“Your first stroke counts more than perfection” – under this motto, artist Susi Bumms invites you on a creative journey that puts the joy of experimenting front and center. With paper and pen, we explore ideas that arise both in our minds and around us. We try, experiment, and let spontaneous ideas guide us – without pressure, without right or wrong. Sketching, conceptual thinking, visual ideas: everything is allowed, everything counts.

This workshop is an invitation to explore your own creative expression, enjoy the act of making, and perhaps take home a truly personal piece. Just start, draw, create – and let yourself be surprised!

The artist, a freelance illustrator based in Cologne after studying in the arts, combines conceptual approaches with keen observation, humor, and surprising perspectives. Her work plays with design and language, depicting objects with character, situations with a twist, and people with “living fingers.”

Ages 16+

Please Note: This tour will be given in German!

What is the world and what is it made of? Is there something that connects everything? The exhibition shows the four elements – fire, water, earth and air – and adds a fifth element. Get to know the artists’ unusual materials and techniques. The artworks invite us to develop new ideas about nature, art and science. Get creative and share your thoughts.

Meeting Point Museum takes place once a month. Refugees and migrants are very welcome and admission is free!

土、火、空気、水―これらは四つの要素ですが、五つ目の要素は何でしょうか？この展示では、私たちの世界と宇宙に関する興味深い疑問が投げかけられています。芸術作品は、私たちに疑問を持ち、新しいアイデアを思いつき、つながりを生み出すよう誘います。自然、芸術、科学はどのように調和しているのでしょうか？私たちのファミリーワークショップでは、物理現象を芸術的に表現する機会があります。視覚を歪め、作品にバランスをもたらします。実験してみたいですか？ぜひお立ち寄りください。


Please note: This Workshop will be held in Japanese

Earth, fire, air and water – these are the four elements, but what could the fifth be? The exhibition raises exciting questions about our world and the universe. The artworks invite us to ask questions, develop new ideas and think about connections. How do nature, art and science fit together? In our family workshop, you will have the opportunity to translate physical phenomena into art. We distort our optics and bring balance to our works. Would you like to experiment? Then come by and get started!

In this beginner-friendly workshop, you will learn how to capture the magic of a glowing sky with watercolors. We will experiment with color gradients, wet-on-wet blending, and layering techniques to create vibrant colors and expressive cloud shapes. Discover the joy of painting with loose, free, and bold brushstrokes.


Artist-quality materials are provided.

Nima Dibazar is an architect and watercolour painter who has been recording his own memories of people, places and travels in his sketchbooks. He will introduce you to painting with watercolours and show you how to work free and loose with them.



Instagram: @nimadibazar

Please Note: This tour will be held in German!
What does a certain smell evoke in me? How does it influence my perception and behaviour? What memories and emotions does it bring to life?
In this guided tour for blind and visually impaired people, we invite you to experience the history of scent through your sense of smell: embark on a sensory journey through our collection rooms and discover a wide variety of smells from over a thousand years of art and cultural history at 27 scent stations and rooms.

Künstlerinnen und Modelle – Welche Rollen nehmen Frauen in der Kunst ein? Mit Papier und Stift gehen wir den weiblichen Positionen in der Sammlung des Kunstpalastes nach. Dabei entdecken wir die Vielfalt an Werken und halten Kompositionen, Darstellungen sowie Inspirationen zeichnerisch fest.
Sie haben Lust mit anderen zu Zeichnen? Ganz gleich, ob Sie neu anfangen oder schon Erfahrungen haben – Sie sind herzlich eingeladen mitzumachen!

Im Kunstpalast sind die Tonies los! Gemeinsam mit Rhino-Nele und ihren Freunden erleben Kinder ab 4 Jahre Kunstwerke in der Sammlung des Kunstpalasts. Mit der Toniebox in der Hand geht es auf Entdeckungsreise. In verschiedenen Workshops könnt Ihr Tonies bemalen und Geschichten erfinden.
Wir freuen uns auf Euren Besuch!
 
Das Programm folgt in Kürze.

An elf has moved into the Kunstpalast. Go on a search for his apartment door. You will discover it on your tour through the exhibition ‚The Secret Power of Scents’. He has also brought three friends with him, who can be found in the glass collection.
In our ‚workshop’ there are small picture frames ready for you to paint in bright colors for the elf’s apartment. We look forward to seeing you and your ideas!

An elf has moved into the Kunstpalast. Go on a search for his apartment door. You will discover it on your tour through the exhibition ‚The Secret Power of Scents’. He has also brought three friends with him, who can be found in the glass collection.
In our ‚workshop’ there are small picture frames ready for you to paint in bright colors for the elf’s apartment. We look forward to seeing you and your ideas!

Hereinspaziert und Lauscher auf! Geschichten über Weihnachten und den Wichtel liest Katharina Martini bei uns im Raum Belvedere vor. Kuschelt Euch in die Sitzsäcke und hört in Ruhe zu. Wer will kann dann auch auf die Suche nach der Wohnung des Wichtels gehen. Denn auch bei uns ist vor kurzem eine kleine Wichteltür in der Ausstellung entdeckt worden.
Wir freuen uns auf Euch!