acting. democratically. together.

Voting, demonstrating and becoming politically active … all these are integral parts of our democracy. But where do we experience democracy in everyday life? And how can we actively shape it?

Get inspired by examples of Cologne-based groups in the exhibition's themed rooms – in a very concrete and local way. Whether it is about living, working, partying, remembering or creating shared spaces together: What ideas and opportunities are there? What are the challenges and tensions in acting together democratically?

The exhibition also offers you the possibility to share your perspectives, ideas, wishes and demands, to discuss them together and to make them part of the exhibition.

Duration
2.5 hours

Costs
€ 150 for pupils

All of our educational tours are free of charge for schools based in Cologne.

Languages
We offer this workshop only in German. 

Register your school class here.

Remembering and forgetting – collectively and individually: What do we want to remember? What is important to us as a society – what is important to me personally? How is public memory shaped by the monuments in the urban space?

The workshop asks questions that participants reflect on: through various general impulses in the introductory phase – on the way to small groups at various memorials in the urban space – during the final presentation and discussion in the plenum.

The discussion about the statue of Wilhelm II, the Stumbling Stones in the city, the EL-DE-Haus, the public commemoration of Edith Stein and the remembrance of the NSU attack in the Probsteigasse are very different facets of the culture of remembrance that will be addressed in the workshop.

Please bring your own smartphones for navigation and further information as you make your way through the city in small groups.

Duration
3 hours

Costs
€ 90 for pupils
€ 150 for students / trainees / youth groups (plus admission)
€ 225 for adults (plus admission)
All of our educational tours are free of charge for schools based in Cologne.

For whom
This workshop is suitable for school classes from year 11 upwards and adult groups.

Languages
We offer this workshop only in German. 

Register your school class here.

Book a workshop for an adult group here.

The Museum School Cologne is staffed by a teacher who works with school classes in the EL-DE House on Mondays. Classes with special thematic interests in National Socialism, pupils with special needs or from primary schools are particularly welcome. Appointments are made by personal arrangement.

Further information can be found here.

Duration
By arrangement (1-3 hours)

Costs
€ 25

For whom
This workshop is suitable for school classes. The group size can be arranged individually.

Languages
We offer this workshop only in German. 

In the history lab, participants work in small groups to trace the footsteps of various witnesses using different objects and numerical codes. Perspectives on youth during the National Socialist era will be opened up and then presented in more detail in the plenary session.

The participants will deal with biographies and significant situations from the lives of different people. They will learn more about the Hitler Youth, school and life during the war, about enthusiasm for the NS regime and about non-conformist behaviour as well as racist persecution and exploitation.

This programme also includes a tour of the memorial and parts of the permanent exhibition in addition to working in the history lab.

Duration
2.5 hours

Costs
€ 75 
All of our educational tours are free of charge for schools based in Cologne.

For whom
This workshop is suitable for school classes from year 9 and older.

Languages
We offer this workshop only in German. 

Participants will go on a journey of discovery in the history lab: The small groups will have to find various objects and crack locked codes in order to solve the puzzle. The hints lead to reports of antisemitism, discrimination and racism.

The participants will have to deal with various forms of discrimination, but also with dimensions of solidarity and will discuss the significance of the National Socialist mechanisms of marginalisation and persecution for today.

This programme also includes a tour of the memorial and parts of the permanent exhibition in addition to working in the history laboratory.

Duration
2.5 hours

Costs
€ 75 
All of our educational tours are free of charge for schools based in Cologne.

For whom
This workshop is suitable for school classes from year 9 and older.

Languages
We offer this guided tour only in German. 

We take an interactive approach to the issue of antisemitism in this workshop: Together we will develop an understanding of what antisemitism is, in what ways it appears, how antisemitism is communicated and what functions it fulfils. We will also focus on the question of what impact this is having on those subjected to it. We will do this by working with personal testimonies that open up empathetic approaches and prompt discussions about options for implementing action against antisemitism.

Duration
4 hours

Venue
Can be held at the NS-Documentation Centre, in your school or in a facility in Cologne

Costs
This workshop is free-of-charge for organisations based in Cologne.

For whom
This workshop is suitable for school classes from year 9 or older as well as other youth and adult groups.

Different in-depth options and other focal areas are always possible by prior arrangement. Please feel free to contact us.

In this workshop, we will build on what we learnt in our basic workshop "Recognising and countering antisemitism" and focus on antisemitism that is directed against the state of Israel, its inhabitants and Jews around the world. The following questions will be central: What do we understand by Israel-related antisemitism? How can criticism be distinguished from antisemitism? How does this variant also affect the lives of Jews? And why do emotions often play a major role in this topic?

Duration
At least 3 hours

Venue
Can be held at the NS-Documentation Centre, in your school or in a facility in Cologne.

Costs
This workshop is free-of-charge for organisations based in Cologne.

For whom
This workshop is suitable for school classes from year 9 and older as well as other youth and adult groups.

Different in-depth options and other focal areas are always possible by prior arrangement. Please feel free to contact us.

Elements of human rights and racism and their interconnections will be examined in this workshop. Participants will learn how to recognise their own position and that of other participants. They will be invited to familiarise themselves with different forms and levels of racism and to reflect on their own images and stereotypes.

Duration
3 hours

Venue
In your school or at the NS-Documentation Centre

Costs
This workshop is free-of-charge to schools based in Cologne.

For whom
This workshop is conceptualised for groups from year 7/8 and older and can only be booked by schools based in Cologne.

In this workshop, the participants discuss the question of what discrimination and racism are and where we encounter them. Different forms and levels of these phenomena will be discussed; the participants will reflect on their own images and stereotypes and talk about possible measures that can be implemented against racism and discrimination in schools and in everyday life will also.

Duration
3 hours

Venue
In your school or at the NS-Documentation Centre.

Costs
This workshop is free-of-charge to schools based in Cologne.

For whom
This workshop is conceptualised for groups from year 9 and older and can only be booked by schools based in Cologne.

In this workshop, the participants will acquire an understanding of the basic ideological components of extreme right-wing worldviews. Using historical as well as current events and actors, they will reflect on the effects right-wing positions have on the general public, their own attitude towards them and possible measures for action.

Duration
3 hours

Venue
In your school or at the NS-Documentation Centre

Costs
This workshop is free-of-charge to schools based in Cologne.

For whom
This workshop is conceptualised for groups from year 9 and older and can only be booked by schools based in Cologne.

This workshop is conceptualised for people who have experienced racism is about strengthening and exchanging ideas in a “safe space”. Categorising experiences of racism and finding both personal and collective ways of dealing with them is part of the strengthening process. The aim of the empowerment workshop is to provide a place in which experiences can be shared and strategies exchanged.

Duration
3 hours

Venue
In your school or at the NS-Documentation Centre

Costs
This workshop is free-of-charge to schools based in Cologne.

For whom
This workshop is conceptualised solely for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour and is conducted by them. This workshop is aimed solely at groups from year 9 and older based in Cologne.