Democracy and Children

Democracy and Children - family workshop: 23 October – 24 October 2026, Hovedbiblioteket, Aarhus. Admission is free.

On Friday, Hovedbiblioteket fills with activities, films, and conversations about democracy and children from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

For and with children, Børnekulturhuset offers lantern play at 1 p.m., and "Children and Architecture" explores children's favorite spaces at Dokk1. At 2:30 p.m., "We Play with Reading" combines picture books with play, followed by Hatteteater.

Film screenings include "Putin and Mr. Nobody" at 1 p.m., and at 2:30 p.m. the project "Children as Citizens" is featured in "We Want to Be Heard". Talks at 1 p.m. feature Line Togsverd on democracy's place in Danish kindergarten tradition and Jan Kampmann on John Dewey as a democratic philosopher. At 2:30 p.m., Søs Bayer discusses the democratic forms of play, and Thinne Nielsen speaks on democratic education at children's level.

Throughout the afternoon, there are activity booths on Rampen, a visit to Home Start's caravan, and a voting box where children and adults can vote on whether 15-year-olds should have voting rights. Admission is free and open to all.