Münchner Volkshochschule

The Munich Volkshochschule (MVHS) is the largest adult education center in Germany and was founded at the end of the 19th century. Its program for the state capital of Munich and the municipality of Grünwald in the south of Munich includes around 18,000 courses, lectures, seminars, excursions, exhibitions and cultural events each year, with around 270,000 participants.

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Der Gasteig brummt! – The Gasteig is Buzzing Again!

Music days for children at Gasteig HP8
The two-day music event with workshops, hands-on activities and mini-concerts also takes up the flower power theme.

Party, Children & Youth, Workshop, Guided tours, Theatre & Dance, Concert & Opera
Gasteig HP8
Gasteig München GmbH

Garlic rauke

Spring awakening in the Aubinger Lohe

Edible and medicinal spring herbs
Led by Astrid Süßmuth, the first spring herbs will bei discovered in the Aubinger Lohe.
16.03.2023, 15:00

Guided tours
Aubinger Lohe – Lochhausen
Münchner Volkshochschule

Garlic rauke

Green pharmacy for free: medicinal herbs in Perlachpark

Guided by herbalist Lilly Kempel, the participants will learn about wild herbs of spring and get tips on how to use them.
31.03.2023, 17:00

Guided tours, Food & Gastronomy
Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Kirche
Münchner Volkshochschule

Cherry blossom in the Japanese garden in the Westpark

The splendour of the blossoms signifies beauty and departure in Japanese culture.
01.04.2023, 14:00

Guided tours, Garden & Park
Westpark
Münchner Volkshochschule

Garlic rauke

Langwieder Heath through the seasons: spring

Botanical discovery tour with tasting
During the tour the participants learn to identify herbs, shrubs and trees using media such as apps or books.
15.04.2023, 10:00

Guided tours, Workshop
Langwieder Haide
Münchner Volkshochschule

Greenwall Borstei

Greenwall on buildings

Online lecture on natural air conditioning
The consequences of climate change are becoming more and more noticeable. These can be reduced by greening, even on facades.
19.04.2023, 18:30

Literature & knowledge
Green City e.V.

Herbs walking-tour in the park area Neuperlach-TruderingRiem

On this walking-tour between Riemer Park and the Hachinger Tal Landscape Park you will learn about wild herbs and their use.
21.04.2023, 17:00

Guided tours, Workshop, Food & Gastronomy
Green Corridor "Trudering-Neuperlach"
Münchner Volkshochschule

Miguel Chevalier, Extra-Natural (installation view), 2023, Kunsthalle Munich; Software Cyrille Henry & Antoine Villeret

Bright red and quiet blue

Understanding the language of flowers
Family workshop for children with accompanying adults in the "Flowers Forever" exhibition
22.04.2023, 13:30

Workshop, Children & Youth
Kunsthalle München
Münchner Volkshochschule

Acrylic painting: floral expression

Art Workshop
The inspiration of man is nature with its organic shapes and abundance of colors. Flowers and blossoms are painted!

Workshop
Neuhauser Trafo
Münchner Volkshochschule

Be like the violet

Flower symbolism in ancient painting
On the tour will be shown works rich in flowers. And the language of flowers will also be deciphered.
23.04.2023, 14:00

Exhibition, Guided tours
Alte Pinakothek
Münchner Volkshochschule

C.D. Friedrich: View into the Elbe valley 1807

The longing for paradise

A reflection of the 19th century
The lecture takes a look at famous artists' gardens and the change of the "human-nature-relationship" in the visual arts
24.04.2023, 10:30

Literature & knowledge
Münchner Volkshochschule Bildungszentrum Einstein 28
Münchner Volkshochschule

Edible wild herbs in Giesing – do they exist?

