Holiday Course – Magic at the printing studio
for children aged 9-12
7.-10.4.2026, 9am-1pm
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Please note: This workshop will be held in German.
During this Workshop your ideas will become visible through printing!
With colour, rolls and a lot of phantasy you can design your own motives. You will draw, scribe, cut, and roll until the picture shows on paper. We will experiment with monotype, intaglio printing, even lost printing, and many more. Get inspired by the Kunstpalast’s artworks and discover the magic between colour, plate and the paper. Of course, you may take your artworks home with you.
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Essen und Getränk
Family Workshop
Fabulous shapes & colours
2-4pm
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Please note: This workshop will be held in German!
In the family workshop, we explore colours, shapes and moods together – and ask ourselves: Which colour feels cheerful, calm or wild? How can pictures show feelings?
In the Palast Studio, we experiment with different techniques, make stamps and design printing templates. It’s sure to be colourful!
Watercolour-Workshop for adults
Urban Landscapes
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Rows of houses, streets and alleys, or passers-by – we capture urbane scenes with pen and brush. No matter if beginner or advanced, learn more about perspective, explore depth effect and image space as well as experimenting with the techniques of water colour painting together with the artistic guidance of our workshop guide. Join us and let your creativity flow freely.
Artist-quality materials are provided.
Holiday Course – Future Fashion Lab – Mode in Virtual Reality
for teenagers 13-16 years
31.3.-2.4.2026, 11am-4pm
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In diesem Workshop entwirfst du deine eigene digitale Mode – von der ersten Idee bis zur virtuellen Fashion Show. Du startest analog mit Papier und Stift und bringst danach deine Ideen in den dreidimensionalen Raum: Mit der VR-Brille gestaltest du direkt in 3D, experimentierst mit Proportionen, Volumen und Details. Schritt für Schritt zeigen wir dir, wie du dein fertiges Outfit an einem Avatar platzierst und diesen durch einen virtuellen Raum bewegst. Zum Abschluss präsentieren wir eure Designs in einer gemeinsamen virtuellen Fashion Show.
Du brauchst keine Vorkenntnisse – Neugier und Spaß am Ausprobieren reichen völlig aus.
Der Workshop wird von FemReality durchgeführt – einer Organisation, die kreative und zugängliche Wege in digitale Welten eröffnet. www.femreality.com

Paulina Porten is a creative technologist and design researcher with a MA in Social and Public Innovation and a BA in Interaction Design. She spent five years researching technology education – among others at TH Köln, Politecnico di Milano and HCU Hamburg – and her XR projects won several awards. She is currently founding the company FemReality, which creates low-threshold access to technology through creative project work and gender-sensitive teaching methods.

Anna Liedtke, also known by her stage name aschno, is a digital fashion designer and creative technologist focusing on 3D and immersive experiences. She worked for international fashion labels and digital studios, among others, combining fashion, gaming and virtual reality. Her mission is to make new creative technologies accessible and to inspire young people to pursue careers in the digital future.

Pauline Reimers ist staatlich anerkannte Sozialarbeiterin und bringt langjährige Erfahrung in der Bildungsarbeit mit jungen Menschen mit. Außerdem hat sie bei Edelgard e.V. Frauen, die im öffentlichen Raum sexualisierte Gewalt erfahren haben, beraten und zum gleichen Thema Präventionsworkshops mit Jugendlichen konzipiert und gegeben. Bei FemReality unterstützt Pauline die Workshops mit ihrem pädagogischen Know-How.
Pauline Reimers is a state-certified social worker with many years of experience in educational work with young people. She has also counselled women who have experienced sexualised violence in public spaces at Edelgard e.V. and designed and realised prevention workshops on the same topic with young people. At FemReality, Pauline supports the workshops with her educational expertise.
As part of ffabfuture, a funding initiative of the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affaires, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
ffabfuture is a partnership between TH Köln, Cologne City Library, Tech and Teach gGmbH and the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf/Kunstpalast. We test MINKT (Mathematics, Informatics, Natural science, Art, Technology) offerings, prepare freely accessible learning and teaching materials, link them together and aim to address all genders equally.
The project aims to contribute to the creation of equal opportunities in STEM subjects.
3 day holiday course
31.3.-2.4.2026
11am – 4pm
Holiday Course – The joy of colour – Monet – Cézanne – Matisse
für Kinder 6-9 Jahre
31.3.-2.4.2026, 9am-1pm
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Please note: This course will be held in German!
In this holiday course, we will first gather lots of colourful ideas and inspiration from famous artists such as Monet, Cézanne and Matisse. Then, in the Palast Studio, we will conduct our own artistic experiments. We will paint with bright colours, using dots, strokes and surfaces. We will do exciting drawing exercises and collage strong, vibrant pictures – all using a wide variety of materials, just like the great masters. We will be surprised by the results and at the end we will put on a small exhibition for our families. We look forward to seeing you!
Please bring for the break:
Food and drink
Drawing at the Kunstpalast
Floral pictures
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Spring is here! Everything turns green and early bloomers poke out of the soil. With colourful pencils and vibrant water colours we capture the awakening nature in our drawing.
Beginner or advanced – everyone is welcome to join!
Workshop for adults
Paper Cutout – From paper to form
1.30 – 4.30 pm
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Please note: The workshop will be held in German.
The Scharf Collection ranges from 19th and 20th century French art to contemporary international works. Highlights include pieces by Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Katharina Grosse.
We draw on this diversity in our series of workshops for adults, taking inspiration from the exhibition. Once a month, we focus on a particular artistic technique or motif and get creative ourselves.
In July, the focus is on paper cutting, which artist Henri Matisse also called ‘drawing with scissors’. Inspired by this idea, we experiment with paper, paint and cutting in the workshop to create our own compositions.
Workshop for adults
Printing techniques – From the Plate to Paper
1.30 – 4.30 pm
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Please note: The workshop will be held in German.
The Scharf Collection ranges from 19th and 20th century French art to contemporary international works. Highlights include pieces by Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Katharina Grosse.
We draw on this diversity in our series of workshops for adults, taking inspiration from the exhibition. Once a month, we focus on a particular artistic technique or motif and get creative ourselves.
In June, the focus is on printing techniques. The collection includes prints by Goya, Japanese woodblock prints and almost the entire graphic oeuvre of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. We learn the basics and design our own prints on paper.
Open Studio
Monet – Cézanne – Matisse. The Scharf Collection
2-6 pm
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In this open studio, we will draw inspiration from the artistic techniques and motifs of the exhibition and get creative together. No registration is required; just drop by.
The Scharf Collection ranges from 19th- and 20th-century French art to contemporary international works. Highlights include pieces by Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Katharina Grosse.
Workshop for adults
Figure in space – From posture to composition
1.30 – 4.30 pm
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Please note: The workshop will be held in German.
The Scharf Collection ranges from 19th and 20th century French art to contemporary international works. Highlights include pieces by Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Katharina Grosse.
We draw on this diversity in our series of workshops for adults, taking inspiration from the exhibition. Once a month, we focus on a particular artistic technique or motif and get creative ourselves.
In May, the focus will be on the theme of figure in space. Depicting the human body in the context of its surroundings opens up exciting perspectives and compositional possibilities. In the workshop, we will experiment with lines, volume and spatial effects.
