• KIMUS Graz GmbH

    FRida & freD – the Graz Children’s Museum

    Außenansicht des Kindermuseums FRida & freD, graues Gebäude im grünen Grazer Augarten

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    Fairy-tale Express

    Stollen der Grazer Märchenbahn im Schloßberg mit Tunneln und Gleisen

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    Salon Stolz

    Außenansicht des Salon Stolz, Glasfassade, Außenbereich mit Sitzbänken

  • KIMUS Graz GmbH

    CoSA Graz, consultancy projects and travelling exhibitions

    Innenansicht des CoSA Graz, Sonderbereich FLiP
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KIMUS Graz GmbH

About us

KIMUS Graz GmbH was founded in 2002 under the name KIMUS Kindermuseum Graz GmbH with the aim of running a children’s museum and promoting children’s culture through playful experiences. The company’s objectives included teaching topics relevant to everyday life and encouraging dialogue across generations, ethnic groups and social backgrounds.

Today, the company also aims to present knowledge and complex content through infotainment in a way that is understandable, entertaining and engaging for all age groups and target audiences. The company’s fields of activity encompass social, humanities and natural sciences, technical, health, environmental and economic issues, as well as global, societal and geopolitical topics, and interdisciplinary subjects, including the study of art and culture in their various forms of expression, such as music, literature, the performing and visual arts, and media art.

KIMUS Graz GmbH organises its activities into four key areas: FRida & freD – The Graz Children’s Museum, the Fairy Tale Express Graz, Salon Stolz, partnerships, consultancy and projects. Together, these areas represent innovative cultural outreach, interactive learning and extraordinary experiential spaces for a variety of target groups. KIMUS is also a partner of the CoSA – Centre of Science Activities in the Joanneumsviertel.

KIMUS Graz GmbH is a subsidiary of the City of Graz; as the owner, the City of Graz holds 100 percent of the shares in the company. The team adheres to the City of Graz’s guidelines and requirements.

Address

KIMUS Graz GmbH
Friedrichgasse 34
A-8010 Graz

Legal form: Limited liability company (GmbH)
Commercial Register: Graz
Commercial Register Number: FN 231079 y
VAT-Number.: ATU56838667

Our Team

Mag. Jörg Ehtreiber

Mag. Jörg Ehtreiber

CEO & Artistic Director
Barbara Lamot, MBA

Barbara Lamot, MBA

Authorized Signatory, Head of HR & Finance and Operations Manager Fairytail Express
Mag.a Gerlinde Andraschek

Mag.a Gerlinde Andraschek

Chief Curator and Assistant to the Artistic Director Salon Stolz
Mag.a Nora Bugram

Mag.a Nora Bugram

Curator and Head of Theatre
Mag.a Bettina Deutsch-Dabernig

Mag.a Bettina Deutsch-Dabernig

Chief Curator and Assistant to the Artistic Director FRida & freD
Marcus Heider

Marcus Heider

Head of Corporate Communications
Mag.a Nikola Kroath

Mag.a Nikola Kroath

Head of Learning FRida & freD and Head of CoSA
Mag.a Barbara Malik-Karl

Mag.a Barbara Malik-Karl

Head of Visitor Services
Tinka Molkenthin, MA

Tinka Molkenthin, MA

Exhibition Designer
Mag. Johannes Ramsl-Perl

Mag. Johannes Ramsl-Perl

Technician
Mag.a Ingrid Stipper-Lackner

Mag.a Ingrid Stipper-Lackner

Head of Visitor Services
Mag.a Claudia Scheibelhofer

Mag.a Claudia Scheibelhofer

Project Manager and Assistant to the Artistic Director Consulting

Jobs

Exhibition support and cash desk:
There are currently no vacancies.

Fairytale express:
There are currently no vacancies.

Salon Stolz:
There are currently no vacancies.

Administration :
There are currently no vacancies.

Team HandsOn! International:
There are currently no vacancies.

Press

Here, in addition to the text, contact information and our logo, you can also download information on our current exhibitions. Please contact us if you require any further information.

Your Contact

Marcus Heider

Marcus Heider

Head of Corporate Communications

Press Images

The small preview images (thumbnails) show image details. For a complete view, please click on the thumbnails.

The images may be used free of charge for editorial purposes relating to activities of the FRida & freD Children’s Museum. Any other use is excluded.