Delicious and healing wild plants by the wayside
Participants will learn how to recognize, name and use healing wild herbs
24.04.2023, 18:00

Guided tours, Workshop, Food & Gastronomy
Weissenseepark
Münchner Volkshochschule

Violet

Highlights of the Botanical Garden through the seasons

Spring
Dr. Ehrentraud Bayer will guide you through the Botanical Garden and show highlights and special features.
28.04.2023, 15:30

Garden & Park, Guided tours
Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg
Münchner Volkshochschule

Starzenbachschlucht

Botanical spring hike

From Weßlinger See to the Aubachtal
Expand your botanical knowledge on this hike through the rolling morainic landscape of Five Lakes Country.
29.04.2023, 09:30

Guided tours
Weßlinger See
Münchner Volkshochschule

Light and Landscape in Painting

From Caspar David Friedrich to Claude Monet
European landscape painting developed into an independent pictorial genre during the Renaissance and the Baroque period.
07.05.2023, 14:00

Exhibition, Guided tours
Alte Pinakothek
Münchner Volkshochschule

Dream worlds and land art

Suggestions for ecological rethin
The lecture takes a look at famous artists' gardens and the change of the "human-nature-relationship" in the visual arts
08.05.2023, 10:30

Literature & knowledge
Münchner Volkshochschule Bildungszentrum Einstein 28
Münchner Volkshochschule

Miguel Chevalier, Extra-Natural (installation view), 2023 Kunsthalle Munich, Software Cyrille Henry & Antoine Villeret

Splendid flower or mini blossom

What's that smell?
Family workshop for children with accompanying adults in the exhibition "Flowers Forwever"
13.05.2023, 13:30

Workshop, Children & Youth
Kunsthalle München
Münchner Volkshochschule

Wagnis 4 green roof

Green roof planned and implemented correctly

Online lecture by Wolfgang Heidenreich
Green roofs are increasingly important, especially in densely built-up cities, in order to adapt to the consequences of climate change.
17.05.2023, 18:30

Literature & knowledge
Green City e.V.

Starzenbachschlucht

Biotopes on the edge of the Maisinger Lake

Botanical walk
Elisabeth Tratter leads through a hilly landscape – with old trees, flowering rough grassland and wetlands.
20.05.2023, 09:30

Guided tours
Maisinger See
Münchner Volkshochschule

Drawing and watercolor in the park of the New Balan

Art Workshop
Watercolor painting directly in nature is a wonderful experience.
20.05.2023, 10:00

Workshop
new balan
Münchner Volkshochschule

Garlic rauke

Biotopes along the railroad line

Wild herbs tour with tasting
Led by Christine Kantor native wild herbs are discovered on the hike to Schöngeising.
21.05.2023, 14:00

Guided tours
Meeting point: Buchenau S4 station
Münchner Volkshochschule

Garlic rauke

Langwieder Heath in the course of the seasons: Late spring

Botanical discovery tour with tasting
During the tour the participants learn to identify herbs, shrubs and trees using media such as apps or books.
27.05.2023, 10:00

Workshop, Guided tours
Langwieder Haide
Münchner Volkshochschule

Theater Camp

A Westwind project for teenager
Playing theater during the pentecost vacations we discover the power of movement, voice, light and music – culture creates fertile soil.

Children & Youth, Theatre & Dance, Workshop
ubo9 Kulturzentrum
Bayerische Staatsoper

The royal garden of Fürstenried Castle

A hortus conclusus is opened.
Trees, flowers and fountains in the castle garden
04.06.2023, 15:00

Guided tours, Garden & Park
Schloss Fürstenried
Münchner Volkshochschule

Ein kleines Glasschälchen mit Garnelenstücken dekoriert mit Kaviar, Dill und einer lila Blüte.

Flower Power Menu with honey

cooking course
"Flowers are nature's smile." With the positive power inherent in flowers and honey a menu is created that tastes like the sun!
17.06.2023, 11:00

Workshop, Food & Gastronomy
Genusswerkstatt
Münchner Volkshochschule

Garlic rauke

Langwieder Heide in the course of the seasons: Early summer

Botanical discovery tour with tasting
During the tour the participants learn to identify herbs, shrubs and trees using media such as apps or books.
17.06.2023, 10:00

Workshop, Guided tours
Langwieder Haide
Münchner Volkshochschule

Starzenbachschlucht

Flowers mountain hike in the Ammer Mountains

Around the Pürschling
The participants discover the abundance of flowers in the Ammergau Alps and the romantic Schleifmühl-Gorge.
17.06.2023, 07:10

