Portrait
The idea of a children's museum is based on the desire to give children, young people and adults access to art and culture through their own creative activities.
The transfer of knowledge at the Creaviva takes place by means of analog, creative, interactive and participatory art education. Since its opening in 2005, the Creaviva has seen itself as a pioneering, supra-regional competence center for practical, experience-oriented and interactive art and culture education, based on the life and work of Paul Klee and other artists in the exhibitions at the Zentrum Paul Klee.
The Creaviva Children's Museum focuses on the creative process. Art should be experienced through playful exploration involving all the senses. We are driven by our curiosity to search for the beauty of the world. In the discovery of beauty, we recognize ourselves.
Janine Aebi-Müller, Founder and President of the FME Foundation
Creaviva aims to offer a counterbalance to a consumer-oriented and fast-paced world. This is usually easier to achieve with children than with adults. No one is too old to live out their childlike curiosity and remain a child. We all have a love of discovery, openness and a thirst for knowledge.
In its activities, Creaviva pays particular attention to accessibility and, thanks to its ongoing initiatives and having been awarded the "Kultur Inklusiv" label since 2016, sees itself as an inclusive cultural institution. Since 2022, Creaviva has carried the "Home of 21st Century Education" label , which highlights the unique quality of museums in Europe as pioneers of education for children, and was the winner of the "Children in Museums Award" in the same year.
As an independent organizational unit, Creaviva is integrated into the Zentrum Paul Klee and reports to its own management. This in turn reports to the Fondation du Musée des Enfants auprès du Centre Paul Klee.