Creative afternoon for adults

On selected afternoons the KinderDomBauhütte opens its workshop only for adults. Feel like the old cathedral builders and make art in the traditional way using stone, glass or leather. Inspired by the detailed capitals, the stained-glass windows or the historical book treasures of the cathedral, very individual pieces of jewellery are created on creative afternoons - your cathedral treasure for home.

Please contact our visitor centre to book in advance.

Programm 2025

Samstag, 18.1.2025 | 15 Uhr
„Lichteffekt im Wechsel der Farben“
Fertigen eines individuellen Mosaik Windlichts
Kosten: 15 € pro Person | Dauer: 2,5 Stunden

The baptism chapel in Naumburg Cathedral hosts an extraordinary treasure – a mosaic window made up of hundreds of tiny pieces of glass. The glass window was made by Josef Oberberger, a renowned stained-glass artist from the 20th century, who also played a significant role in restoring the historical glass windows. Experience the circumstances in which the window was created and the exciting story behind it. With a range of design options, you can then create your own unique, colourful lantern in the form of a glass mosaic. There are scarcely any limits on your creativity.

Donnerstag, 3.4.2025 | 15 Uhr
"Cathedral garden to go"
Processing a block of stone into a customised stone planter
Kosten: 15 € pro Person | Dauer: 3 Stunden

This stone building with its filigree capitals has stood for centuries. You walk through the cathedral with its depictions of plants like in a stone garden. In the tradition of medieval stonemasons, participants work a large block of stone with tools until a suitable recess has been created. Filled with soil and plants, a small cathedral garden to-go is created.

Samstag, 19.7.2025 | 15 Uhr
„Grüße aus dem Naumburger Dom“
Gestalten von Grußkarten mit Mixed-Art
Kosten: 15 € pro Person | Dauer: 2,5 Stunden

Viele Grüße… senden nicht nur die Besucher des Naumburger Doms seit Jahrhunderten nach Hause, auch zum Geburtstag oder zu Ostern freuen sich die Beschenkten über eine liebevoll gestaltete Grußkarte. Der Dom als künstlerisch inspirierender Ort lädt dazu ein diese auf Papier zu bringen und in die Welt zu verschicken. Experimente mit Druck, Stiften und Fadenkunst zeigen die Möglichkeiten eines individuell gestalteten Grußes.

Sonntag, 14.9.2025 | 15 Uhr (Tag des offenen Denkmals)
"Wine in stone"
Making a leaf relief from aerated concrete block according to your own sketches
Kosten: 25 € p. P. inkl. 1 Saale-Unstrut Weinund Domglas mit Köcher | Dauer: 2 Stunden

The walls of the west rood screen and the famous west choir are adorned with delicate capitals made of shell limestone. Whether maple, oak, vine, mugwort or fig, the stone leaf ornaments are among the most impressive works of the Middle Ages and can also be found in nature in the "Garden of the Naumburg Master". Created in the image of nature, the capitals reveal the sculptors' precise powers of observation and craftsmanship and serve as a source of inspiration for their own designs. After a glass of Saale-Unstrut wine, the participants work with chisels, rasps and files in the tradition of the medieval building workshops and produce a leaf relief from aerated concrete stone.

Donnerstag, 11.12.2025 | 17:30 Uhr und
Samstag, 13.12.2025 | 15 Uhr
Schillernde Weihnacht in der Glaswerkstatt
Shaping an angel from colorful iridescent glass pieces
Kosten: 25 € pro Person inkl. 1 Pott Glühwein | Dauer: 3 Stunden

For a very long time, light has been a key symbol during advent, with the birth of Jesus bringing light to the world. This also applies to the Gothic cathedral windows in the West Choir, for instance, which were designed to brighten up the darkness of the middle ages. Our Christmas activity looks at these fascinating works of art: starting with a visit to the illuminating stained-glass window and ending with your own go at working with glass. In the KinderDomBauhütte, warm up with a mug of mulled wine as you prepare to create your own piece of glass work. Following the example of the medieval artists, cut pieces of glass in various different colours to size, breaking and grinding and soldering them together to make either a shining star or angel.