Golden Löwen-Picnick in Gotha: Celebrate 20 years full of adventure!

Golden Löwen-Picnick in Gotha: Celebrate 20 years full of adventure!

On Saturday, June 28, 2025, the meadow on the north side of Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha is transformed into a lively place of exchange and joy. On this day the association "Museum Löwen - Community to promote the Museum of Nature Gotha e.V." its 20th anniversary with the "Golden 20s Löwen-Picn-Picnick". All lion friends are welcome to be part of this special occasion from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and to contribute their own culinary delights to the picnic. Tables and benches are ready to give the guests a pleasant stay, while the string group of the district music school "Louis Spohr" ensures musical entertainment. Further musical contributions are also welcome what the festival program is rounded off. Oscar reports on Friday .

The museum lions have proven themselves in the past two decades by actively supporting and promoting the Natural History Museum in Gotha. The association was awarded the cultural brand award in the category "Förderverein of the Year" in 2011, which underlines the importance of its commitment. In recent years, the association has initiated various projects, which in particular are supposed to bring children and adolescents closer to the fascinating world of natural sciences. Special highlights included research trips from paleontologists to the USA and the development of the exhibition "From the Ursaurier to the ongoing robot". These initiatives offer young people the opportunity to actively learn and to inspire them for natural sciences. More information can be found on the Museum Löwen website Museumsloewen-gotha.de .

education and culture for the next generation

The commitment to youth and strengthening cultural education is also part of the nationwide funding program "Museum makes strong", which has been launched by the German Museum Association since 2013. This program aims to achieve children and young people throughout Germany through mediation projects in museums and to actively involve them in museum events. So far, over 1,000 projects have been carried out that have inspired more than 25,000 young people. In Gotha, the museum lions not only make a contribution to their own museum, but are also part of a much larger community that is committed to education and society museumbund.de .

This overview of the most successful initiatives and programs shows that the Gotha Natural History Museum is very popular thanks to its committed sponsors and partners. Both the ongoing projects and the upcoming festivities promise to deepen the connection between the museum and the audience and to create a varied offer for all ages. With the "Golden 20s Löwen-Picnick", another chapter is written in the history of active support and happy cooperation.