The Schedule

CREA 2025 will take place in Tübingen, Germany, at the Aesthetics & Learning Lab of the Leibniz Institute for Knowledge Media (IWM). This year’s workshop will be structured around a series of engaging round-table discussions and practical exercises, focusing on the theme of Learning in and from Museums.

Each session will consist of group discussions and interactive activities that encourage participation, creativity, and idea-sharing, moderated by experts in empirical aesthetics and museum studies.

By the end of the day, we hope you’ll return home with a head full of ideas, meaningful new connections, and perhaps even the beginnings of a collaborative research design.

19th December 2025

Arrival coffee & Registration @Foyer of IWM

9:30 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:30

Kickoff for CREA | Konferenzraum 2

Welcoming words & introduction

10:30 - 12:00

What can we learn in (and from) museums? | Konferenzraum 2

Break-out group discussions followed by plenary exchange on the topic

Lunch break 12:00 - 13:00 @Workcafé

13:00 - 14:30

Matchmaking & Design your research idea | Konferenzraum 1

In small groups you will develop a research idea together. Think about: What would you do with the small research group you met today? How can it be a win–win for museums and academics? What’s one thing museums should know about research—and vice versa?

14:30 - 15:15

Present your research idea | Konferenzraum 2

Flash group presentations, followed by plenary discussion

15:15 - 16:00

Closing remarks | Konferenzraum 2

Key takeaway(s), wrap-up session & drinks

Our social events

16:00 - 17:30

To be announced

17:30 onwards

Social time / Dinner (optional)

Join us for a no-host dinner and continue the conversation—or catch your train or relax at your hotel.

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