Guided tours
August-Schuster-Haus on the Pürschling
Münchner Volkshochschule

The Art of Ikebana

Create something special from a few flowers, leaves and twigs – this is what characterizes the Japanese tradition of flower arranging.
17.06.2023, 10:00

Workshop
MVHS im Arabellapark, Stadtteilzentrum Bogenhausen
Münchner Volkshochschule

Starzenbachschlucht

Botanical walk around Saint Ottilien

During the hike, participants will be impressed by the great botanical diversity of this area – with wetlands, ponds and colorful flowers.
24.06.2023, 10:15

Guided tours
Erzabtei St. Ottilien
Münchner Volkshochschule

Citizen's Choir

Weekly commun singing in Freiham
Singing in the choir and culture connect and create encounter – Culture creates fertile soil.

Workshop
Genossenschaftsraum Progeno
Bayerische Staatsoper

Children's choir

Weekly commun singing in Aubing
Children meet to sing in choir and discover rhythm and sound – culture creates fertile soil.

Children & Youth, Workshop
ubo9 Kulturzentrum
Bayerische Staatsoper

Street Ballet meets HipHop

Weekly dance workshops as part of the Westwind project
Different dance styles are combined – culture creates fertile soil.

Workshop, Theatre & Dance, Children & Youth
Jugendtreff Neuaubing
Bayerische Staatsoper

Botanical drawing and painting

Botanical art in the ÖBZ
The Ecological Education Center is home to a wide variety of plants and fruits whose fascinating structures are drawn.

Workshop
Ökologisches Bildungszentrum ÖBZ
Münchner Volkshochschule

Liverwort

What's growing there? Recognize and determine plants

Basic course
The participants get to know common plant families in Germany, common genera and species, and there will be identification exercises.

Guided tours, Workshop
Münchner Volkshochschule Bildungszentrum Einstein 28
Münchner Volkshochschule

Garlic rauke

Wild herbs along the way

On this herb walk with Miriam Crämer the participants will learn more about native wild herbs and fruits in their natural habitat.
02.07.2023, 10:00

Guided tours, Food & Gastronomy
Langenbach
Münchner Volkshochschule

Crop field

Plants that feed the world

Lecture and excursion to the Botanical Garden
Dr. Ehrentraud Bayer illustrates cultural history and botanical features of our food plants.

Garden & Park, Guided tours, Workshop, Food & Gastronomy
Neuhauser Trafo
Münchner Volkshochschule

Into the green

Nature Writing
Workshop for the Flower Power Project for participants with German as a foreign and second language
08.07.2023, 10:00

Workshop, Literature & knowledge, Garden & Park
Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg
Münchner Volkshochschule

Longing for Originality

Fauvism and Expressionism
The longing for a place of freedom is a theme that painters of classical modernism regularly took up.
09.07.2023, 14:00

Exhibition, Guided tours
Münchner Volkshochschule

Garlic rauke

Wild herbs and mythology in the Nymphenburg Palace Garden

The participants will wander through the evening castle park and lern more about the native flora and the importance of plants in mythology.
11.07.2023, 18:00

Guided tours, Food & Gastronomy
Nymphenburg Palace
Münchner Volkshochschule

St. Lorenz vault, Nuremberg

Flower Power: The rediscovery of nature in the Middle Ages

The lecture takes a look at famous artists' gardens and the change of the "human-nature-relationship" in the visual arts
17.07.2023, 10:30

Literature & knowledge
Münchner Volkshochschule Bildungszentrum Einstein 28
Münchner Volkshochschule

Starzenbachschlucht

Botanical discoveries in the Devil's Trench

The hike reveals the steep, wooded Teufelsgraben, a glacial meltwater valley with springs and limestone tuffs.
22.07.2023, 09:45

Guided tours
Teufelsgraben
Münchner Volkshochschule

Drawing and watercolor painting in Westpark

Art Workshop
The blooming garden in Westpark is a fantastic place for drawing and painting in the nature.
22.07.2023, 10:00

Workshop
Westpark
Münchner Volkshochschule

Sea of blossoms at the Isar

International Literary Workshop
A journey to literary features and songs of different countries
26.07.2023, 19:00

Workshop, Literature & knowledge
Gasteig HP8
Münchner Volkshochschule

Liverwort

What's growing? Recognizing and identifying plants

Follow-up course
The participants will learn about the plant families common in Germany, the most common genera and species, and do identification exercises.

