Museum Mile Festival 2025

Activities in the Museum Park - 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Repair Café Bonn (with nesting box building, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.)   •   NABU Bonn  •   Bonnatours  •   Lust auf Schmuck  •   FörTax : Know & identify species  •   Grind fossils  •   Sustainability rally (start & end: Waste collection campaign stand)  •   Wooden games  •   Reptiles & Amphibians  •   Make your own flower power balls - Let's make the neighbourhood bloom!  •   AKG tombola  •   Nature inspires!  •   Catch Question - The big biodiversity monitoring quiz   •   Summer of Change Rubbish Collection Campaign (11 a.m. - 4 p.m.)  •   NEO : Discover Nature Online (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)  •   Discover our museum research bus!

Activities in the museum

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Chocolate Museum Cologne  •   About our research & more: Films in the auditorium   •   Wheel of fortune  •   BALIN & InUrFaCE: Art meets biodiversity  •   Face painting for children

10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Ask me! Rainforest - 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Ask me! Savannah

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Craft station

11 a.m. & 3 p.m.: We read aloud! (For kids from 4 years)

11 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Fly with the butterflies - VR experience

Meeting point for all guided tours, unless otherwise stated in the foyer - tickets (free 2 hours before the start of the tour) are available at the ticket office!

All tours are in German except if listed otherwise!

Guided tours behind the scenes

10:00 a.m.: Research at Museum Koenig - the morphology laboratory

10:30 a.m.: The mammal collection  •   snake diversity - glimpses into the collection  •   Behind the scenes: Adenauer's office and the bird collection

11:00 a.m.: Hidden treasures of the butterfly collection  •   History of the house: Cradle of the Republic

11:30 a.m.: The mammal collection  •   snake diversity - glimpses into the collection  •   Behind the scenes: Adenauers office and the bird collection (in English)

12:00 p.m.: Research at the Museum Koenig - the morphology laboratory

2:00 p.m.: Hidden treasures of the butterfly collection  •   BALIN & InUrFaCE "Art meets Biodiversity - Out of the light...Into the dark" - Meeting point UN Campus train stop (see Specials, no ticket required!)

2:30 p.m.: Beetles - the superdiverse  •   snake diversity - glimpses into the collection  •   #Krautschau - Meeting point FörTax stand in the park (from 8 years)

3:00 p.m.: Hidden treasures of the butterfly collection  •   Research at Museum Koenig - the morphology laboratory

3:30 p.m.: Beetles - the super-diverse  •   History of the house: Cradle of the Republic

4:00 p.m.: The mammal collection

Guided tours through our exhibitions

11:00 a.m.: Savannah: Biodiversity & sustainability in an arid world

12:00 p.m.: Rainforest: Sustainable future - what we can do

1:00 p.m.: Family tour for people with impaired mobility  •   Museum Bus : The fox and his neighbours (to join in - meeting point at the museum bus in the park)

2:00 p.m.: Preserving ice worlds: Biodiversity & Sustainability in Extremes (Arctic/Antarctic)

3:00 p.m.: Native animals: Biodiversity on our doorstep

4:00 p.m.: Family tour in simple language  •   Museum Bus : The fox and his neighbours (to join in - meeting point at the museum bus in the park)

11 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Repair Café Bonn: Repair Café & nesting box building (park)

Anyone can bring wooden, mechanical, electrical or electronic items (no large appliances, no bicycles. Please register in advance to: info@repaircafesbonn.de stating the item, the problem and an approximate time of arrival. Web: repaircafesbonn.de)

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Sustainability rally (start & stop at the Rubbish collection event in the park)

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Rubbish collection event organised by Museumsmeile & BonnOrange (park)

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Catch question - the big biodiversity monitoring quiz (park)

12:30 p.m.: Global overdose! How nitrogen shapes life on earth - reading by Anne Preger (in German, stage, park)

2:00 p.m.: BALIN & InUrFaCE: Art meets science: Out of the Light... into the Dark: Protecting insects better! (Special guided tour, meeting point: UN-Campus bus stop)

2:30 p.m.: #Krautschau: What's growing between the cracks? Surprising biodiversity (start: FörTax stand in the park)

3.30 p.m: Prof Seth Peabody: "Stories and Science in the Alps: Narratives as Paths to Understanding - lecture & discussion (in English) (lecture theatre, 1st floor)

