Museum for Children

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The Join-in! Museum for Children was founded in 1992 as an independent project in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg. Initially it was located in a former shop, in August 2003 we moved to a converted church, Elias-Kirche. The museum’s own resources fund 65% of its needs, with 7% coming from public contributions and the remainder from project sponsoring.

The programme is intended for children aged from 4 to 12 years and their families, for children at school and at kindergarten. We see ourselves as an educational institution where children enjoy learning with all their senses and where we appeal to skills in arts, craftsmanship and language. We find our motifs in everyday life and in current trends of society. All the programmes of the Join-in! Museum focus on teaching the principles of sustainability and make visitors aware of this issue. Our visitors learn to see connections within the responsible, forward-thinking use of energy set against the background of sustainability and globalisation.

These aspects are the basis for the interactive exhibition ENERGIES – Energy moves us! with its focus on energy reporters. Our visitors find energy consumers in the museum, they quantify the energy consumption of a refrigerator, television, stand-by, electric kettle and hifi etc., calculate the cash value and suggest potential savings. Armed with a chart to fill in they track down energy consumption at their homes and so make good use of their new knowledge.

Contact:
Join-in! Museum for Children
MACHmit! Museum für Kinder gGmbH
Senefelderstraße 5/6
10435 Berlin, Germany
phone + 49 30 74778200

Person to contact: Marie Lorbeer
lorbeer@machmitmuseum.de

http://www.machmitmuseum.de