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Hands-on farming
Allgäu Mountain Farm Museum in Immenstadt

After visiting Kuhnigunde, the museum cow, children can let off steam in the barn or the large adventure playground. Up in the Sennalpe pasture, you can tuck into a hearty snack and admire breathtaking views of the Alps. The Allgäu Mountain Farm Museum in Immenstadt lets visitors experience mountain farming life at close quarters.

www.bergbauernmuseum.de (German only)
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Traditional printing comes to life
Gutenberg-Museum in Mainz
The 550-year-old art of printing is still alive and well at the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. Museum education staff demonstrate traditional printing techniques in the museum workshop. Medieval manuscripts, printing presses, typesetting machines and the famous 42-line Gutenberg Bible, one of the world's most beautiful printed books, will take you on an exciting journey back in history.

www.gutenberg.de (German only)
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Let's play princes and princesses
Neuenburg Castle near Naumburg
Neuenburg Castle near Naumburg an der Saale is suddenly teeming with kings and queens, knights and ladies, all proudly parading in their costumes. In the children's quarters, young visitors can dress up and be part of "the court". Fascinating stories and medieval toys provide entertainment for the young counts and noblewomen.

www.schloss-neuenburg.de (German only)
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Experience art
Emden Art Gallery
Painters of all ages, goldsmiths and sculptors can explore their creativity at the painting school at Emden Art Gallery. With the expert instruction on offer here, everyone can discover their artistic talents. Much inspiration can be derived from the extensive Henri Nannen collection and the outstanding works donated by gallery owner Otto van de Loo.

www.kunsthalle-emden.de (German only)
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The city of possibilities - hands on and interactive
Childrens museum Atlantis
ATLANTIS shows how cities work. Young visitors to the Children's Museum in Duisburg go on a discovery tour to three areas - under, in and above the city. They can try everything out for themselves - uncover archaeological treasures, make and ride in wooden vehicles and project themselves into film scenes via blue box technology.

www.atlantis-kindermuseum.de (German only)
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All you ever wanted to know about newspapers
German Newspaper Museum near Saarbrücken
So much work for just one sheet? Making paper is a tricky business. With expert guidance, visitors to the German Newspaper Museum near Saarbrücken can use the historical presses and machines, experience "newspapers today" at the many interactive displays and marvel at original editions of newspapers from the museum's extensive collection.

www.deutsches-zeitungsmuseum.de (German only)
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From bone toy to DIY ship
Focke Museum in Bremen
Visitors to Focke's laboratory will be deep in concentration - feeling ancient fabrics and examining them under the microscope, decorating bones and minting coins with a hammer and stamp. The activity programmes at the Focke Museum in Bremen are a real highlight. Children can create their own jewellery or learn about the history of seafaring and build a wooden ship.

www.focke-museum.de (German only)
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Inspired humour
Gantikow House in Brandenburg
The Museum of Lies at Gantikow House in Brandenburg is a one-off. It is a work of art you can walk around, a multitude of objects set in a series of light and sound installations. After your tour, you can picnic in the sculpture garden or attend one of the many events, including writing workshops, speech and drama courses or the "flirt factory".

www.luegenmuseum.de (German only)
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Hands-on technology
German Museum of Technology Berlin
How does a battery work? Why is the sky blue? What makes a locomotive go? The German Museum of Technology Berlin has 250 hands-on experiments demonstrating how modern technology works. Visitors can also take a journey into the past, grind their own grain, admire vintage vehicles and experience the history of air and space travel.

www.dtmb.de
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Punch and Barbie and computers
German Toy Museum
Please stand back from the platform edge... Here comes the model railway speeding through the miniature landscape. The German Toy Museum between Nuremberg and Erfurt has steam engines, dolls and Lego to remind adults of their childhood, while today's children admire the space station and discover toys from Africa and Asia.

www.spielzeugmuseum-sonneberg.de (German only)
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Come on, try it for yourself
Stockhausen Toy Land
At Stockhausen Toy Land children can build their own toy using wood, paints, brushes and glue. Alternatively, they can watch Erzgebirge toymakers at work, clamber about on giant building blocks or let off steam in the medieval play castle. You can even spend the night in Toy Land.

www.stockhausen-spielzeugland.de (German only)
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Inside yourself
Fulda Children's Academy
So that's what our heart looks like! At Fulda Children's Academy visitors can take a tour unlike any other in Europe. As a "red blood cell" they can explore a walk-through heart and have fun learning how blood is pumped around the body. They can listen to their own heartbeat through a stethoscope and enjoy a range of other interactive exhibits.

www.kaf.de/content/e-index.html
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History brought to life
Am Kiekeberg open-air museum near Hamburg
The historical schnapps distillery, the forge and the old working animals - Bunte Bentheimer pigs, for instance - take visitors back to life on Lüneburg Heath in the olden days. The activity days at Am Kiekeberg open-air museum near Hamburg - including the traditional fair, the country feast and the vintage vehicle rally - are especially popular.

www.kiekeberg-museum.de (German only)
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Touching very much allowed
Phenomenta in Flensburg
Which bridge is most stable? What happens in a wave pool? Here you can even measure how sensitive your ears are. Phenomenta in Flensburg lets you unravel the mysteries of science and technology by trying things out. It holds the KulturQ, the Schleswig-Holstein quality award for making culture fun.

www.sh-tourism.de
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Experience with all your senses
World of the Senses at the Jordanbad baths near Biberach
When a 500kg piece of granite vibrates, you can feel the sound with your whole body. But that's not all. You can also see sounds at World of the Senses at the Jordanbad baths near Biberach. Here there are 77 hands-on exhibits to arouse all the senses, including a "fragrances tree", balance exercises and visual stimuli to excite your curiosity.

www.jordanbad.com
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Seeing the invisible
Königsstuhl National Park Centre
Have you ever touched an ice-age glacier? Or walked across the Baltic Sea? The Königsstuhl National Park Centre presents Rügen's dramatic chalk cliffs in ways you might not expect. Visitors can unravel mysteries, have a bird's eye view of the Jasmund National Park, shrink to the size of a grasshopper and track down mice below ground.

www.koenigsstuhl.com (German only)
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Museums in Germany
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63. Bühler Zwetschgenfest (63rd Buhl Plum Festival), Bühl
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Venezianische Messe (Venetian Fair), Ludwigsburg
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36. Bodensee-Weinfest (36th Lake Constance Wine Festival), Meersburg
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Bonn Beethoven Festival 2010, Bonn
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Staufer Festspiele Die Fledermaus, Göppingen
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5. Internationaler Gospel-Kirchentag (5th International Gospel Festival), Karlsruhe
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Heimattage Baden-Württemberg 2010: Landesfesttage (Baden-Württemberg Homeland Festival 2010: Regional Festival), Müllheim
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Heimattage Baden-Württemberg 2010: Baden-Württemberg lacht (Baden-Württemberg Homeland Festival 2010: Baden-Württemberg laughs), Müllheim
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The Berlin Festival proves just what a great venue the former Tempelhof airport is for all kinds of major events. The rock music festival takes place for the second time at the disused airport building and presents once more for two days first-class rock, Berlin
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Fireworks show, Berlin
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