Calendar of the Francke Foundations

Events

Highlights

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

10. May 2025

Die Bekrönungsmalerei des Pflanzenschranks in der Wunderkammer

Opening of the annual exhibition 2025

Night at the Museums

10. May 2025

© Uwe Frauendorf

Illusion Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities. Chaos - order, music and light

Steffen Mau in conversation »Between conflict and consensus«

20. May 2025

Steffen Mau sitzt auf einem Stuhl

The sociologist Steffen Mau as a guest in the »Personalities in dialogue« series

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.

Total Real. The discovery of visualisation

23. March 2024 - 02. February 2025

How do we perceive the world to understand it?

Kultur-Aperitif

21. May 2025

Kurze, pointierte und unterhaltsame Führung zur Mittagszeit mit geselligem Ausklang

  

Events

Today, Friday, 05/09/2025

Familiy-Playtime on Friday

Free time in the Krokoseum

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3:00 pmChildren's ProgramHouse 1 - Historic Orphanage

KrokoMobile

Play, experiment, discover new things – on an Excursion with the Krokoseum

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4:00 pmChildren's ProgramHouse 1 - Historic Orphanage
Saturday, 05/10/2025

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

Opening of the annual exhibition 2025

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4:00 pmTalkHouse 1 - Historic Orphanage

Night at the Museums

Illusion Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities. Chaos - order, music and light

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6:00 pmEvent
Monday, 05/12/2025

Geschichten aus dem Lesekoffer

Entdeckt Geschichten mit Vorlesepatin Ina

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1:00 pmAn Open OfferHouse 19f

On mondays in the Krokoseum: The Art Studio

»Earth without Art is just‚ eh’.«

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4:00 pmChildren's Program

Language Learners Group on Monday

Open offer of language and learning promotion

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5:00 pmAn Open OfferHouse 33

Exhibitions

»wood, waves and energy«

Photography exhibition by Jörg Gläscher

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22. March - 25. May 2025House 1 - Historic Orphanage

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