Education Program
The educational programs invite children and young people to playfully discover the Bärenzwinger, its history, architecture and exhibitions through various senses.
Art educators and artists make the exhibition site accessible in creative and diverse ways.
Neighbourhood Day
Since 2024, the Bärenzwinger has been inviting all neighbours and interested parties to an afternoon of coffee and cake. Under the motto ‘Coffee, cake and … ’, the Bärenzwinger opens its doors one day per exhibition for a cosy get-together of the neighbourhood. While we enjoy coffee and homemade cake, we also have the opportunity to chat informally about art and culture.
Information about the Neighbourhood Days will be announced in on our home page.
Curatorial Tours
On request, the curators and/or artists offer guided tours in the exhibitions. Please feel free to send us an email.
Exhibition-Guides
During our opening hours, our team of mediators communicate the concepts and content of the exhibitions and events, answer questions and give short tours of the premises.
SUNDAY ART MAKERS (SAM)
Every first Sunday of the month
From May to October
Free admission
For children, young people and families
No registration required
Starting in May, Berlin-Mitte will be bursting with colour and creativity! Every first Sunday of the month, visitors will have the opportunity to discover, try out and participate in contemporary art! The brand-new Sunday Art Makers (SAM) format will launch at the municipal galleries Kunst Raum Mitte, Bärenzwinger and Galerie Wedding. Together with experienced art educators and creative professionals, children, teenagers and adults can discover, experience and help shape contemporary art in new, interactive ways. The formats are organised in collaboration with the municipal galleries Berlin-Mitte and the MiK Youth Art School.
Due to the weather, the SAM workshops at the Bärzwinger only take place between May and October.
NEXT DATES:
October 4th, 2026: Scavenger Hunt with Cleo Wächter
SAM Workshops
Scavenger Hunt
with Cleo Wächter
Our scavenger hunt invites you to discover the Bärenzwinger with open eyes. The journey begins outside, leads past the Bärenzwinger through the greenery of Köllnischer Park, and finally into the building. You’ll receive your own clue-hunting booklet, which, like a little treasure chest, is waiting for you to open and fill it!
For children ages 6–12, accompanying adults welcome
Languages: German and English
“This too, is a way of keeping each other close” at Bärenzwinger. Photo: Cleo Wächter
Shadow play. Photo: Rezzan Gümgüm
Shadow Play with Rezzan Gümgüm
Step into a world of light and imagination! Create your own shadow figures and discover how light brings them to life. Using flashlights, movement, and storytelling, we’ll make the shadows dance, grow, and tell magical stories on the walls of the Bärenzwinger. Join us for three hours full of creativity, fun, and discovery.
For children 7–10 years, accompanying adults welcome
Languages: Turkish and English
Paper Paper Paper with Theresa Sowka
In this workshop, we will paint not on paper, but with paper. Inspired by the working methods of artist Nina Paszkowski, whose works are currently on view in the exhibition Furore at Bärenzwinger, participants will experiment with papermaking as an artistic medium.
Using coloured paper pulp, colours, shapes, and images can be applied onto a screen. The paper is then pressed, briefly ironed, and finally transformed into a handmade sheet that you can take home with you.
You will hardly get dirty—perhaps just a little wet.
Just drop by and get started!
For children aged 6–12, accompanying adults welcome
Language: German
“Furore” at Bärenzwinger. Photo: Cleo Wächter
The educational program is made possible by the educational networks “Educationnetzwerk der kommunalen Galerien” and “Urbane Künste ERbeLEBEN” of the Department of Art, Culture and History, District Office Berlin Mitte and funded by the program “Securing and Strengthening Local Educational Networks on a Sustainable Basis” of the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family.
