The Youth Museum of Speyer offers tours and workshops to schools for the current exhibitions and for selected permanent exhibitions of the Historical Museum of the Palatinate’s collections.
The oldest finds in the “Prehistory of the Palatinate” exhibition are tools and weapons made of flintstone. Two humans from the Stone Age — a Neanderthal and a Cro-Magnon man, along with a modern man — are posed as true-to-life replicas with typical clothing, one beside the other; in the process, they make prehistory come alive for the visitor.
The partial reconstruction of a walk-in linear pottery culture longhouse with numerous replicas inside provides documentation of the most significant change in the early history of mankind: active hunters and gatherers turned into sedentary farmers.
The "Golden Hat of Schifferstadt" and the bronze wheels of Hassloch form the heart of this collection and bear witness to the technical mastery of the Bronze Age. They give us some indication of the mindset of human beings of that period, but leave many questions unanswered as well. With its splendid Celtic grave finds, this collection provides a transition into the Palatinate’s Roman era.
One-hour tour 50 € plus reduced admission of 3 € per student.
After the tour of the exhibition, the students will fabricate a tool out of bone.
Age group: Grades 4 to 7
Using naturally occurring materials such as palm leaves, shells, and branches, the students will fabricate some Stone Age jewelry.
Age group: Grades 3 to 7
The emphasis of the tour will be on metal processing in the Bronze Age. Afterwards, the students will make jewelry and a scarf pin.
Age group: Grades 4 to 7
Workshops
45-minute tour, 45-minutes hands-on, up to 16 children 65 € plus reduced admission of 3 € per student, 17 to 30 children 75 € plus reduced admission of 3 € per student.
The archaeology of the Roman era is fascinating right up to today. More than 400 years of Roman rule in today’s Palatinate have left behind many of the most varied landmarks. These include former Roman fortifications, settlements of craftsmen and the everyday homes of Roman families. The Historical Museum of the Palatinate provides a comprehensive overview of this “Roman Era” in its collection. A large number of original exhibits and stagings like, for example, a Roman villa and a Roman military camp as well as many exhibits that bring what living was like during the Roman era to life for the students.
One-hour tour 50 € plus reduced admission of 3 € per student.
After consultation, there is a possibility for the students to sketch selected exhibits. (Age group: Orientation stage - Secondary stage I).
90 minute tour, 50 € plus reduced admission of 3 € per student.
Focus of the tour will be Roman inscriptions. The students will then fabricate a Roman wax tablet out of wood.
Age group: Grades 4 to 7.
Exhibits of Roman clothing in the exhibition are discussed. Afterwards, the students re-enact a Roman play (a short comedy) in the clothes of the period.
Age group: Grades 4 to 7.
Everyday objects in the exhibition from Roman times are discussed. Afterwards, the students make an oil lamp out of clay.
Age group: Grades 4 to 7.
Focus of the walk through the exhibition is the world of Roman gods. In the workshop, metal votives, similar to those in the exhibition, will be reproduced.
Age group: Grades 4 to 7.
Workshop: 45-minute tour and 45-minute hands-on project, for up to 16 children: 65 € plus reduced admission of 3 € per student; 17 to 30 children: 75 € plus reduced admission of 3 € per student.
The exhibition puts the Cathedral Treasure into its historical context by emphasizing the Cathedral’s volatile history. In its center are the burial crowns of the Salian emperors. Photographs of the grave opening in 1900 and the valuable exhibits taken from the emperors’ graves form the starting point for this glimpse into the past. The precious liturgical utensils like chalices, monstrances and reliquaries as well as the valuable parametria, whose function and liturgical meaning are illustrated in the exhibition, all played an important role in the celebration of the worship service and are preserved as part of the Cathedral Treasure. The significance of the veneration of Saints in the late Middle Ages and the Baroque is exemplified in the numerous sculptures which came from the churches of the diocese of Speyer into the Cathedral Treasure.
One-hour tour 50 € plus reduced admission of 3 € per student.
Fabrication of a small treasure chest for preserving precious, valuable things, modeled after the reliquary of Limoges.
Age Group: Grades 1 to 4.
Henry IV signed several deeds with a secret seal. During the walkthrough, the students receive an introduction into sigillograhy. Afterwards, they create a deed and provide it with a seal.
Age group: Grade 4
During a tour through the cathedral treasure, the various phases of construction of the Speyer Cathedral will be seen. Afterwards, the students jointly build a model of the Speyer Cathedral and document it with drawings and sketches. The result is an architectural study that the students can take with them.
Age group: Grades 3 to 7.
The research has to be supervised by the teacher.
Age Group: Orientation Level to Secondary Level I.
Workshop: 45-minute tour and 45-minute hands-on exercise, for up to 16 children: 65 € plus reduced admission of 3 € per student; 17 to 30 children: 75 € plus reduced admission of 3 € per student.
It is important to register your group, even if you do not book a program or tour. Otherwise, on days we have a lot of visitors, you may have to wait for some time before being admitted.
The duration of booked tours is about 60 minutes, assuming no other arrangements have been made. The duration of booked workshops is 90 minutes, provided no other arrangements have been made. Immediately following the tour or the program, you may want to revisit the exhibition with your group. If you have any special wishes, please mention these when booking.
Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of your booked program for checking in at the cashier window and checking coats, bags, etc. Special bag storage bins are available for groups. Coats, heavy jackets, large bags, backpacks, and umbrellas may not, for insurance reasons, be taken into the exhibition space.
Please do not take any beverages or food with you into the exhibition area. There is a café in the museum courtyard, known as the “Forum”. Our colleagues at the Information Desk will be glad to discuss with you where you can take a break for refreshments.
Teachers are cordially invited to prepare for the visit of a school class to the museum at no cost. Please bring with you a confirmation from your school administration and show it to the cashier.
Two chaperones will be admitted free of charge with all school programs. Every additional adult pays the reduced adult admission.
With the School Card or Kindergarten Card of the Historical Museum of the Palatinate, all classes in a school or all groups in a kindergarten will receive free admission to all Special Exhibitions and exhibitions of the collection at the Museum. The card costs 150 Euro and is valid for one year until the end of the month of the date of issue.
The costs of workshops and tours are not included in this offer. The card authorizes free visits to the Museum with a class of students. In order to enter the museum without a class in order to prepare for the visit, we ask teachers to show an authorization from the school administration to the cashier. It is also possible to order the card with a direct debit authorization; forms for this purpose are available at the Information Desk of the Museum.
Our handouts for teachers as PDF documents for downloading.
Contact, registration and information for all school programs and guided tours
Phone +49 6232 62 02 22
Fax +49 6232 62 02 23
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