Geht Grad° so?
Climate in Lower Franconia
New traveling exhibition of the district of Lower Franconia at the Museum für Franken from March 26 to November 15, 2026
From March 26 to November 15, 2026, the Museum für Franken is showing the new traveling exhibition of the district of Lower Franconia with the title "Geht Grad° so? Climate in Lower Franconia". It poses the question: Can we gain new perspectives for our approach to the current global warming from mankind's relationship to the climate in the past?
The exhibition makes the complex topic tangible with objects and information from experts as well as numerous experiments, hands-on stations and interactive elements. It makes you think and wants to encourage you!
Visitors learn how the relationship between humans to their environment has changed from the last ice age to the first agriculture and how humans have increasingly influenced the climate, especially since the age of industrialization. As you walk through the exhibition, you come across objects from prehistory and the present day. They invite you to discover connections between life today and prehistory.
Climate crises were often the driving force behind new innovations and developments. What methods have humans developed to observe and understand the climate, to cope with climate change and to react to it? And what can we learn from this for the future? Interactive and informative, the exhibition "Geht Grad° so? Climate in Lower Franconia" offers space to discover, experiment and exchange ideas.
An extensive accompanying program of guided tours, lectures and events make the exhibition at the Museum für Franken a multifaceted experience.
"Geht Grad° so? Climate in Lower Franconia" is a traveling exhibition of the Lower Franconian Cultural Foundation of the District of Lower Franconia in cooperation with the Museum für Franken - Staatliches Museum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte in Würzburg.
Program of events
Events & Guided Tours
GUIDED TOURS
Sun. 29.03., 14.06., 19.07., 23.08., 20.09., 25.10.
Sunday walks "Geht Grad° so? Climate in Lower Franconia"
Public guided tours, each Sunday at 2:30 pm
Thurs., 16.04., 21.05., 24.09. at 4 p.m.
Curator tours with Benjamin Spies
Public guided tours of the special exhibition, Thursdays at 4 pm
Registration required: 0931-20594 0 or info@museum-franken.de
Thursday, June 18, 4 p.m.
Dialogue tour "Climate and viticulture"
Ralf Schwarz, expert advice for cellar management and technology, District of Lower Franconia
Registration required: 0931-20594 0 or info@museum-franken.de
Thursday, July 16, 4 p.m.
Dialogue tour "Climate change and the ecology of water bodies in Lower Franconia"
Michael Kolahsa, Fisheries Advisory Service, District of Lower Franconia
Registration required: 0931-20594 0 or info@museum-franken.de
Thursday, October 15, 4 p.m.
Dialogue tour "(Climate) change in agriculture"
with Anne Kraft, Head of Museums, District of Lower Franconia
and Peter Kraft, self-employed farmer, Karlstadt-Stadelhofen
Costs: Adults pay admission plus €2 tour fee, children take part free of charge. Registration at: 0931-20594 0 or info@museum-franken.de
IN THE HOLIDAYS
Thursday, April 2, 2:30 p.m.
Vacation family tour
to the special exhibition "Geht Grad° so? Climate in Lower Franconia"
Thursday, August 6, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Vacation program "Between ice age and heat wave"
The special exhibition "Geht Grad° so" is all about the climate. What was the weather like in Lower Franconia in the past and how do we want to live in the future?
From 6 years, registration at besuch@museum-franken.de or 0931-205 94 0, free of charge, sponsored by Frankenbund Würzburg e. V.
FESTIVALS & ACTION DAYS
Sunday, May 17, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
International Museum Day "Geht Grad° so? Climate in Lower Franconia"
Open workshops for the whole family on the subject of climate, weather and the environment.
Without registration, free of charge
Sunday, September 6, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Museum festival
The Museum für Franken and the Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Würzburg invite you to the annual museum festival at Marienberg Fortress! An exciting program awaits all museum enthusiasts, time travelers, castle fans, parents, grandparents and families. Spread over two castle courtyards, numerous demonstrations, arts and crafts stalls and hands-on stations offer the opportunity to see, be amazed and get creative yourself.
Sunday, November 15, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Action day "Geht Grad° so? Climate in Lower Franconia"
Hands-on stations, information and creative activities on the topic of sustainability.
A day of action for the whole family!
Bookable guided tours
Individual and group tours
Take the opportunity to take a guided tour of the special exhibition with your friends, family, company or club. Price: 70 €, duration: 60 minutes
School classes
An exciting insight into the exhibition awaits classes from 4th grade upwards: What methods have humans developed to observe the climate, cope with climate change and react to it? And what can we learn from this for the future? Price: 80€, duration: 90 minutes
Monday, 20.04.2026
Training course for teachers
The training course shows how museums can be used as places of learning to teach education for sustainable development (ESD) in a variety of methods and from a scientific, historical, social and ethical perspective.
With certificate. Registration via the Museumsakademie or FIBS: number 431603.
We look forward to receiving inquiries on 0931/20594-39
or besuch@museum-franken.de.
