Kindergartenmuseum Nordrhein-Westfalen
Volunteer-run museum in Bergisch Gladbach on the history of kindergarten, nursery, and child care since the 18th century.
Om museet
Behind the Kindergartenmuseum is a nonprofit association that was founded in 1994 to collect evidence of public early childhood care. Ten years later, in 2004, the museum opened at Quirlsberg in the center of Bergisch Gladbach. It sees itself as the only museum of its kind so far in North Rhine-Westphalia and is still run almost entirely by volunteers and financed through membership fees, donations, admissions, and tours.
On about 200 square meters in the lower part of the Protestant youth center Q1, the exhibition traces over 200 years of institutional child care – from the early custodial institutions (Bewahranstalten) through the Fröbel kindergarten to today's daycare center. A fully furnished group room from the 1970s, furniture from a GDR nursery, and display cases with play materials after Fröbel, Montessori, and Steiner make differences in educational concepts visible.
Further rooms are devoted to the training of kindergarten teachers and educators, including during the Nazi era, as well as toys, dolls, and picture books from middle-class nurseries. Most recently the exhibition was expanded with areas on Reggio and Pikler pedagogy. In addition to tours in the museum, the association offers online tours and visits daycare centers and senior care facilities with a museum suitcase full of historic toys.
Højdepunkter
- Originally furnished kindergarten room of the 1970s
- Nursery furniture and play materials from the GDR
- Play and work materials after Fröbel, Montessori, and Steiner
- Areas on Reggio and Pikler pedagogy
- Toys, dollhouses, and picture books in the "Schätzchenraum" (treasures room)
Permanente udstillinger
- Geschichte der Kinderbetreuung – Seven rooms show the path from early care institutions to today's daycare center – with a furnished 1970s group room, GDR nursery, educators' room, and toy collection.
- Grundlagt
- 2004
- Ejer
- Kindergarten-Museum NRW e.V.
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 4 € |
|---|---|
| Børn og unge | 2 €Children from age 4 to 14 pay €2. |
| Grupper | –Tour flat fee €40 plus admission, maximum 15 people per tour; registration about 14 days in advance. |
| Small group of up to 6 people including admission and tour (flat rate) | 60 € |
| Online tour via Zoom (up to 25 people) | 40 €Plus €4 per person; payment in advance. |
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The museum is accessible at ground level via the upper side entrance of the youth center Q1.
Børn og familie
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Forum
S-Bahn S 11 from Köln Hbf to the terminus Bergisch Gladbach, from there 5–10 minutes on foot; alternatively buses 335, 426, 427, 429, 430, 432, and 439 two stops to "Forum".
I bil
Parkering muligt
No museum parking lot; recommended are parking options above the roundabout toward Bensberg, in the Buchmühle parking deck (Odenthaler Straße), or in the small parking lot at Quirlsberg near the cemetery.
The museum is at the end of the pedestrian zone next to the Protestant Gnadenkirche; arrival by bus and train is recommended.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Firmaarrangementer
The seminar and special exhibition room with about 20 seats, tea kitchen, screen, and flip chart can be rented for training courses and conferences.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 2 t. |
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| Godt at vide | Tours consist of a walk-through and a hands-on part (building, folding, creating) and last two hours; registration in writing or by phone, on Tuesdays only from 13:00. Also online tours and "Museum aus dem Koffer" (museum from a suitcase) for daycare centers and senior care facilities. |
