Who hasn’t wished at some time in their life to slip into an old painting from past times, meet the people there, and find out how they lived? The exhibition Dive into the picture! A time journey for kids invites young museum guests of primary school age and their families to explore one of the famous Augsburg pictures of the months from the 16th century. Like entering a kind of pop-up book, we dive into the picture and the life of the time. The people depicted in the paintings tell their own stories and give the young visitors access to four different fields of medieval life: people, game, trade and nature. But did life 500 years ago really look like this? What does the painting tell us about the past and what does it not disclose?

The exhibition focuses on the picture of the months “January – February – March”, one of the four paintings in the seasonal cycle. They are among the most important artworks in the collection of the Deutsches Historisches Museum. The restoration of the painting of the first three months featured in the exhibition will be completed by the opening and presented there for the first time within a new framework.

In the inclusively designed exhibition, children can trace the visible and hidden aspects of the time in a playful and knowledgeable way. With its original objects and hands-on activities the exhibition offers a variety of playful avenues leading to the communication of history. A large workshop in the exhibition offers further room for one’s own creative ideas.

The experience gained here will flow into the section for children and families planned for the museum’s new Permanent Exhibition.