When does Experience Art Differently take place?

The program is accessible on October 30, 2026, during the opening hours of City Museum Erlangen from 9 AM to 5 PM.

What is the cost of admission?

The regular admission for adults is 6 euros, the reduced admission is 3.50 euros. Children and young people under 18 years have free admission.

Who is the experience bag suitable for?

The experience bag is aimed at families, children, and all visitors who want to explore the exhibition playfully and sensually.

Where does the event take place?

Experience Art Differently takes place at City Museum Erlangen at Martin-Luther-Platz 9 in 91054 Erlangen.

Is the museum accessible for people with disabilities?

The City Museum is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator, a disabled toilet, an FM system, and allows service dogs.

Is photography allowed in the exhibition?

Private photography without flash and tripod is permitted in the City Museum.

Experience Art Differently: Discovering Adolf Schinnerer's Visual Worlds with All Senses

Name: Experience Art Differently
Start: 2026-10-30T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-30T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Stadtmuseum Erlangen

Experience Art Differently: Exploring the Exhibition with All Senses

A visit to the museum becomes a playful and sensory art experience: The Erlangen City Museum provides an experience bag for the exhibition Seen Anew – Adolf Schinnerer. It invites visitors to discover the works of the painter and graphic artist attentively, curiously, and through various approaches.

Revisiting Adolf Schinnerer

The exhibition presents a representative selection from the diverse oeuvre of Adolf Schinnerer. Born in 1876, the artist worked as a painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and art writer. His subjects range from Franconian landscapes and views of Tennenlohe to portraits and expressive etchings.

More than a hundred paintings and graphic works, most of which are being exhibited in Erlangen for the first time, offer a nuanced perspective on a significant artist from the Erlangen region. Schinnerer's color-intensive painting and his precise, yet atmospheric graphics combine nature observation with a distinctive artistic handwriting.

Art View with Playful Impulses

The experience bag enhances the traditional exhibition situation with an accessible form of cultural education. Observation tasks, sensory impulses, and playful approaches assist families and curious museum guests in consciously perceiving colors, shapes, materials, and spatial effects.

This creates an appreciation of the artwork that is informed not only by art historical knowledge but also by personal aesthetic experience. The exhibition atmosphere transforms into a space for discovery: landscapes appear as color tones, etchings as finely structured image worlds, and familiar motifs provide a basis for new questions.

Impressionism, Franconia, and Fantasy

Schinnerer is presented in the exhibition as a representative of Impressionism. Together with Georg Greve-Lindau, he shaped the art scene in Tennenlohe for several years in the early 20th century. Both artists studied at the Karlsruhe Art Academy, were related by marriage, and received the prestigious Villa Romana Prize.

This presentation thus connects regional art history with a broader perspective. Works such as Summer Landscape from 1928, Tulip Bed from 1933, the Self-Portrait from 1901, and various etchings make the spectrum between painterly color effect, graphic line, and personal observation tangible.

A Museum Day for Families and Art Enthusiasts

The program is aimed at visitors who want to experience art independently, playfully, and with focus. Especially for families, the experience bag offers immediate access to the exhibition, while connoisseurs can discover numerous art historical references in Schinnerer's painting and graphics.

The City Museum is located in the heart of Erlangen's old town and connects the special exhibition with its permanent exhibition on the history of the city and the region. The historical spaces enhance the impact of the artworks and create a dynamic dialogue between city history, regional culture, and modern museum education.

Conclusion: An Invitation to See Carefully

Experience Art Differently transforms the visit to the exhibition into a personal journey of discovery. The experience bag, the sensory appreciation of works, and Adolf Schinnerer's versatile painting and graphics connect aesthetic experience with cultural education. Those who wish to not only view art but actively explore it will find an inspiring reason to visit the City Museum in Erlangen.