Escape Games at the Museum
Immersive puzzle experiences that bring new visitors into your house – for any institution and any budget.
The museum becomes the playing field
We design and produce immersive escape experiences right inside your exhibition spaces – your exhibits and content become part of the story.
Real exhibition, real content
Puzzles emerge from your objects and curatorial texts – museum-authentic rather than tacked on.
Permanent & special exhibitions
As a permanent add-on or a time-limited event – like „Nachtwache“ at the LVR State Museum.
Runs during regular operation
Daytime, in parallel with museum operation. Self-resetting stations keep staffing low – from simple tablet hand-out to fully staffed production.
Three packages for every budget
From an app tour to a custom room – with your team's own work or as a full service entirely from TIMEBREAK.
Reach new audiences
An escape game brings people into the museum who otherwise no longer come – and turns regulars into returning visitors.
Escape fans
An active community that actively seeks out new rooms – and rediscovers the museum as a place to play.
Families
From grandparents to grandchildren: playable across generations from age 6 – a shared experience for young and old.
Teens & young adults
An audience museums covet: those who find museums „boring“ come for puzzles, time pressure and team play – and learn along the way.
School classes
An out-of-school place of learning: applying knowledge instead of reciting it – bookable for whole classes.
More than a visitor magnet
A marketing instrument
Innovation makes headlines: „Nachtwache“ earned the LVR State Museum prominent coverage in press, radio and television – visibility far beyond the regular audience.
Lasting knowledge transfer
Gamification instead of text panels: looking closely leads to discoveries and is fun. What you solve yourself stays in your mind.
Your content at the centre
No foreign body: every puzzle is based on your collection and your curatorial statements. The game leads toward the exhibits – not away from them.
Plannable operation
Fixed time slots, calculable revenue, low staffing. On request we deliver time-slot booking and onboarding too – your team maintains the content itself in the web interface.
Case Study: „Nachtwache“
LVR State Museum Bonn · summer event in the permanent exhibition · 30 May – 30 August 2026
The story
The night watch has called in sick – visitor groups take over the shift. With a UV flashlight, a clipboard and the purpose-built night-watch app they puzzle their way through 8 eras from the Stone Age to the present: directing light, securing traces, tracking down missing exhibits – until the culprit is unmasked. Fully integrated into the existing exhibition – during ongoing daytime operation.
Technology you'll find only with us
Hardware and software are 100 % developed in-house by TIMEBREAK – tuned to each other and built for everyday museum operation.
Smart flashlight
Switches automatically between white light, dimmed and UV during play – zone-based control via Bluetooth beacons. Also integrable into other wearables.
Beacon room detection
When a group enters an area, the tablet detects it automatically – and starts puzzles, audio, lighting and sound effects (beacons, MQTT, webhooks).
Visitor app (iOS & Android)
On our tablets or as a BYOD solution with your branding. Timer, audio, video, staggered hints, offline-capable – game intro available as video.
Web interface & live statistics
Your team maintains texts, times, codes and media in the browser itself – without an app update. Evaluate sessions and station times live.
Three ways into the game – for every budget
From a lean app experience to a custom production – with your team's own work or as a full service from us.
Escape Tour
€App-only puzzle tour through the house
- Tablets only or BYOD via smartphone
- No set construction required
- Game intro as video on the tablet
- Lean to operate – ideal for smaller institutions
Escape Stations
€€App + built-in puzzle props
- Modular, reusable props from us
- Beacon technology & effects optional
- More immersion without a full production
- Medium effort and budget
Signature Room
€€€Custom production like „Nachtwache“
- Full set construction from our own workshop
- Smart flashlight & beacon control
- Flagship project with press impact
- Premium experience at the highest level
Every package is flexible: from your team's own work to full service. Time-slot booking, staff at game hand-out and marketing optionally bookable.
„With „Nachtwache“ we reach an audience as colourful as society itself. Families, teenagers, puzzle fans. The game combines the joy of discovery and play with the content of our collection and drew very many people into our exhibition rooms even after the game. We had an incredible number of visitors who came to us for the first time and want to return, and an outstanding media response!“
About TIMEBREAK
Immersive experiences are our craft – from the award-winning escape room to the museum project.
Live operation since 2019
We run our own escape rooms in Bonn and Mönchengladbach – tested daily by thousands of players.
Multiple awards
Elaborate sets with an overall concept of light, sound, audio and effects – immersion at the highest level.
Our own workshop
Puzzle props, sets and room control from our own production – we realise every customer wish.
Active nationwide
Complete concepts for escape experiences as well as technical support for room control and prop building.
See it for yourself, live.
„Nachtwache“ runs until 30 August 2026 at the LVR State Museum Bonn – we warmly invite you to a personal tour behind the scenes.
Get to know us
A no-obligation conversation & live visit of „Nachtwache“ in Bonn.
Concept
An individual game concept and matching package from your collection and your spaces.
Delivery
Production, app, technology & installation – turnkey from a single source.
The complete pitch deck as a PDF
All details, packages and the „Nachtwache“ case study in one document – ideal for sharing within your institution.
Download pitch deck (PDF)