Making Art Accessible to All – Promoting Educational Programs

The Hamburger Kunsthalle Foundation provides public institutions in Hamburg with grants to implement innovative mediation formats that make art accessible and inclusive. Funding is provided for school and daycare programs, inclusive tours for blind, visually impaired, and dementia-affected visitors, as well as special offerings for neurodiverse participants. The program is complemented by the development of audio guides, digital media formats, and easy-to-understand texts. With resources for personnel expenses, media production, workshop materials, digital development, and publications, interactive workshops, multilingual audio guides, or creative studio settings can be created, for example. This enables the Hamburger Kunsthalle to open new ways for children, families, and people with diverse access needs to actively discover artworks and contribute their own perspectives.

Applications can be submitted at any time and offer public sponsors the opportunity to expand educational and mediation offerings in the long term. The goal is to create an inclusive learning environment across all age groups and backgrounds, where art is not only viewed but experienced. The funding supports the design of low-barrier exhibition tours as well as the production of accompanying publications for schools and families. Through these diverse measures, participation in cultural life is strengthened and barriers are reduced. In this way, the Hamburger Kunsthalle positions itself as an accessible place of learning that sustainably promotes creativity, dialogue, and cultural education.