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Interactive Museums in Baden-Württemberg
Hands-On Museums Full of Surprises
18.9.20268 min. read timeby Hirsch & Greif
Get involved: In the digital age, many museums in Baden-Württemberg offer interactive exhibitions for visitors of all ages.
Innovative Experiences at Baden-Württemberg’s Museums
Immerse Yourself, Explore and Be Inspired
Join in rather than just watch: Interactive museums in Baden-Württemberg bring culture, history, art and science to life for visitors of all ages. From fascinating hands-on exhibits and creative workshops to detective tours and virtual journeys through time, there is always something to discover, investigate and try. Look forward to unforgettable museum experiences where touching the exhibits is positively encouraged.Welcome to the world of interactive museums in Baden-Württemberg.
#1: Limesmuseum Aalen: Experience Roman History
Exploring the Limes
What was life like for the Romans along the Limes? At Limesmuseum Aalen, families can explore this question together. Educational hands-on activities, modern multimedia installations and a family-friendly exhibition invite visitors to actively discover the history of the Limes UNESCO World Heritage Site. More than 1,400 original artefacts across over 1,500 square metres reveal how soldiers and civilians once lived. The archaeological park is particularly exciting for children, with its remains of walls, stone replicas and full-scale reconstruction of a cavalry barracks. It brings history vividly to life and makes it easier to understand.
© Stadtverwaltung Aalen, Foto: Ulrich Sauerborn
Where the Roman Empire Ended
The Limes once marked the frontier of the Roman Empire.
#2: Discover Interactive Museums in the Black Forest
Hands-On Discovery, Puzzles and Experiments
Curiosity is positively encouraged: The Black Forest’s interactive museums invite families not simply to look at history, culture and technology, but to explore them for themselves.At Kinder- und Jugendmuseum Donaueschingen, a museum for children and young people, visitors can experiment, try things out and investigate using all their senses. At Dreiländermuseum Lörrach, a museum devoted to the tri-border region, visitors can explore the area’s fascinating history interactively. At Auto- und Uhrenmuseum ErfinderZeiten, a museum of cars and timepieces in Schramberg, children search for clues on a detective tour, while audio stations and films take visitors of all ages on a journey into the past. At Uhrenindustriemuseum Villingen-Schwenningen, a museum dedicated to industrial clockmaking, the world of timepieces is brought vividly to life. Those who enjoy solving tricky puzzles can become part of the story themselves during an escape adventure at Museum Johannes Reuchlin.
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Where curiosity comes to life
At Dreiländermuseum Lörrach, a museum dedicated to the tri-border region, visitors are actively encouraged to get involved.
#3: Swabian Forest Railway: Travelling by Steam Train
Climb Aboard, Be Amazed and Experience History
The Swabian Forest Railway turns a train ride into an experience for the whole family. Historic steam trains travel from Schorndorf through the Rems Valley to the Swabian Forest. On selected days, a historic travelling post office carriage from the Bahnpostmuseum joins the train. Here, passengers can post letters just as people did in the past and have them marked with a special postmark. During the journey, conductor Christian Schnauffer shares fascinating facts and stories about the railway. The result is an entertaining journey back in time by rail.
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All aboard for nostalgia
Before and during the journey, the train driver shares stories and interesting facts about the railway.
#4: Discover Entdeckerwelt Bad Urach
A Journey Through Time with a Tablet and Detective Skills
At Entdeckerwelt Bad Urach, an adventure centre for children, young visitors become explorers and detectives. Equipped with a tablet and an explorer bag, they complete exciting tasks and solve puzzles on interactive tours through the town and forest. Each tour tells its own story and takes them to a different period in history. The combination of physical activity, digital elements and challenging missions creates a varied experience. Entdeckerwelt is an exciting way for families with children aged 7 to 13 to explore Bad Urach through play.
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From old town to adventure
Bad Urach’s historic market square is the starting point for interactive discovery tours.
#5: Beuren Open Air Museum: Hands-On History
A Village Full of Stories
History comes to life at the Beuren Open Air Museum. Families can explore a historic museum village with 25 original buildings and discover how people lived and worked in the past. Animals, a natural play area and the museum education centre with its motto Please touch! make for a varied visit. Children can explore a 1950s kitchen through play, while the Virtual Time Travel experience offers new insights into the lives of past generations through 360-degree views, videos and stories. Learning becomes an experience for the whole family.
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Learning by doing
Hands-on activities and opportunities to try things out are very popular at the Beuren Open Air Museum.
#6: Interactive Experiences at the Porsche Museum Stuttgart
More Than Just Cars
At the Porsche Museum Stuttgart, families can explore the history of the Porsche brand in a modern and interactive way. Multimedia guides, virtual live tours and the twelve-metre-long multitouch wall invite visitors to discover iconic vehicles, milestones and innovations for themselves. A particular highlight is the interactive sound installation Porsche in the Mix. The result is a varied museum experience that is exciting for children too. Fully accessible throughout, the exhibition combines technology, design and hands-on experiences to bring the fascination of Porsche to life.
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Multimedia meets motorsport
Data, audio recordings, video clips, engine sounds and images at the touch of a button.
#7: Discover Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
Where Pioneering Spirit Takes Flight
At Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen, families can explore airship travel, technology and art. A 3D cinema, the Zeppelin NT flight simulator and numerous multimedia stations invite visitors to get involved and make their own discoveries. The walk-through partial reconstruction of the LZ 129 Hindenburg is particularly impressive. Equipped with a museum discovery kit, children and adults explore together, complete tasks and learn at interactive stations. This makes a visit to the museum an exciting experience for aviation fans of all ages.
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Travel without a raincoat
At Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen, the museum discovery kit takes visitors on an adventure-filled journey, whatever the weather.
#8 | Museum Universität Tübingen: Hands-On Learning
Journey of Discovery from Stars to Dentistry
At the Museum of the University of Tübingen (MUT), families can embark on an exciting journey through the world of science. From astrophysics to dentistry, there are fascinating discoveries to be made at numerous stations. The multilingual museum app brings each topic to life, while films and interactive touchscreens invite visitors to explore further and try things out. A particular highlight is the Castle Laboratory, where visitors can trace major discoveries in the history of medicine. The view from the Bohnenberger Observatory adds another memorable dimension to the visit for curious children and adults alike.
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Science at your fingertips
Touchscreens allow visitors to learn about discoveries in the Castle Laboratory.
#9 | Karlsruhe: Discover Interactive Culture
From Hand Axes to Virtual Reality
For those who want to do more than simply observe culture, Karlsruhe offers a range of exciting interactive experiences:At the Badisches Landesmuseum (Baden State Museum), families can try digital quizzes and explore selected original artefacts up close in the interactive exhibition Archaeology in Baden. ZKM | Center for Art and Media invites visitors to explore media art interactively, create digital sounds and immerse themselves in the world of computer games At the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe art museum, digital activities offer creative ways to explore art and inspire visitors to create their own works. This makes culture tangible, surprising and interactive for explorers of all ages.
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Experience history up close
At the Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe, visitors can immerse themselves in the past.
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