Growing up with art: museums promote young talents in Central Germany

Growing up with art: museums promote young talents in Central Germany

In recent years, the understanding of museums has changed considerably. Instead of the outdated picture of dusty rooms and uninterested young visitors, museums today present themselves as lively places of cultural mediation, which are specifically geared towards the needs of children and adolescents. A comprehensive survey by MDR Culture has shown that 92 percent of art museums in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia offer programs for young people, with two thirds regarding this as one of their central tasks.

Access to culture for everyone

This trend not only shows the commitment of the museums, but also the importance of cultural education for society. According to Britta Reimann, the head of the Department of Placement at Friedenstein Castle in Gotha, it is crucial to achieve children and young people: "Museum only has a future with these people who are now coming to us." This underlines the idea that future generations have to be shaped by early cultural interest.

The diverse offers range from creative workshops in museums such as the Lindenau Museum Altenburg to special tours and audio guides for children. The state art collections in Dresden, for example, have hung works deeper to make them more accessible to younger visitors. Such initiatives help to overcome barriers and enable cultural participation.

democracy and social issues in focus

Museums are not only places of art, but also offer space for political education. Lena Seik from the Galerie for Contemporary Art in Leipzig points out that it is important to involve current issues such as capitalism or feminism. "What does that have to do with me?" Is one of the central questions to encourage visitors to deal with their own reality of life.

This discussion not only promotes individual understanding, but also helps to develop awareness of social issues. In the past few months, the discussion about democracy and its promotion through cultural education has become particularly important, especially in the face of impending elections.

inclusion and diversity in museum places

Another important aspect of mediation work is inclusion. Museums are committed to ensuring that all people, including people with disabilities, can take part in cultural life on an equal footing. Barbara Steiner from the Bauhaus Dessau explains how her Museum Initiative takes through tours in simple language and sign language tours in order to address different target groups.

The museum landscape develops in this direction to create a "museum for everyone". This not only means physical accessibility, but also that the museum's content is conveyed in a variety of ways in order to address all visitors.

strengthen future perspectives and cultural education

The results of the survey show that mediation work in museums is becoming more important. In order to support this development, the State Association for Museum Education East (LVMPO) calls for strengthening the cultural educational work by political decision -makers. These measures are necessary to ensure that museums remain relevant for future generations.

A central aspect is to inspire young people early on for culture. This is the only way to remain lovable places for all age groups as institutions for a long time. The current trends in museum work show that education and cultural participation go hand in hand and that the commitment to mediation aims at a wide range of target groups.

The importance of museums in a social context is therefore clear: they are not only keepers of art and history, but also active co -designers of an inclusive and pluralistic society.