RPM Summer Festival – Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum
Family festival in the historic museum courtyard of the Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum with hands-on activities
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Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum as a Family Venue
The Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum (RPM) Hildesheim is one of the most important museums in Northern Germany. Famous for its unique ancient Egyptian collection and its significant holdings from Peru, China, and antiquity, it offers an exceptionally broad spectrum of cultural histories. The annual summer festival consciously opens the museum as a family venue, making the collections playfully accessible to a young audience.
Museum Courtyard as Festival Setting
The venue is the historic museum courtyard – an open inner courtyard that is equipped with marquees, hands-on stations, seating, and gastronomic offerings for the summer festival. The atmosphere is familiar and relaxed; in contrast to the sometimes contemplative museum visit indoors, an open, inviting festival atmosphere is created.
Hands-on Activities and Children's Program
The focus is on hands-on activities that playfully explore the museum's themes: writing hieroglyphs, bandaging mummies as a game, pottery like in ancient Peru, jewelry making, mini archaeological digs for children, crafting activities with Egyptian or Peruvian motifs. These stations are supervised by museum staff and volunteers.
Guided Tours and Workshops
Special guided tours at the summer festival focus on specific themes and appeal directly to families: a tour for children through the Egyptian collection, a family tour of the Peruvian holdings, short lectures on the history of the museum and its collections. Workshops for different age groups delve deeper into individual topics.
Gastronomy and Atmosphere
The museum's café is open during the summer festival, supplemented by additional stands in the courtyard. Coffee, cake, small snacks, and drinks create a pleasant atmosphere. Those who wish to linger longer in the museum courtyard will find ample seating.
Connection with Collection Visit
Visitors to the summer festival can also view the museum's regular collections. The hands-on activities spark the curiosity of many children and young people to later seek out the real objects in the exhibition rooms that inspired the festival activities. This makes the summer festival a successful bridge between play and a serious museum encounter.
RPM Summer Festival — edition 2026
As in previous years, the museum team is putting together a packed program that opens up the world of the collections to a young audience. Hands-on stations for writing hieroglyphs, making jewelry, pottery, and mini archaeological digs are regular program items.
The exact program will be published in spring/summer 2026 on rpmuseum.de.
Programme RPM Summer Festival 2026
Program Structure 2026
The exact 2026 program will be published by the organizer in spring/summer. The structure follows the proven key points of previous years:
- Morning – Opening of the summer festival, all hands-on stations ready, first special guided tours.
- Midday – Peak visiting time, family crowds, busy hands-on stations.
- Afternoon – Workshops for children and young people, further guided tours, crafting and play activities.
- Early Evening – Closing program, relaxed wind-down in the museum courtyard.
Areas
- Egypt Hands-on Stations – Writing hieroglyphs, playfully bandaging mummies, creating jewelry with Egyptian motifs.
- Peru Hands-on Stations – Pottery, weaving, creating Peruvian symbols.
- Mini Digs – Child-friendly archaeological play stations.
- Special Guided Tours – Child-friendly tours through the collections.
- Café and Catering – in the museum café and at additional courtyard stands.
Highlights RPM Summer Festival 2026
- Family summer festival at the Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum
- Hands-on activities on Egyptian and Peruvian themes
- Special guided tours for children and families
- Workshops and crafting activities
- Museum courtyard as a relaxed festival location
- Opportunity for subsequent collection visit
Prices RPM Summer Festival 2026
Practical information — RPM Summer Festival
Date 2026
- Saturday, July 4, 2026
- Program usually spread throughout the day (morning and afternoon)
Location
- Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum, Am Steine 1-2, 31134 Hildesheim
- Venue: historic museum courtyard
Admission
- Ticket prices and special rates for the summer festival will be announced on rpmuseum.de before the festival date
- Combination tickets with collection visit often available
Program
- Hands-on activities for families and children
- Special guided tours
- Workshops
- Child-friendly crafting activities
- Gastronomy in the café and at additional stands
Getting There
- Hildesheim Main Station, approx. 10 minutes on foot
- Take city bus line 1 to Domhof
Notes
- Family-friendly format, child-oriented hands-on stations
- In case of extreme weather, parts of the program may be moved to the museum rooms
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