Das Kolonie-Museum. Der 20. Geburtstag.

In the organizer's words:

To celebrate the day, the special exhibition will be opened: Youth and Families from 1945-1955. A finger food buffet and drinks will also be served on the forecourt.

The official opening of the event will take place at 12.30 p.m., with Anne Bialas, 2nd Chairwoman of the Friends and Sponsors of the Kolonie-Museum Leverkusen e.V., speaking.

Afterwards, the museum invites visitors to take part in guided tours and discussions. If the crowds are too big, anyone can walk through the museum on their own.

The Kolonie-Museum was opened in 2005 at the same time as the State Garden Show. Since then, it has been run by the Friends and Sponsors of the Kolonie-Museum Leverkusen e.V. association and supported by the Vivawest Foundation. In addition to numerous collaborations with the Leverkusen History Society, the Kolonie-Museum is a regular stop for city tours. We are also a popular excursion destination for school classes and families.

Since 2015, the Kolonie-Museum has also been able to call itself an 'extracurricular place of learning'. It is also mentioned in various travel guides, such as the bilingual city guide "Leverkusen. Die Schönsten Seiten" by Detlef Braun. The RadRegionRheinland association also mentions the Kolonie-Museum in its cycling tour app QuoRadis. It is a starting point for cyclists on the 'Leverkusen Industrial Heritage Route'.

More than 28,000 people from all over the world have now visited the Kolonie-Museum. Visitors immerse themselves in the world of the 1920s and 1930s and experience how people lived without television, the internet and smartphones.