How can stories bridge scientific and traditional knowledge among Alpine farmers, ecologists, and cultural scholars? This talk will explore how storytelling emerges as an essential tool for understanding and facilitating change in Alpine agriculture. By examining community narratives, it will show how stories arise within various groups to foster resilience, respond to conflict, and support collaborative ecological transformation in the Alps.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Old Sheep Streetband - Acoustic-Folk

The musicians from the Rhineland love Ireland and Irish music, which can be felt in their soulful songs and rousing tune sets! With his wonderful voice, Jens Schumann succeeds in authentically conveying both the melancholy and the rebellious side of Irish songs. Bodhrán (Irish frame drum) and fiddle are a must! Typical instrumental sets of reels or jigs - with one or two polkas, not a foot in the audience should remain still.

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Global overdose! How nitrogen shapes life on earth - reading by Anne Preger

The science journalist and author reads from her award-winning book, which was named Science Book of the Year 2023: If you want to curb the climate crisis and species extinction, if you want clean water and healthy air, you have to do something about the overdose of nitrogen on Earth. The book tells the story of what the world looked like when nitrogen was still a hotly contested scarce commodity, how the overdose came about and what we can all do to combat it.

2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Dance tea at Grimms - a fairytale night - Ballet School Kares Bad Honnef

We invite you to a dance tea: Our dancers will whisk you away to the fairytale world of the Brothers Grimm: a danced journey through six fairytales.
 

4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Die ZaubertriXXer - Magic show for young and old

In this interactive magic show, you will puzzle and laugh together at the fascinating illusions of the two magic triXXers Albin Zinnecker and Ingo Brehm. Join the German masters of magic on an entertaining and amusing journey through the world of magic. And perhaps you too will become part of the show!

From 5.30 p.m. the activity stands close and we invite you to enjoy live music in the park in a beer garden atmosphere - food and drink will be available until 10 p.m.!

From 6 p.m. we rock the museum's park:

6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Crowns of Recreation - Cover Rock & Pop

The Crowns throw songs that they love or that are simply worth playing into a pot, creating a bubbling playlist of pop, funk, soul and rock. The audience is treated to well-known hits as well as some lesser-known songs that are all the more worth listening to. The band dynamically brings everything from quiet ballads to danceable disco or funk sounds to full-throttle hard rock to the stage. The Crowns of Recreation are eager for the next gig and have a mission: to get you dancing!

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Plenty Forty - Funk & Soul

If you love soul and funk with groovy brass sections, then this band is just right for you. Plenty Fourty consists of 10 musicians from the Bonn region. The cover band inspires with a varied programme that is highly energetic. The audience can expect top-class funk and soul. Plenty Fourty's music gets into your stomach and legs!

10:00 p.m.: END FOR TODAY - TOMORROW WE CONTINUE!

Activities in the museum park - 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

BAFF Bonner Arbeitskreis Für Fledermausschutz   •   Lust auf Schmuck  •   FörTax : Know & identify species  •   Grind fossils  •   Sustainability rally (start & end: rubbish collection campaign stand, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.)  •   Circus  •   Reptiles & Amphibians  •   Catch question - The big biodiversity monitoring quiz  •   Make your own flower power balls - We'll make the neighbourhood bloom!  •   AKG tombola  •   Nature inspires!  •   Summer of Change rubbish collection campaign (11 a.m. - 4 p.m.)  •   Discover our museum research bus!

Activities in the museum

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Chocolate Museum Cologne  •   About our research & more: Films in the lecture theatre  •   Fly with the butterflies - VR experience  •   Wheel of fortune  •   BALIN & InUrFaCE: Art meets biodiversity  •   Face painting for children

10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Ask me! Rainforest - 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Ask me! Savannah

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Craft station

11 a.m. & 3 p.m.: We read aloud! (For kids from 4 years)

Meeting point for all guided tours, unless otherwise stated in the foyer - tickets (free of charge) are available at the box office!

All tours are n German if not indicated otherwise!

Guided tours behind the scenes

10:30 a.m.: The mammal collection  •   History of the museum & butterfly collection

11:00 a.m.: Children's tour(from 7 years) through the morphology laboratory  •   Cradle of the Republic and bird collection  •   Snake diversity - Glimpses into the collection   •   BALIN & InUrFaCE "Art meets Biodiversity - Out of the light...Into the dark" - Meeting point at the UN Campus train stop (see also Specials, no ticket required!)

