Unikatum Children's Museum, Leipzig

Unikatum Children's Museum
Unikatum Kindermuseum
Exterior of the museum (2021)
Established2010
LocationLeipzig, Germany
Coordinates51°19′53.23″N 12°20′17.23″E / 51.3314528°N 12.3381194°E / 51.3314528; 12.3381194
TypeChildren's museum
Visitors45,000[1]
DirectorAnnegret Hänsel
Public transit accessTram stop Felsenkeller
WebsiteWebsite in English

The Unikatum Children's Museum (German: Unikatum Kindermuseum Leipzig) a cultural institution with changing annual exhibitions on social issues in Leipzig, Germany. The interactive exhibitions for "Participation and Discovery" are aimed primarily at schools and families.

Museum

The Children's Museum was founded in 2010 by exhibition planner Annegret Hänsel and has been run by her on a voluntary basis ever since.[2] The institution is supported by a Gemeinnützige GmbH (non-profit limited company) and supported by a booster club. The vast majority of the operation of the museum is made possible by voluntary work. In 2017, the museum was significantly expanded and since then has offered space for several exhibitions, a courtyard garden and the coffeehouse "Museumscafé Goetz", which is also used for exhibitions.[3]

Building condition
In 2026 and ...
... in 2009 - before the Children's Museum moved in.

In 2012, the museum received the Sächsischer Preis für soziokulturelles Engagement (Saxon Prize for Socio-Cultural Involvement) from the Kulturstiftung des Freistaats Sachsen (Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony).[4] In 2014, the Unikatum Children's Museum won first place in the Familienfreundlichkeitspreis der Stadt Leipzig (Family-Friendliness Award of the City of Leipzig).[5]

Exhibitions

Every year, school students participate in the development and design of the new annual exhibition as part of a summer workshop. The location is the refurbished "Café Goetz" building in the Plagwitz locality of Leipzig.

  • 2010/2011: "Shillings and sixpence – a playful history of money"[6]
  • 2011/2012: "Oh God – a journey through the world of faith"[7]
  • 2012/2013: "About Time"[8]
  • 2013/2014: “Balderdash – Adventures in the jungle of language”[9]
  • 2014/2015: "Heartbeat – rollercoaster of emotions"[10]
  • 2015/2016: "The City Machine"[11]
  • 2016/2017: "The Crazy World Hotel"[12]
  • 2017/2018: "Oh dear time!" – new, revised presentation (for children of reading age)
  • since 2017: "Inventing the Future - Utopias between Doubt and Vision" (for young people and adults at the Museumscafé Goetz)[6]
  • since 2017: "The Kingdom of Imagination" (permanent exhibition for preschool and primary school children)[13]
  • 2017/2018: "Lots of Love" (for children from 10 years, adolescents and adults)[14]
  • 2018/2019: "Bionics - Nature's idea laboratory"[15]
  • since 2019: "World of Plenty" with “Garden of Plenty” (outdoor-museum)[6]
  • 2019/2020: "Climate Rally"[6]
  • since 2020: "If I were mayor"[6]

References

  1. ^ "Rekordbesucherzahl im UNIKATUM Kindermuseum Leipzig. Warum der Erfolg des Kindermuseums eine besondere Gemeinschaftsleistung ist" [Record number of visitors to the UNIKATUM Children's Museum Leipzig. Why the success of the Children's Museum is a special joint effort.]. leipziginfo.de (in German). 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  2. ^ State of Saxony. State Chancellery of Saxony, ed. (2019-12-15). "Unikatum Children's Museum". simply-saxony.com. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  3. ^ Leipziger Zeitung, ed. (2016-12-16). "Das UNIKATUM Kindermuseum wird größer!" [The UNIKATUM Children's Museum is getting bigger!]. l-iz.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  4. ^ Kulturstiftung des Freistaats Sachsen, ed. (2013). "Jahrbuch 2012" [Year Book 2012] (PDF). kdfs.de (in German). Dresden. p. 22. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  5. ^ City of Leipzig (Official Gazette), ed. (2014-05-24). "Damit Familien in Leipzig ankommen. Familienfreundlichkeitspreis für Kindermuseum Unikatum" [So that families arrive in Leipzig. Family-Friendliness Award for Children's Museum Unikatum] (PDF). geowerkstatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Exhibition archive". kindermuseum-unikatum.de. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  7. ^ "Oh Gott - eine Reise durch die Welt des Glaubens on YouTube
  8. ^ Min UNIKATUM Kindermuseum Leipzig: „Ach du liebe Zeit!" on YouTube
  9. ^ Erlebnisausstellung zur Welt der Sprache im UNIKATUM Kindermuseum Leipzig on YouTube
  10. ^ Mitmachausstellung 2014 im UNIKATUM Kindermuseum: „HERZKLOPFEN - Achterbahn der Gefühle“ on YouTube
  11. ^ Mitmachausstellung 2015 im UNIKATUM Kindermuseum: „STADTMASCHINE“ on YouTube
  12. ^ Mitmachausstellung im UNIKATUM Kindermuseum: „Das verrückte Welthotel“ on YouTube
  13. ^ Mitmachausstellung 2017 im UNIKATUM Kindermuseum „Das Königreich der Phantasie“ on YouTube
  14. ^ UNIKATUM Kindermuseum Leipzig: „Liebe Liebe“ on YouTube
  15. ^ UNIKATUM Kindermuseum Leipzig: „Bionik – Ideenlabor Natur“ on YouTube
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