat and Sun 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

I DOLCI SIGNORI have been touring in almost unchanged formation since their debut in 2002, hitting the mark with their unique musical philosophy that combines Italian zest for life, authenticity, musical professionalism, and southern joy of playing right in the heart of their steadily growing fan base.

Musica, Passione, Emozione – this is precisely what the two Southern Italian singers Rocky Verardo and Gianni Carrera celebrate together with four internationally successful top musicians in an unmatched manner and with great success. It is no wonder that the six Signori are regarded as the most successful and popular Italo show in the country. Every year, they delight audiences from Hamburg to Milan, Sylt to Zermatt, the Mediterranean to the North Sea on their extensive summer tours.

Additionally, they boast first-class references in the open-air sector, in concert halls, at events, and galas across Europe, and even beyond the borders of Europe with Abu Dhabi.
In case of bad weather, the concert will take place in the greenhouse.

Admission Rosengarten: 6:30 PM // In case of bad weather, the concert will take place in the greenhouse.

In good weather, additional tickets are available at the box office or can be reserved at 0821 324 6038

Ten Years of Meissen Porcelain Foundation
Exhibition at the Museum of the Meissen Porcelain Foundation, March 21, 2025 to February 22, 2026

Collecting fascinates. The Meissen Porcelain Foundation was founded at the end of 2014, and it began its work in 2015. It preserves the cultural heritage of Meissen porcelain. One of the foundation's tasks is the care of the historical collection of the Meissen porcelain manufactory.

Manufacturer founder Augustus the Strong referred to his passion for porcelain as “Maladie.” This literally means “disease,” but stands for his boundless longing for the precious white gold. This fascination is shared to this day by generations of collectors – and artists. Their porcelains showcase the invention, production, and collection of the white treasures. Porcelain craftsmen provide insight into their art. Happy collectors cherish their treasures. Artists play with the term porcelain and transform centuries-old tools into contemporary porcelain art.

The exhibition provides insight into the work of the foundation and showcases Meissen porcelains around the theme of collecting.

„Fly with me! Fly with me!“, calls Albi, the Alpine swift, who nests under the roof of the Linden Museum during the summer months. On your flight through the permanent exhibitions, you will encounter the transparent kangaroo, hear about an extinct bird, and can listen to the conversation with Seraa, the elephant. Whether in pictures or clothing, made from wood, ceramics, and stone – the animals and their representations tell of the coexistence of humans and animals. This relationship is not always straightforward. On one hand, many animals are admired, revered, and appreciated as companions or domestic and farm animals, while on the other hand, their habitats are also destroyed and they are hunted or displaced.

In the exhibition, illustrator Promina Shrestha brings the animals on the objects to life through her images. During the listening and stamping rally, you will discover together with Albi what the animals have to say, solve puzzles, and collect stamps.

€ 4/3 including permanent exhibitions
Children up to 18 years free

Tue to Sat 10 AM - 5 PM / Sun and holidays 10 AM - 6 PM / Closed on Dec 24, 25, and 31

Welcome to the realm of knowledge in the Baroque era: Stepping onto creaking floorboards into the quiet grandeur of our historical library hall, one is immediately enveloped by the collective knowledge of the Early Modern period. Like stage sets in a Baroque theater, the original bookshelves jut into the space, housing around 50,000 books from all fields of knowledge. Behind unassuming book spines lie remarkable treasures, such as the first German Bible printed in America.

At the end of the 17th century, the orphanage's library was established as one of the first public libraries in Germany. Primarily through donations, book exchanges, and their own publications, the library grew so rapidly that within a few years, it was comparable to significant German university libraries. In 1728, it received its own building, which is considered the oldest surviving secular library structure in Germany. Not only in recent times has the library been visited by guests and researchers from around the world: Albrecht von Haller, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe all admired its bibliophilic treasures. We present a selection of them for you in rotating cabinet exhibitions in the former reading room of the library.

10 am - 5 pm

Whether hat, bag or jewelry, completely extravagant, fashionable or classically simple: The desire to adorn oneself has been present since time immemorial. Accessories seem to have no limits. They are subject to constantly changing fashion trends, and many items are worn differently today than in the past or not at all. However, for people in the past centuries, there were indispensable items that complemented clothing and were part of everyday attire.
The exhibition „alltagsschick & sonntagsfein“ in the Bergfried „Dicker Wilhelm“ therefore focuses on various accessories from old to new. It mainly presents objects from the museum's collection. These primarily date from the 19th and early 20th centuries and also reflect the daily life of the people in the region. Many of the pieces are donations from Freyburg and the surrounding area. This is complemented by selected loans.

For certain occasions, corresponding accessories were worn, and rules determined the type of personal decoration. However, they all share the intention of emphasizing both the individuality and the social belonging of their wearers. Whether for the dance ball, theater, or the Sunday stroll, such as to Neuenburg and its charming surroundings.
As early as the 19th century, Neuenburg Castle was a travel destination for interested visitors from near and far. This is evidenced by the oldest surviving guestbook from 1840, which was available in the Bergfried. However, the oldest entry in the guestbook dates back to October 5, 1828: none other than the father of gymnastics, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852), described his view from the „Dicker Wilhelm“ 197 years ago. But what accessories did he wear when he dared to make the ascent? At the very least, he must have been dressed either alltagschick or sonntagsfein.

Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm; last admission at 5:30 pm

Welcome to the realm of knowledge in the Baroque era: Stepping onto creaking floorboards into the quiet grandeur of our historical library hall, one is immediately enveloped by the collective knowledge of the Early Modern period. Like stage sets in a Baroque theater, the original bookshelves jut into the space, housing around 50,000 books from all fields of knowledge. Behind unassuming book spines lie remarkable treasures, such as the first German Bible printed in America.

At the end of the 17th century, the orphanage's library was established as one of the first public libraries in Germany. Primarily through donations, book exchanges, and their own publications, the library grew so rapidly that within a few years, it was comparable to significant German university libraries. In 1728, it received its own building, which is considered the oldest surviving secular library structure in Germany. Not only in recent times has the library been visited by guests and researchers from around the world: Albrecht von Haller, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe all admired its bibliophilic treasures. We present a selection of them for you in rotating cabinet exhibitions in the former reading room of the library.

10 am - 5 pm

A tragicomic theater collage about the big themes of freedom and responsibility.
A production by teatro cosmokult e.V.
Direction: Anke Marx and Annette von der Mülbe
Music: Ulrich Lücke

The most serious thing a state can take from a person, after life, is freedom! And the play "Break Free" starts precisely where that has already happened: in a women's prison.
In a scenic collage, the most diverse people come together here: from petty criminals to serious offenders, from the wrongfully imprisoned to the staff working there. And they all have different ideas, hopes, and dreams of freedom and responsibility...

In the already widely known style of teatro cosmokult, this production developed specifically for the Biennale 2025 illuminates serious topics with plenty of music, wit, and humor from very different perspectives in a kaleidoscopic manner.
Laughing and crying, singing and sighing, cliches, kitsch, and art, pondering and grooving – we are so free! Because all of this is only a small step apart on the theater boards.
A piece by young and old for old and young.

Admission: 6:45 PM

Texts: Paul Schobel
Speaker: Sandra Hartmann
Speaker: Lily Merker
Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute: Carsten Netz
Guitar, Composition: Jo Ambros
Double Bass: Uwe Lange
Drums: Jogi Nestel

Peace, work, solidarity, and capitalism are topics that concern many people. Paul Schobel manages to astutely name societal grievances while simultaneously encouraging empathy to not settle for the status quo. The musician Jo Ambros has long been accompanied by the texts of Paul Schobel, leading to compositions and a concert program in which the texts and music complement, intertwine, and enrich each other. Live, they are presented with vehemence and thoughtfulness by two speakers and four musicians.

Paul Schobel (86) is a Catholic priest and was the first industrial chaplain in the Böblingen district for 20 years, after which he became the head of this department in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. During his time as a youth pastor at the Episcopal Youth Office (1966-1972), he was the first church advisor for conscientious objectors and has been a peace activist ever since. He is now retired and lives in Böblingen, where many people know him as the speaker of "Morgengedanken" and "Anstöße" on SWR. Since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, he has been a sought-after speaker at peace rallies. One of his central statements is: "War is not brutal. The animal kingdom is not capable of such an event.

It is infernal, a spawn of hell. If war does not disappear from the earth, humanity will disappear from the earth."

Starting at 5 PM, the AnsprechBarMobil will be in front of the St. Maria church. Here, there is the opportunity for exchange about God and the world, personal questions, or simply a short break from everyday life.

Admission: 6:30 PM

The book club invites you to a Switzerland special before the summer break: Guests are the Freiburg author Daniela Engist with her literary exploration tour through “Mein Basel. Die bewegte Stadt” (8 grad, 2024) and her Swiss colleague Peter Stamm with his novel “In einer dunkelblauen Stunde” (S. Fischer, 2023). He portrays a writer who evades his own past and a documentary about himself. Welcome to stories of places that shape us and traces that remain. Registration is requested.
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Graphic: © Andreas Töpfer

Registration: info@literaturhaus-freiburg.de

Date: 17.7.2025, 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: Literaturhaus Freiburg, Bertoldstraße 17
Admission free

Book Club
Literaturhaus

Admission: 11/7 Euro, Registration: info@literaturhaus-freiburg.de

In the "Literarisches Werkstattgespräch", writers of all generations present unpublished literary texts for discussion. This time, the moderation is taken over by Antigone Kiefner.
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Drawing: © Andreas Töpfer

Text submissions by at least one week before the discussion: info@literaturhaus-freiburg.de

Date: 17.7.2025, 19:30
Location: Literaturhaus Freiburg, Bertoldstraße 17
Admission free

Workshop
Literaturhaus

Admission free

Dive into the “Anatomy of Happiness”

Human happiness is closely related to the body. How closely is revealed by the KÖRPERWELTEN permanent exhibition in Heidelberg. Here, the anatomist Gunther von Hagens developed the method of plastination at the University of Heidelberg, a groundbreaking technique for preserving bodies.

Today, KÖRPERWELTEN is one of the most popular exhibitions in the world. Curious people around the globe explore the mysteries of human existence. But it is not just the anatomy of the body that is central – rather, it is about raising awareness and understanding the significance of the body in relation to one's own happiness. The exhibited plastinates create a new awareness for a responsible approach to one's own body and a healthy lifestyle. What moves us? What drives us? And how does happiness actually work? All these questions and many more are answered in the “Anatomy of Happiness” and just as many are raised anew. The human body never ceases to amaze and inspire us.

Last admission: 5:00 PM