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Vortrag | Eine kleine Pädagogik des Märchens | Dr. Oliver Geister

Today | 07.00 pm

»Eine kleine Pädagogik des Märchens«

Permanent Exhibition

Mother and child look at fairy tale books in the "Folk tales" section.

GRIMMWELT adventure space

Experience fairy tale collectors and linguists Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in this fascinating world of knowledge and discovery.

  • Guided Tour

The GRIMMWELT from A-Z

A group stands in the exhibition area "Book" of Grimmwelt and is told something about the books on display.
For Groups

Duration

60 or 90 minutes

Group size

max. 15 persons per group
max. 4 groups at the same time

Languages

German, English, French, Italian, Russian

Price

80 € (60 minutes) or
110 € (90 minutes) per guide
plus admission

Foreign language surcharge

20 € (60 minutes) or
37,50 € (90 minutes)

Meeting point

GRIMMWELT Foyer

Info

Let yourself be spirited away into the world of the Grimms with its treasure-trove of fairy tales and language!

This general guided tour takes you on a journey through the life and works of the Brothers Grimm.

Meet the Wolf in Little Red Riding Hood’s cottage, admire the original editions of the “Children’s and Household Tales”—included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Registerand find out more about the “German Dictionary”.

Booking

  Upon availability you will receive a binding booking confirmation.

You would like to book a guided tour at short notice?

For appointments less than a week in advance, please call our booking team at +49 561 707707 (available Mon. - Fri. from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

Service

Procedures and other information

Arrival

On arrival, participants are requested to wait outside the GRIMMWELT building until the tour guide has registered the group at the cash desk and paid the entrance fee.

Ticket

Before the group enters the building, the tour guide will be given a sticker (instead of an individual ticket) for each group member. These stickers must be displayed visibly on group members’ clothing.

Lockers

Bags, jackets, coats, etc. must be deposited at the coat rack or in a locker.

Payment

Guided tour

Payment by bank transfer: You will receive an invoice by email from Kassel Marketing after the tour. The booking confirmation serves as a voucher at the cash desk.

Admission charge

On site at the GRIMMWELT cash desk (cash / EC card / credit card)

Cancellation terms and conditions

Up to 11 days

If a booked tour is cancelled up to 11 working days before the scheduled date, a processing fee of 15 € per group will be charged.

10 days or less

The entire sum due must be paid for cancellations made 10 or fewer working days before the scheduled tour date.

Arriving by coach

Alighting point

Visitors arriving by coach should head for the coach stop Brüder-Grimm-Platz (satnav destination: “Brüder-Grimm-Platz”).
From the coach stop, follow the signposted pedestrian route to the GRIMMWELT (approx. 4 minutes).

Parking

There are no parking facilities for tourist coaches at the GRIMMWELT. Coach parking is available at the Naturkundemuseum/Ottoneum at Papinplatz (satnav destination: “Papinplatz”).

The GRIMMWELT is approx. a 15-minute walk from there.

See also the “Arrivals” section of the Visitor Information.