Under the umbrella of this Institute, there is currently a unique institutional and spatial combination of Classical and Christian Archaeology within Germany, as well as the University's Archaeological Museum. Classical archaeology is represented in research and teaching in its entire breadth. Additional thematic focuses are numismatics – with its own research centre – and Etruscology.  Christian archaeology in Münster is not limited to Christian monuments, but also includes pagan, Jewish and early Islamic art from late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. In the Archaeological Museum, students are trained on originals and plaster casts and involved in the design of exhibitions.