Calendar of the Francke Foundations

Events

Highlights

Open Monument Day

14. September 2025

View into the Historic Library with the originally preserved bookshelfes.

Preservation and renewal: Monument preservation meets new use

Cultural aperitif

17. September 2025

Short, pointed and entertaining guided tour at lunchtime with a convivial finale

Network. Change. Shape. Cultural education meets social work.

18. September 2025

Practical symposium at the Francke Foundations

Historical school libraries in dialogue between libraries, schools and research

18. September 2025

Conference in cooperation with the Institute of Education at Ruhr University Bochum and the Library for Educational History Research at DIPF Berlin

Scholarship talks of the Dr. Liselotte Kirchner Scholarship programme

25. September 2025

Young researchers follow a colleague's lecture online on a large video screen.

Total Real. The discovery of visualisation

23. March 2024 - 02. February 2025

How do we perceive the world to understand it?

Global Perspectives

27. September 2025

A Museum Lab for Stories, Objects and Perspectives

Fakten oder Fake News?

30. October 2025

Der Freylinghausen-Saal mit Besucher:innen der Unterhausdebatte von oben

Unterhausdebatte über Medien, Misinformation und Meinungsfreiheit mit Publikum und Expert:innen

The Power of Emotions

19. March 2022 - 05. February 2023

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An interactive course on emotions in our everyday lives that opens up surprising spaces for play and thought.

  

Events

Sunday, 09/14/2025

Open Monument Day

Preservation and renewal: Monument preservation meets new use

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The visit of the Prussian king

Theatrical tour through the historic orphanage

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4:00 pmGuided TourHouse 28
Monday, 09/15/2025

Free Playtime in the Krokoseum

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2:00 pmChildren's ProgramHouse 1 - Historic Orphanage

On mondays in the Krokoseum: The Art Studio

»Earth without Art is just‚ eh’.«

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4:00 pmChildren's Program
Tuesday, 09/16/2025

Free Playtime in the Krokoseum

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2:00 pmChildren's ProgramHouse 1 - Historic Orphanage

Bible-Tuesday

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6:00 pmTalkHouse 28

The Green Lab

Discover, Explore, Experiment!

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4:00 pmChildren's ProgramHouse 1 - Historic Orphanage

Exhibitions

300 years of curiosity. Hidden knowledge from the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities

Annual exhibition 2025

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11. May 2025 - 06. April 2026House 1 - Historic Orphanage

Die Handbibliothek der Kunst- und Naturalienkammer

Kabinettausstellung

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10. September 2025 - 06. April 2026House 22-24

Francke in Transition

Join us in designing the new exhibition on the founder of the foundation!

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11. September 2022House 28

Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities

3000 Wonders of the World

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House 1 - Historic Orphanage

Historic Orphanage

A castle built for education purposes

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House 1 - Historic Orphanage

Library Hall Kulissenbibliothek

»One of the best libraries of our time«

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House 22

Pietismus-Cabinet

Strength of the word

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House 1 - Historic Orphanage

Tour through the Cultural Monument

300 Years of Education in a Unique Architectural Landscape

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Waisenhaus-Cabinet

World change through human change

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House 1 - Historic Orphanage