Guided tours of the Arithmeum are free of charge for school classes; there is only an entry fee of 2 € per student and 3 € per teacher to be paid. Groups can consist of up to 60 people and will be split up into smaller groups if necessary. Duration, content and emphasis of the tours are adapted to the groups individually.

Prior registration by telephone is mandatory: 0228 - 738790.

We offer the following formats depending on the age group:

Pre-school and elementary school

We have developed special workshops for pre-school and primary school children, in which they can get to know different parts of the exhibitions in a playful way.

Grades 5 - 10

We offer two formats for pupils in grades 5-10:

A 60-minute guided tour through our exhibition “reckoning then and now”. Here you will get a good overview of the development of (mechanical) arithmetic and have the opportunity to try things out for yourself in numerous places.

A workshop. Here we focus on the content of one of our exhibition areas and work on this with the pupils through practical application.

9th grade

We also offer a free introduction to discrete mathematics especially for pupils in Year 9 and above. This can be booked in two versions:

    in the detailed version (4 double lessons)
    in a shortened version (2-hour workshop).

High school

We offer 60- or 90-minute guided tours of our “Computing past and present” exhibition for sixth form students. Alternatively, sixth form students can also book a guided tour of the “Early computers and PCs” display depot.

Some of the workshops we have developed can also be adapted for the upper school.

Computer science courses

For computer science courses, it is possible to book a guided tour focusing on “Computing today”. We can cover various developmental steps in the history of computing, such as binary arithmetic with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's binary calculator, Herman Hollerith's electric punch card counting and sorting machine, the ENIGMA rotor cipher machine or the ZUSE Z25. Depending on your wishes, such a tour can last between 60 and 90 minutes. Here too, the specific content should be agreed in advance by telephone.

We will be happy to advise you on what is most suitable for your learning group!