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Find news, useful information, and essentials from the ZAM here.
Find news, useful information, and essentials from the ZAM here.
Whether it’s a project, an exhibition, or a workshop—the ZAM program provides information on upcoming events and regular offerings.
Important: The opening hours are made possible by volunteers. We ask for your understanding for daily changes:
You can findthe regular hours of operation for the workshops and the main building here.
At ZAM—the Center for Exchange and Creation—you’ll find 2,400 m² of open workshops and project spaces for sharing knowledge, expertise, skills, and abilities in the fields of technology, science, play, and art.
ZAM is located right in the heart of downtown Erlangen and is open to anyone who enjoys tinkering, experimenting, programming, or getting creative—whether working alone or in project teams. For young and old, big and small. For everyone who already has a skill and for everyone who wants to learn something new.
But ZAM is more than that: it’s a network of experienced members and connections to local authorities and organizations. This allows us to effectively support ideas and projects that aim to have a positive impact on the city and its community.
Here you can find out what workshops we have and what tools and machines are available there.
Dekupiersäge, 3D-Drucker und Malstifte: Die Ausprobier-Werkstatt ist eine kleine Mischung aus allen anderen ZAM Werkstätten und lädt zum freien Experimentieren und Erfinden ein.
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Mit Mikroskopen und Laborutensilien wird die Biologie erforscht und es werden Bio-Werkstoffe entwickelt.
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Hier wird es Maschinen, Pressen und Zubehör für analoge ebenso wie für digitale Druckverfahren geben.
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Lötkolben, Multimeter, Oszilloskope und Netzteile ermöglichen Eigenentwicklungen und Reparaturen.
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Malen und Zeichnen auf verschiedenen Oberflächen mit unterschiedlichen Techniken. In der Farbwerkstatt geht es ums kreative Schaffen und Gestalten.
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Formatkreissäge, Abrichte, Dickenhobel, Bohrmaschine, Schleifgeräte und vieles mehr stehen hier mit fachkundigen Anleitung zum Machen bereit
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Fräsen, Bohren, Drehen, Biegen, Falzen und Schweißen wird in der Metallwerkstatt möglich sein.
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Mit computergesteuerten Maschinen können schnell und einfach kleine Prototypen gebaut werden.
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Nähen, Sticken, Filzen – mit Maschinen und von Hand. Hier werden Textilien aller Art verarbeitet und repariert.
mehrAt ZAM, projects—whether created through co-creation or individually—span a wide spectrum, from hands-on crafts to digital media. It’s about more than just bringing ideas to life—ZAM fosters a culture of sharing and collaboration. This gives rise to new initiatives and creates projects that have a positive impact on the city and its community.
At ZAM, people come together to collaborate on creative, technical, artistic, and entrepreneurial projects and to exchange ideas.
The Betreiberverein ZAM e. V. operates ZAM — the Center for Exchange and Making. The association was founded in the spring of 2021 with the goal of maintaining a permanent space for a “culture of making” in the city. Supported by the City of Erlangen and funded by federal and EU grants as well as foundations, ZAM is an inner-city public space that promotes the joy of (hands-on) creation in community and provides access to the digital world.
At the end of 2021, the city of Erlangen transferred the property of the former Greiner household goods and hardware store to the operating association for its use. Since then, the ZAM—Center for Exchange and Creation, featuring workshops, exhibition spaces, areas for project work, and workshop facilities—has been established there and opened in June 2025.