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Our educational program for kids and teens this summer is all about numbers. In keeping with 2008's Year of Science on Mathematics, the Jewish Museum Berlin is proud to present its vacation program "Zwischen Null und Unendlich" (Between zero and infinity) which connects the world of numbers with Jewish cultural history.
To celebrate the end of the school year, the Jewish Museum Berlin invites school groups to a project day on which the language and script in Judaism is poured into a modern form in "Hip Hop and Graffiti at the Museum."
Public Tours for AdultsThe following tours for the public will be available in July and August:
Saturdays
11 am Judaism – Christianity – Islam: A Cultural-historical Comparison
3 pm Architectural Observations (from 16 August, in English)
4 pm Women in Judaism
Sundays
11 am Judaism – Christianity – Islam: A Cultural-historical Comparison
4 pm Typical Jewish. Tour through the special exhibition (only up to 3 August)
4 pm Architectural Observations (from 10 August, in English)
Mondays
6 pm Typical Jewish. Tour through the special exhibition (only in July)
6 pm Through the Museum in Seven League Boots (only in August)
Public Tours for ChildrenHalakah and Plaited Loaves – Jewish Traditions
Children's Tour through the Permanent Exhibition
Sunday 6 July and 3 August at 11 am
How did a Jewish merchant live 300 years ago? What did she pack in her suitcase when she went traveling? A prayer book, clothes, or even a mobile phone? On this stroll through the exhibition, our young visitors look at Jewish traditions and how they have changed in the course of the centuries. They have fun experiencing how it feels to wear a kippah, the traditional skullcap worn by religious Jews, admire a real scroll, and sniff a besamin box full of spices.
The Crazy Crooked House. Daniel Libeskind For Children, A Tour For Children From 6 - 12 Years
When: Sunday 20 July and 17 August at 11 am
Why are the walls at the Jewish Museum Berlin at a slant? Why are the windows slits? Why does a staircase lead to nowhere? Why don't flowers blossom in the garden? Tailored to their age group, the young visitors receive a fun introduction to the architecture of Daniel Libeskind. Afterwards they can design their very own crazy fantasy house with building blocks, cardboard, paper, and other handicraft materials.
Educational ProgramSummer Vacation Program Between Zero and Infinity
In this, the year of mathematics, the summer vacation program is all about numbers: In the story of creation, God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. The Torah names exactly 613 commandments and every letter of the Hebrew alphabet corresponds to a number. Even one's own life can be described in numbers: Which is the first number? How long is a day? What does infinity mean? Are there lucky and unlucky numbers? The kids and teens sniff out the trails of the diverse meanings of numbers in workshops and tours.
Children's Tours
How Numbers Express Time A Stroll Through Jewish History
21 July, 4 and 18 August at 11 am
Who invented numbers? When did time begin? What is old? People have pondered questions about how time is perceived for time immemorial. On this stroll through the Museum, we consider time and how it is measured from a variety of perspectives. To round off the tour, the children get creative with their ideas about time in a "timeless room."
Which Number Has a Meaning? Tour and Game for Children
28 July, 11 and 25 August at 11 am
How many commandments does the Torah have? What does the number of pips in a pomegranate mean? Is 13 a lucky or an unlucky number? This tour and game makes it quite clear that numbers are not just important for maths.
Workshops
The Number Diary An Art Workshop with Anat Manor
21 July at 2 pm, 31 July at 10 am, 26 August at 10 am
How do you hold on to your memories? Do certain colors, sounds, and smells remind you of things that happened in the past? Do numbers remind you of certain things? A birthday? A party? An historical event? Anat Manor shows kids and teens how to hold on to their memories and which numbers are important for them in this workshop. They create their own memory space under her artistic guidance.
1+1=1. Right or Wrong? Einstein's Theory of Relativity Explained for Young People
29 July at 11 am and 20 August at 2 pm
One school lesson or a Museum tour can last forever or speed by – everyone has experienced this "felt time" phenomenon themselves. Time goes slower for those who are moving really fast than those who are still. What is relative? The young participants make an endless Mobius strip and reconstruct how Einstein's calculations explain how the world works. -- www.juedisches-museum-berlin.de
Posted July 3rd, 2008 by ruzik_tuzik
