Holiday Course – Stop-motion film studio
for kids and teenagers aged 10-14
11.-14.8.2026, 9am-1pm
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Please note: This course will be held in German!
Did you always want to make your own movie? Now is the perfect time! But instead of actors, we will shoot figures made of playdough and wire. In this 4-day holiday course you will shoot your own stop-motion movie. Writing the script, building the background, deciding on the final cut – you will become the next regisseur. Invite your family for the grand premiere at the end. We are looking forward seeing you!
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Snack and drinks.
Holiday Course– Your Holiday Print Studio
for kids aged 8-12
11.-14.8.2026, 9am-1pm
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Please note: This course will be held in German!
How do you print? Together we will draw, cut, and roll in our holiday printing studio. There is a lot to discover: be inspired by the works at the Kunstpalast, create your own sketches and duplicate them using a variety of printing techniques.
At the end, we will bind the results in our handmade artist’s book and present them to our families. We are happy to welcome you!
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Snack and drinks.
Holiday Course – Future Fashion Lab – Mode in Virtual Reality
for teenagers 13-16 years
4.-7.8.2026, 10am-4pm
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In this workshop, you will design your own digital fashion – from the initial idea to the virtual fashion show. You will start with pen and paper and then bring your ideas into three-dimensional space: using VR glasses, you will design directly in 3D, experimenting with proportions, volume and details. Step by step, we will show you how to place your finished outfit on an avatar and move it through a virtual space. Finally, we will present your designs in a joint virtual fashion show.
No prior knowledge is required – curiosity and a desire to experiment are all you need.
The workshop is run by FemReality – an organisation that opens up creative and accessible paths into digital worlds. (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.
Note on technology use: The manufacturer of the VR headsets we use (Meta) restricts their use to children and young people under the age of 13. Please familiarise yourself with these guidelines. By registering, you declare your consent for your child to use the VR headsets in this course.
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.
4 day holiday course
4.-7.8.2026
10am-4pm
Holiday Course – Art in form! – Monet – Cézanne – Matisse
for kids aged 6-9
4–7 August 2026, 9 am–1 pm
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In this holiday course, we’ll be sculpting fantastic faces, creating animals and bringing figures to life. Inspired by Daumier, Picasso and other artists featured in the exhibition, we’ll design our own little sculptures and imaginative works of art. We’ll be drawing, painting and experimenting with shapes, colours and materials – we’ll also let chance take us by surprise, and to finish off, we’ll put on a little exhibition for our families. We look forward to seeing you!
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Food and drink
Holiday Course – When colours dance – Monet – Cézanne – Matisse
for kids aged 6-9
28.-31.7.2026, 9am-1pm
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In this holiday course, we will learn about works by famous artists such as Monet, Cézanne and Matisse and explore their working methods in a playful way. In the Palast Studio – and, weather permitting, outside in the courtyard of the Kunstpalast – we will have fun creating our own works inspired by the exhibition. We will paint with watercolours, wax paints and acrylics, using dots, strokes and surfaces. We will do exciting drawing exercises and collage strong, colourful pictures – all using a wide variety of materials. We will also let chance surprise us and, at the end, we will put on a small exhibition for our families. We look forward to seeing you!
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Food and drink
Ferienkurs – Coding the Beat: Dein Mix aus Daten und Musik
für Jugendliche 12-16 Jahre
7.-9.4.2026, 11-16 Uhr
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Wie klingt eigentlich dein Name, das Wetter oder ein Gemälde? Gemeinsam finden wir heraus, was passiert, wenn man Daten in Töne übersetzt.
In diesem Workshop tauchen wir in die Welt des Creative Coding ein. Wir nutzen Code nicht für Matheaufgaben, sondern als Instrument für Kreativität und Spaß. Du wirst überrascht sein, wie schnell du mit Sonic Pi deine eigenen Klangwelten erschaffst und Daten plötzlich hören kannst.
Richtig oder falsch gibt es hier nicht – nur deinen eigenen Mix.

Eure Coaches Ann-Maria Piho (Musikerin, Coderin und Computerlinguistin) und Markus van Well (Live Coder & Musiker) zeigen euch, wie einfach Programmieren sein kann.

Freue dich auf unser gemeinsames Erkunden, wie aus Zahlen Töne werden, auf unser direktes Experimentieren mit Code und Sound-Samples. Tausche dich im Team aus und gestalte gemeinsam mit den anderen. Am letzten Tag ist Stage Time: wenn du möchtest, kannst du deine Werke Friends & Family präsentieren.
Alles was du brauchst, ist Spaß am Entdecken. Vorkenntnisse sind nicht nötig. Laptop und Technik stellen wir.
Im Rahmen von ffabfuture einer Förderung des BMBFSFJ
ffabfuture ist ein Verbund der TH Köln, der Stadtbibliothek Köln, der Tech and Teach gGmbH und dem NRW-Forum Düsseldorf/Kunstpalast. Wir testen MINKT-Angebote, bereiten freizugängliche Lern- und Lehrmaterialien auf, verknüpfen diese miteinander und wollen damit alle Geschlechter gleichermaßen ansprechen.
Das Projekt soll einen Beitrag zur Schaffung gleichberechtigter Chancen in MINT-Fächern leisten.
Dreitägiger Ferienkurs
7.-9.4.2026
11-16 Uhr
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
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
