Inclusion in the Stadtgalerie

Inclusive guided tours with art guides from reha gmbh - a project in cooperation with the City of Saarbrücken's Disability Officer Katrin Kühn, reha gmbh, Saskia Riedel, Carole Kaufmann and Mechthild Kreuser.

Inklusionsprojekt Stadtgalerie - Rachel Mrosek

Three participants from reha gmbh - Jennifer Bungert, Luca Fiorenza and Marie Meyer - completed a four-week art guide training programme at the Stadtgalerie in December 2024.

On Sunday, 26 January 2025, they were able to put their skills to the test for the first time. The newly trained art guides took it in turns to guide the many visitors through the Stadtgalerie's current exhibitions and invited them to socialise over coffee and cake. It was a great day with exciting angles and completely new perspectives on the exhibitions by Nora Wagner and Valentina Karga.

A short summary of the day and the project was shown on the Tagesthemen on 27 January 2025. On 28 January 2025, the report was shown on SR Info and Aktueller Bericht.

More about the project

The training was led by project developers Carole Kaufmann, Mechthild Kreuser and Saskia Riedel. The training venue was the Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken.

During the training, the participants learnt many different things: Who am I as an art guide? What does art education mean? How do I deal with stress? What constitutes art? They also developed their own criteria.

The art guides planned their tours based on what interested them about the exhibitions. This resulted in very personalised tours. Visitors were given the opportunity to gain a new perspective on the exhibitions and then engage in dialogue with the art guides.

As a place of critical confidence, we work with many stakeholders to create a desirable future. Together with those involved, we are shaping cultural life in Saarbrücken on a more equal footing. We break down prejudices about people with (visible and invisible) disabilities.

This will not be the only inclusive guided tour day. We would like to continue the project and are already planning it. We'll keep you posted!

The inclusion project was realised in cooperation with Katrin Kühn, Commissioner for the Disabled of the state capital Saarbrücken, the Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, reha gmbh and the project developers Carole Kaufmann (founder of dieKUNSTderINKLUSION), Mechthild Kreuser (founder of Inklusive Achtsamkeit) and Saskia Riedel (founder of arcs audio).

Supported by the state capital Saarbrücken, the Ministry of Education and Culture, Saartoto and Sparda SüdWest.