Guided tours for Heritage Open Days
A look behind the scenes at the Ernemann building
This exclusive guided tour focuses on the building, its architectural and structural features, examples of its technical fittings, the furniture and equipment used at the workstations, and selected events from Pentacon’s corporate history.
The tour also provides an insight into the planned renovation works on the building from 2027 onwards, their significance for the preservation of the historic Ernemann building, and the future development of the museum site.
Participants will thus gain an exclusive insight into the challenges and opportunities associated with the modernisation of this significant listed building.
- Meeting point: Museum entrance on Schandauer Straße
Volta’s Column & Moving Pictures
Family DIY at MACHwerk
1.00 pm to 5.00 pm
At MACHwerk today, you can use a Voltaic pile to make LEDs flash and set images in motion.
- Museum admission
Lötpunkt AG
The Cool Creative Lab
Want to build your own robot? At Lötpunkt, the cool creative lab, it’s no problem. Here, you can experience electronics first-hand. You can quickly and easily solder electronic devices together from components – whether it’s a mini torch, a moisture indicator for a flower pot, a glowing heart for Granny’s birthday cake, an anemometer or even a small robot.
Every Thursday (except during the holidays), 3.30–5.30 pm
Free to attend
Ages 12 and over
Register with the visitor services department of the Dresden City Museums on +49 351 488 7272 or at service@museen-dresden.de
Paper circuits and Ozobots
Family DIY at MACHwerk
1.00 pm to 5.00 pm
At MACHwerk today, you can build a paper circuit using copper tape or get to know our Ozobot mini-robots and the language they use to communicate!
- Museum admission
Jugend hackt Lab Dresden
Open Lab
Next up: learning to code, programming the Calliope mini, programming games, discovering the world of AI, bringing your own projects to life, or developing project ideas with us.
We look forward to seeing both new and familiar faces.
Just pop in – no need to register!
Lötpunkt AG
The Cool Creative Lab
Want to build your own robot? At Lötpunkt, the cool creative lab, it’s no problem. Here, you can experience electronics first-hand. You can quickly and easily solder electronic devices together from components – whether it’s a mini torch, a moisture indicator for a flower pot, a glowing heart for Granny’s birthday cake, an anemometer or even a small robot.
Every Thursday (except during the holidays), 3.30–5.30 pm
Free to attend
Ages 12 and over
Register with the visitor services department of the Dresden City Museums on +49 351 488 7272 or at service@museen-dresden.de
Pixel art
Family DIY at MACHwerk
1.00 pm to 5.00 pm
At MACHwerk today, you can design your own pixel art and print it using LEGO® bricks.
- Museum admission
Lötpunkt AG
The Cool Creative Lab
Want to build your own robot? At Lötpunkt, the cool creative lab, it’s no problem. Here, you can experience electronics first-hand. You can quickly and easily solder electronic devices together from components – whether it’s a mini torch, a moisture indicator for a flower pot, a glowing heart for Granny’s birthday cake, an anemometer or even a small robot.
Every Thursday (except during the holidays), 3.30–5.30 pm
Free to attend
Ages 12 and over
Register with the visitor services department of the Dresden City Museums on +49 351 488 7272 or at service@museen-dresden.de
Open the Doors with the Mouse 2026
Workshop at the recording studio
Do you have any sounds? Vinyl records, tape and cassettes – I’ve got those. But what’s an audio tape, what’s a tangled tape, and how can you easily ‘conjure up’ sounds from a record? And is it really that difficult to build your own radio? Give it a go with us and then take your very own homemade radio home with you!
- Ages: 7 to 12 years
- Duration: 1 hour
- Book online or via the visitor services department of the Dresden City Museums on +49 351 488 7272 (Mon–Fri)
It's all a trick
Family DIY at MACHwerk
1.00 pm to 5.00 pm
At MACHwerk today, you can use the ‘Wheel of Life’, the ‘Wonder Disc’ and a flipbook to make pictures move, just like in animated films.
- Museum admission
Jugend hackt Lab Dresden
Open Lab
Next up: learning to code, programming the Calliope mini, programming games, discovering the world of AI, bringing your own projects to life, or developing project ideas with us.
We look forward to seeing both new and familiar faces.
Just pop in – no need to register!
Lötpunkt AG
The Cool Creative Lab
Want to build your own robot? At Lötpunkt, the cool creative lab, it’s no problem. Here, you can experience electronics first-hand. You can quickly and easily solder electronic devices together from components – whether it’s a mini torch, a moisture indicator for a flower pot, a glowing heart for Granny’s birthday cake, an anemometer or even a small robot.
Every Thursday (except during the holidays), 3.30–5.30 pm
Free to attend
Ages 12 and over
Register with the visitor services department of the Dresden City Museums on +49 351 488 7272 or at service@museen-dresden.de