My Bachelor’s thesis deals with the pedagogical activities of
the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. These activities are
targeted at schools on the primary and secondary levels and
realized through structured and interactive visits to the
museum. The first section of my thesis addresses the general
educational functions of a museum such using the Deutsches
Museum as an example and examines its characteristics such as
its exhibits and related collections of materials. In addition
to this, an examination of the German educational system and
its various types of schools is provided. The most detailed
part of my thesis contains an analysis of concrete pedagogical
activities for schools with a focus on utilized forms and
methods of interaction with students as well as on the
specifics of interaction with regard to age groups. The final
section of my thesis is concerned with the ways in which the
Deutsches Museum cooperates with schools and the central points
upon which this cooperation is built.