GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts

Discover the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts with your free digital guide for the entire permanent exhibition - from antiquity to the present. You can either wander freely through the museum or take the highlight tour (60 min.). Our media guide gives you information in German or English both on site or from home. There is free Wi-Fi available in the museum. MULTIMEDIA A wide range of multimedia: films, animations and interactive elements are awaiting you. Information can be selected from a pool of almost seven hours of audio contributions which are richly illustrated with comparative illustrations detailed views and much more. GAMES It’s not only children who can enjoy our exciting, interactive activities. We also have several rallies available which are designed to convey knowledge about the museum for adults in a fun and playful way. By hiring our rental equipment on site, you can also experience several augmented reality objects. ACCESSIBILITY In addition to our standard tour we also offer an audio-descriptive tour for the blind and visually impaired. Further features provide more than 140 contributions in simple language and a highlight tour in German sign language with an option to select subtitles if required. GOOD ORIENTATION Our 360° panoramic views of all the exhibition rooms show you exactly where you can find the contributions. Alternatively, you can also use these to take a virtual walk around the museum from the comfort of your own home. You can't get lost: the digital floor plans show in parallel precisely where each room is located. If you do lose your way in the museum, no problem - just hold your device to one of the NFC tags and you will see where you are in the corresponding panorama. THE GRASSI MUSEUM OF APPLIED ARTS ... offers insight into more than 3000 years of design history. It is subdivided into three permanent exhibitions and also regularly holds temporary special exhibitions. The Museum is accommodated in a remarkable, historic building. ANTIQUITY TO HISTORICISM The first tour starts with the three permanent exhibitions – 2,000 square metres with 30 rooms and smaller cabinets containing outstanding objects of European art and cultural history. Here the viewers' interest is enlightened to follow the changes in form, the purpose of objects and how they integrate into historical contexts. Particular highlights are shown in the various historical room settings. ASIAN ART A major part of the Asian Art collection is presented in the gallery of the Pillar Hall and in two cabinets. Here on display, in addition to ceramics and lacquer, there are Chinese metal works of the last 1,500 years and a collection of sword ornaments. ART NOUVEAU TO THE PRESENT DAY the upper floor focuses on the development from international Art Nouveau to Art Deco. This is followed by Modernism determined by Functionalism which is represented in particular by the Bauhaus, as well as Scandinavian and German product design of the 1930s and 40s. The main focuses on the ground floor are the system design of the 1960s and 70s and the colourful pop era. Recent purchases made at the Grassi trade exhibitions bring the tour up until the present day. At the end of the tour, visitors can get involved in themselves in design processes by taking part in an interactive 360° room installation. We wish you a pleasant visit to our museum - or an inspiring time with our online services! FURTHER INFORMATION Information on admission prices, opening hours, events, accessibility offers and much more can be found under www.grassimak.de. Please note: this media guide is optimised for use with devices from Android 5 upwards or iPhone 6s upwards. If you do not wish to use the app but choose to use the same services in a browser (at https://mediaguide.grassimuseum.de), we recommend that you use an up-to-date browser.