Workshop, Guided tours
Münchner Volkshochschule Bildungszentrum Einstein 28
Münchner Volkshochschule

Bärlauch

Spicy variety: our kitchen herbs

Lecture and excursion to the Botanical Garden
Dr. Ehrentraud Bayer explains cultural history and botanical features of our culinary herbs.

Workshop, Guided tours, Garden & Park, Food & Gastronomy
Neuhauser Trafo
Münchner Volkshochschule

Idyll at the Isar

Getting to know trees made easy in the Hirschau

For adults and children from seven years
Learning to identify trees by their leaves, bark and fruit, and more about ancient customs and medicinal uses
06.08.2023, 10:00

Guided tours, Workshop, Children & Youth
Englischer Garten
Münchner Volkshochschule

Miguel Chevalier Extra-Natural (Installation view), 2021 Musée de Gajac, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Frankreich

Flowers Forever - Flowers in art and culture

Guided tour through the Exhibition
A fascinating and elaborately staged exhibition, dedicated to the art and cultural history of the flower from antiquity to the present.

Guided tours
Kunsthalle München
Münchner Volkshochschule

Violet

Highlights of the Botanical Garden through the seasons

Late summer
Dr. Ehrentraud Bayer will guide you through the Botanical Garden and show highlights and special features.
08.09.2023, 15:30

Garden & Park, Guided tours
Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg
Münchner Volkshochschule

Starzenbach Gorge

Hop Hike on the Pfaffenhofen Panorama Trail

The geobotanical hike through the Hallertau with Dr. Christof Thron leads through the natural and cultural area in the hop-growing region.
09.09.2023, 13:15

Guided tours
Hallertau – Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm
Münchner Volkshochschule

Max Liebermann's Villa at the Wannsee

A picture presentation
The lecture takes a look at famous artists' gardens and the change of the "human-nature-relationship" in the visual arts
14.09.2023, 20:00

Literature & knowledge
Gasteig HP8
Münchner Volkshochschule

Acrylic painting: floral expression

Art Workshop
Inspiration ist die Natur mit ihren organischen Formen und ihrer Fülle an Farben: Hier werden Blumen und Blüten gemalt!

Workshop
Münchner Volkshochschule Allach-Untermenzing
Münchner Volkshochschule

Tie bouquets like a pro

With the help of expert tips, suitable bouquets are arranged according to personal taste and for special occasions.
21.09.2023, 18:00

Workshop
Gasteig HP8
Münchner Volkshochschule

Claude Monet's Paradise in Giverny

A picture presentation
The lecture takes a look at famous artists' gardens and the change of the "human-nature-relationship" in the visual arts
21.09.2023, 20:00

Literature & knowledge
Gasteig HP8
Münchner Volkshochschule

Starzenbachschlucht

In the world forest near Freising

Sequoia trees and other exotic plants
Forester Stephan Huber leads a tour through the World Forest, a collection of trees from around the world.
24.09.2023, 15:00

Guided tours
Weltwald
Münchner Volkshochschule

Emil Nolde's Sea of Flowers in Seebüll

A picture presentation
The lecture takes a look at famous artists' gardens and the change of the "human-nature-relationship" in the visual arts
28.09.2023, 20:00

Literature & knowledge
Gasteig HP8
Münchner Volkshochschule

Garlic rauke

Langwieder Heath in the course of the seasons: Autumn

Botanical discovery tour with tasting
During the tour the participants learn to identify herbs, shrubs and trees using media such as apps or books.
30.09.2023, 10:00

Guided tours, Workshop
Langwieder Haide
Münchner Volkshochschule