Letterlab (kids)Until August 2010

Letterlab is all about letters in the broadest sense of the word. In this exhibition, children and their parents discover that the letters you encounter in books mean a great deal.

Form and function

Letterlab gets children to realise that the letters we use for reading have a history of development, that they are designed, and that the way in which that takes place determines how the letter functions. The exhibition lets the target group view letters from different perspectives:
• Letter and sound: the pronunciation of a letter could very well be closely associated with the shape of the letter. How does that work?
• Letter and shape: a letter consists of several components, that is several forms. That is how you get different fonts.
• Letter and composition: a letter becomes part of a composition, for example on a poster or in a book. The composition is determined by the positioning of the letter in the space.
• Letter and meaning: A letter, several letters (a word), and even more letters (a sentence) give meaning. A text can be written through the meaning of the letters.

Discover

Letterlab is a laboratory where children can find out for themselves how various perspectives of the letter work.  Discovery assignments are linked to each sub-theme. The assignments are layered and diverse, so that children of various ages feel challenged by them.