THE SOURCE MUST BE MENTIONED (photo acknowledgement)!
Photo credit FRida & freD: © FRida & freD – Photographer’s name (see file name)
Photo credit Graz Fairytale Express: © GMB – Photographer’s name (see file name)
Photo credit Salon Stolz: © Salon Stolz – Photographer’s name (see file name)

FRida & freD: “The Inventor Mice” – powered by DIE INDUSTRIE

FRida & freD: “The Inventive Geniuses” – powered by DIE INDUSTRIE

FRida & freD: “Maths Jungle” – Laboratory

Our Travelling Exhibitions – get yours!

The interactive travelling exhibitions from KIMUS Graz GmbH are high-quality loan exhibitions designed specifically for children, families and educational institutions.

Developed on the basis of the long-standing expertise of the Graz Children’s Museum FRida & freD, we offer high-quality exhibitions for hire that have been successfully deployed in museums, science centres and cultural institutions across the globe. Our exhibitions can be hired worldwide and used flexibly. Ideal for museums and institutions looking to hire an interactive exhibition.

The focus is on active experience: hands-on, minds-on.

Children explore topics independently through trial and error, experimentation and creative expression. Our interactive travelling exhibitions, available for hire, appeal to all the senses and invite families to learn, play and marvel together.

Our interactive exhibitions are particularly suitable for:

  • Children’s museums
  • Museums and exhibition venues
  • Science centres
  • Family and cultural centres
  • Educational institutions

Why hire our travelling exhibitions?

  • Interactive hands-on stations for children and families
  • Easy access for different age groups
  • Play-based learning (“learning by doing”)
  • High level of engagement and long visit duration
  • Tried-and-tested exhibition concepts with international experience in exhibition hire

Our interactive travelling exhibitions for hire, are ready to use straight away and can be flexibly adapted to suit different venues, requirements and target audiences.

Your Contact

Mag.a Renate A. Buzzi-Brunner

Mag.a Renate A. Buzzi-Brunner

Project- and Production Manager

Contact us for your tailor-made concept!

FRida & freD on tour

Currently on tour

FRida & freD – the Graz Children’s Museum, Austria
From Zany to Brainy! – The Inventor Mice & The Inventive Geniuses
21.03.2026 – 21.02.2027

Junges Museum Frankfurt, Germany
Back to 1410
28.03.2026 – 07.02.2027

Museum St. Peter/Sperr, Wiener Neustadt/Austria
Food, Glorious Food!
20.03.2026 – 16.08.2026

Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF), Paderborn/Germany
On The Trail Of The Clock!
The Small Town Of Anytime
10.05.2026 – 30.05.2027

 

 

Coming soon

FRida & freD in South Africa

The exhibition “Ramble Round the World” – a gift from the Graz Children’s Museum to the Unizul Science Centre – has been on permanent display in Richards Bay, South Africa since May 2012.

Already on tour

Childrens Cultural Centre Belgrade, Serbia
Ramble Round the World
May 2005 – October 2005

Kinder- und Jugendmuseum Munich, Germany
Paper La Papp
October 2005 – March 2006

Altonaer Museum Hamburg, Germany
Ramble Round the World
July 2006 – August 2007

Science Center D’Abadie, Trinidad
Hart over Heels
April 2008 – October 2008

Nieuw Land Erfgoedcentrum Lelystad, The Netherlands
Paper La Papp
December 2008 – March 2009

Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden, Germany
Heart over Heels
September 2009 – January 2010

Städtische Museen Heilbronn, Germany
Paper La Papp
May 2010 – August 2010

DASA – Deutsche Arbeitsschutzausstellung Dortmund, Germany
Heart over Heels
June 2010 – December 2010

Universum Bremen, Germany
Heart over Heels
March 2011 – August 2011

Kinder- und Jugendmuseum Munich, Germany
ExpressScience
Dezember 2010 – November 2011

Focke-Museum Bremen, Deutschland
ExpressScience
December 2011 – April 2012

Lebensspuren Museum Wels, Austria
Paper La Papp
March 2012 – June 2012

Detske Muzeum Bratislava, Slovakia
Show me the money!
April 2012 – October 2012

Stadt- und Industriemuseum Rüsselsheim, Germany
ExpressScience
July 2012 – December 2012

National Museum of the History of Romania Bucharest, Romania
Show me the money!
November 2012 – May 2013

