In the open studio for the “OUR HOUSE” exhibition, children can playfully discover and creatively implement the diverse aspects of living. Inspired by the works of contemporary and historical artists, the children design their own small “living spaces” and deal with questions of good, sustainable and fair living. The studio invites experimentation and artistic expression and thus promotes an understanding of the diversity and importance of living. Art and science are combined in an exciting way to create a deeper awareness of social and environmental aspects of housing.

The Museum Giersch of Goethe University is an exhibition center for art, culture, and science. Since its founding by the Giersch Foundation in the year 2000, its focus has been geographical on the Rhine-Main region. Within this parameter, the museum devotes itself to the discovery, study, and communication of hitherto little-noticed artistic oeuvres and cultural phenomena of all epochs to the very present.

The museum has belonged to the Goethe University since 2015. This affiliation has broadened its exhibition spectrum to include themes from the research and teaching pursued at the university. The museum moreover frequently cooperates with the institutes, scientists, teachers, and students as well as the collections of the Goethe University. As ‘the university’s window on the city’ it promotes the communication between art, science, and the public and, with its wide range of educational and communication activities, contributes to societal discourse as a whole.