Autumn Holiday 2026

Practise metalworking and make your own tin skull. During Día de Muertos, you see colourful skulls and skeletons everywhere. These are called calaveras. You can see them on graves, in homes and on altars. They are part of the celebration and show that there is life after death. 

During the autumn holidays, you can also make your own papel picado. Papel picado means ‘perforated coloured paper’. These are colourful flags and garlands decorated with cut-out patterns of flowers, bones and skulls. 

Would you like to make your own papel picado and calaveras for Día de Muertos? Come to Wereldmuseum Amsterdam! 

Delicious smells await in the Greenlandic Kuluk’s kitchen. Together with a museum educator, you'll make Romkugler (cake balls from leftover cake) or Village Soup using seasonal vegetables. 

Explore the exhibition together with a museum educator. They will show you around and share the most fascinating stories! The tour always ends with a hands-on activity: ‘Make your own Greenlandic cake’ or ‘Make your own (action) poster’. 

The Raad van de Raaf is made up of children taking action for the climate. Do you have a great idea for how we can take better care of the Earth? This is your chance to create a poster with your message! Get inspired by the Raad van de Raaf exhibition and get creative.

What is going on at Wereldmuseum Amsterdam? Feathers are scattered everywhere and you can hear the sound of melting ice. In Raad van de Raaf, you meet Raymi from the Netherlands and Ivalu from Greenland. They are members of the Raad van de Raaf, a group of children working together to take action for the climate. 

Raymi and Ivalu introduce you to people from Greenland, Peru, Morocco and Bangladesh, who show you how they live with climate change. How are they adapting, and how resilient are you? The new children’s exhibition is packed with activities. Test your balance in hunter Lars’s kayak, climb onto Greenlandic Malik’s dog sled, listen to the sound of melting ice caps and collect ideas together for a better world.