Muzeum hlavního města Prag, Czech Republic
Show me the money!
Juni 2013 – Jänner 2014

Phaeno Wolfsburg, Germany
Archinature!
July 2014 – October 2014

Muzej Nauke i Tehnike Belgrade, Serbia
Show me the money!
Mai 2014 – Jänner 2015

DASA – Deutsche Arbeitsschutzausstellung Dortmund, Germany
Archinature!
November 2014– May 2015

Edwin Scharff Museum Neu-Ulm, Germany
Heart over Heels
October 2013 – September 2015

Technoseum Mannheim, Germany
Archinature!
August 2015 – November 2015

Edwin Scharff Museum Neu-Ulm, Germany
ExpressScience
October 2015 – September 2016

Technical Muzeum Zabgreb, Croatia
Show me the money!
February 2016 – April 2017

Reiss-Engelhorn-Museum Mannheim, Germany
Inventions – From Zany to Brainy
April 2017 – October 2017

Depot2015, Pilsen/Czech Republic
Show me the money!
October 2017 – April 2018

DASA – Deutsche Arbeitsschutzausstellung Dortmund, Germany
From Zany to Brainy! – The Inventive Geniuses
September 2018 – April 2019

Reiss-Engelhorn-Museum Mannheim, Germany
On the trail of the clock! & Small town of anytime
May 2019 – February 2020

Phaeno Wolfsburg, Germany
From Zany to Brainy! – The Inventor Mice
September 2018 – June 2019

Edwin Scharff Museum Neu-Ulm, Germany
Archinature!
November 2019 – September 2021

inatura Erlebnis Naturschau, Dornbirn, Austria
From Zany to Brainy! – The Inventive Geniuses
February 2022 – November 2022

Carl Bosch Museum Heidelberg, Germany
Food, Glorious Food!
September 2022 – April 2023

Kindermuseum Munich, Germany
From Zany to Brainy – The Inventive Geniuses
May 2023 – January 2024

Klick Kindermuseum Hamburg, Germany
Food, glorious food!
May 2023 – January 2024

Biotopia LAB Munich, Germany
Archinature!
July 2024 – April 2025

DASA – Deutsche Arbeitsschutzausstellung Dortmund, Germany
Small town of anytime & On the trail of the clock!
October 2024 – August 2025

Kinder-Akademie Fulda, Deutschland
FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD!
September 2025 – February 2026

Our Publications

CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION BOOKS

The Graz Children’s Museum conceptualizes and writes children’s non-fiction books for the Edition Klaus Tschira Foundation. The museum takes the educational task ascribed to children’s non-fiction books seriously and wants to entertain at the same time: Factual knowledge & joyful reading.

Just like the exhibitions of FRida & freD, the participatory non-fiction books (Schlau miteinander in die Zukunft; Schlau Ticken; Schlau Tüfteln; Schlau Bauen) follow the Hands On principle and encourage active participation. The books also incorporate Minds On, the action-oriented learning from hand to mind. In addition, in some chapters, paragraphs and formulations, Hearts On and Dreams On touch the hearts of the children and awaken their dreams. Children are active learners and memorize better by doing – participatory knowledge transfer is the aim of these books.

The narrative non-fiction books (Tick, Tack, Tier; Mausgetüftelt) convey factual information embedded in a framework story. The boundaries between fact and fiction become blurred. The books are not only about fact-oriented knowledge transfer, but also the pleasure of storytelling, arousing the children’s curiosity and stimulating their play instinct.

Your Contact

Mag.a Bettina Deutsch-Dabernig

Mag.a Bettina Deutsch-Dabernig

Chief Curator and Assistant to the Artistic Director FRida & freD
Mag.a Dr.in Nikola Köhler-Kroath

Mag.a Dr.in Nikola Köhler-Kroath

Head of Learning FRida & freD

Consulting

The KIMUS Graz GmbH offers consulting services for regional, national and international institutions and companies in the following areas:

Permanent and special exhibitions for museums
Construction of models and prototypes
Interactive objects and installations
Multimedia supported applications
Exhibition and project assistance
Communication concepts for teaching in museums
Project management

We support you in the following tasks:
Brainstorming, design, development, production, scheduling, budgeting, personnel deployment, project planning and organisation, team management and controlling

Your Contact

Mag. Jörg Ehtreiber

Mag. Jörg Ehtreiber

CEO & Artistic Director

References