Museums in the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan region and some famous and recommendable children museums at less than 100 kilometers away.
Technical Museums / interesting for children
Most museums are closed on Mondays. Only some have websites in English languages (these have the abbreviation engl* behind the name)
Technik Museum Speyer and Sinsheim (engl*)
Opening hours: week-days from 9 A.M. – 18 P.M.; week-ends from 9 A.M. – 19 P.M. Aircrafts, old-timers, formula 1 cars, 2 wheelers, railways, military
IMAX 3D movie theatre
Landesmuseum Mannheim – Museumsstr. 1, 68165 Mannheim
Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday from 9 A.M. – 17 P.M. Wednesday until 20 P.M.,
week-ends from 10 A.M. – 18 P.M.
Physical experiments
History of industrialization of the region and changing exhibitions about technology
Closed on Mondays and free entrance on Wednesday afternoons
Unimog Museum Gaggenau – B 462, 76571 Gaggenau (about 30 min. distance from Karlsruhe)
Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10 A.M. – 17 P.M.
Automotive engineering; take a ride in an Unimog truck; learn about vehicle mechanics
Hands-on…. experiments, arts and other interesting features at changing locations in and around Stuttgart
Kinderakademie in Fulda – Mehlerstr. 4, 36043 Fulda
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 10 A.M. – 17:30 P.M., week-ends 13 A.M. – 17:30 P.M. (Saturdays only open from Oct – April)
Interactive children‘s museum featuring interactive objects dealing with art, culture, science, and technology – there are changing exhibitions apart from the permanent ones.
Pharmacy Museum Heidelberg – Schloss Heidelberg, 69117 Heidelberg (*engl.)
Opening hours: Monday – Sunday 10 A.M. – 17:30 P.M.
Collection of over 20.000 objects representing the rich history of medical sciences, especially the history of pharmacy.
Natural history Museums
Reiss-Engelhorn-Museum - Zeughaus C5, 68159 Mannheim
In the museum of armory samples of photography are presented as well as the art of the ancient world. In addition there are shown samples of the history of civilization and art. In the museum we can also see the history of the development of Mannheim and its surrounding nature. In the department of the civilization of the world we can see objects of the stone age which are part of the permanent exhibition: "Time and Men"
It also offers a creative program where people of all ages can try out exotic technical devices.
Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday 11 A.M. – 6 P.M.
Naturkundemuseum Karlsruhe – Erbprinzenstr. 13, 76133 Karlsruhe
Interesting for children of all ages who are interested in animals, plants, stones, etc.
Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday from 9:30 A.M. – 17 P.M., week-ends: 10 A.M.– 18 P.M.
Kurpfälzisches Museum (engl*) - Hauptstrasse 97, 69117 Heidelberg
Features its own painting room; on some afternoons, children six years and older can try their hand at crafts and pottery. During summer vacation, the museum’s popular vacation programs take place.
Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10 A.M. – 18 P.M.
Historisches Museum der Pfalz in Speyer – Domplatz, 67346 Speyer
Changing exhibitions for children – currently interactive exhibition about witches (until Mai 2010)
Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10 A.M. – 18 P.M.
Art Museums with special childrens‘ exhibitions
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Hans-Thoma Str. 2-6, 76133 Karlsruhe
Art and architecture – also for children (in the Orangerie building)
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Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 A.M. – 17 P.M., week-ends 10 A.M. – 18 P.M.
Exhibitions: History of the palatinate region, the Romans in the Palatinate (Pfalz), the protestant church, vine culture.