Space for Education & Participation

The Space for Education & Participation at Kunstinstituut Melly is a vibrant and flexible environment dedicated to learning, meeting, creativity, and community exchange. Situated on the ground floor of our building, this space is designed as a visible and active pillar of our institution, ensuring that education, knowledge sharing, and collective learning remain central to our mission. Whether you’re a child, student, artist, educator, or visitor, this is a space for curiosity, care, and connection.

Since the opening of our Space for Education & Participation, Kunstinstituut Melly has become a lively setting for workshops, talks, and collective learning. Artists, educators, and participants of all ages and backgrounds come together to explore creativity as a shared, evolving practice.

Free Saturday Workshops & Collective Learning

On Saturdays, we host workshops that offer opportunities for experimentation, creativity, and exchange. Each month, we collaborate with a different artist to develop a workshop inspired by our exhibitions.

The Free Saturday Workshops taking place during You will find us in the best places: a survey exhibition of Moshekwa Langa include:

Not Quite There, but Here With Me is a series of five workshops led by Seven Alexa Manschot, taking place every Saturday in November and inspired by Moshekwa Langa’s exhibition You will find us in the best places. Through creative exercises with everyday objects, materials and personal associations, participants explore how memories and experiences can be transformed into personal images and objects.

In addition to the Free Saturday Workshops, Kunstinstituut Melly also hosts Sunday Workshops, including the Laboratory for New Masculinities, a free four-part series in collaboration with Brotherflow. Running from October to December, the workshops are open to men and male-identifying individuals and explore different ways of experiencing and expressing masculinity through the body.

Another Sunday Workshop is Anchored, Drifting, led by Rossy Liu. Through kite-making, storytelling and visual exercises, participants reflect on migration, diaspora and their relationship with the city, translating their experiences into a personal kite design.

A timeline

Alongside the workshops, talks, and collective learning taking place in the Space for Education & Participation, visitors can also discover a research-based timeline exploring the work of Moshekwa Langa. Part of the exhibition You will find us in the best places: a survey exhibition of Moshekwa Langa, A timeline, compiled by Elijah Rhode and Thato Makatu, presents a constellation of ‘moments’ stitched together unchronologically.

For Teachers: Bring Your Students to Kunstinstituut Melly

We warmly invite teachers and schools to discover Kunstinstituut Melly as a space for inspiration, creativity, and dialogue. Our educational programmes connect students with contemporary art, culture, and ideas, sparking curiosity and critical thinking. Teachers can book an informal talk or guided tour with our Education department to learn more about our current exhibitions and prepare their students’ visit. We also collaborate with schools and teachers to create tailor-made learning experiences that connect with classroom needs, curricula, and the themes students are studying.