11:30 a.m.: How do animals & plants get into our exhibition? A look at our taxidermy halls  •   History of the museum & butterfly collection  •   The mammal collection  •   The fascination of insects

2:00 p.m.: History of the museum & butterfly collection  •   The mammal collection  •   BALIN & InUrFaCE "Art meets Biodiversity - Out of the light...Into the dark" - Meeting point UN Campus train stop (see also Specials, no ticket required!)

2:30 p.m.: How do animals & plants get into our exhibition? A look at our taxidermy halls  •   Cradle of the Republic & bird collection  •   #Krautschau - Meeting point FörTax stand in the park (from 8 years)  •   The bird collection

3:00 p.m.: The mammal collection  •   History of the museum & butterfly collection

3:30 p.m.: The bird collection

4:00 p.m.: History of the museum & butterfly collection

Guided tours through our exhibitions

10:30 a.m.: Museum's Bus: The fox and its neighbours (to join in - meeting point at the museum bus in the park)

11:00 a.m.: Savannah: Biodiversity & sustainability in an arid world

12:00 p.m.: Rainforest: Sustainable future - what we can do

1:00 p.m.: Family tour for people with walking disabilities  •   Museum's Bus : The fox and his neighbours (to join in - meeting point at the museum bus in the park)

2:00 p.m.: Preserving ice worlds: Biodiversity & Sustainability in Extremes (Arctic/Antarctic)

3:00 p.m.: Native animals: Biodiversity on our doorstep

4:00 p.m.: Family tour in simple language

11 am - 4 pm: Sustainability rally (start & finish at the waste collection stand in the park)

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Waste collection campaign by Museumsmeile & BonnOrange (park)

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Catch question - the big monitoring quiz on biodiversity

2:00 p.m.: BALIN & InUrFaCE: Art meets science: Out of the Light... into the Dark: Better insect protection! Special guided tour, meeting point: UN-Campus stop (no ticket required!)

2:30 p.m.: #Krautschau: What's growing between the cracks? Surprising biodiversity (start: FörTax stand, park)

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. hier&jazz - Jazz & Bossa Nova

hier&jazz - that's Andrea Menden (vocals), Annette Schroeder (piano), Hans Reumann (guitar), Michael Jung (double bass) and Mark Bolz (drums). The band is at home in the Rhineland and in modern jazz. In our spare time they play songs from the Great American Songbook - swing, bossa nova, blues and ballads. This repertoire is complemented by their own compositions.
 

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Chamber Orchestra Westerwald & Friends

"Enchanting world of musical angels" Soundscapes: from baroque to musicals and film music. Chamber orchestra Westerwald, soloists of the cello class (Kreismusikschule Altenkirchen) and children's choir of the music school Sankt Augustin in co-operation. Project management: Natalia Kazakova and Tatjana König. About the Westerwald-Sieg Chamber Orchestra: After several years without a chamber orchestra in the Altenkirchen region, the long-standing tradition of the Altenkirchen District Music School was resumed in May 2022 and the Westerwald-Sieg Chamber Orchestra was founded. For the past three years, the string ensemble, which consists of adult and young amateur musicians, has been playing concerts on a wide variety of stages in the region with a colourful repertoire ranging from classical music such as Mozart or Tchaikovsky to modern film music from Pirates of the Caribbean or the James Bond classic Skyfall. The enthusiastic amateur musicians have been under the direction of experienced Bonn cellist and conductor Natalia Kazakova since the beginning of 2025.

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Sound of Soul - Bonn-Ippendorf gospel choir

Let's Gospel - be there - feel the spirit of gospel with "Sound of Soul" from Bonn-Ippendorf under the direction of Michel SANYA. The choir has been in existence for 3 years - the repertoire consists of contemporary gospel songs in English and African - from solemn and solemn to lively and groovy, everything is included. Gospel music that makes our souls vibrate and our hearts dance!

4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. The Taste of Woodstock - Music by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Taste of Woodstock. The dream of driving along an American highway, immersing yourself in the vastness and surrendering to the sound of the West Coast. The desire for untamed freedom and the lifestyle of a band community. Taste of Woodstock combine perfect harmony vocals with rhythmic finesse and an enormous joy of playing. Taste of Woodstock present themselves with the young guitarist Felix Franke, who is also causing a furore with his Neil Young tribute band Loner's United. Now the synthesis is complete: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Neil Young, which Felix Franke interprets congenially.
 

18:00: WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!