Archive Summer Term 2025

Exhibition | May 16 - Aug. 3
© Haus der Niederlande

“The Netherlands in 3D - 30 years of the House of the Netherlands”
Exhibition to mark the anniversary

May 16 to August 3
House of the Netherlands, Alter Steinweg 6/7
more info here [de]

Exhibition | July 13 to 27
© Uni MS | Geomuseum & Botanischer Garten

"... away from the water"
An exhibition by the Botanic Garden, Geomuseum and Institute of Geology and Paleontology

Opening July 13, 1 p.m.
July 14 to July 27, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Orangery in the Botanic Garden
more info here [de] and here [de]

Concert | July 14
© Bogdan Pachenko

"Angel, Goddess, Son of the King"
End-of-semester concert by the ensemble Ex Præterito

with music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Henry Purcell, among others
July 14, 8 p.m.
Petrikirche, Jesuitengang/Johannisstraße
more info here [de]

Concert | July 14
© Florian Peine

End of semester concert of the Big Band II
14, July 2025, 8-10 pm
Hot Jazz Club, Hafenweg 26 B
Free admission
more info here [de]

In Memoriam | July 14
© Tumen Dondukov

In Memoriam Prof. Matias de Oliveira Pinto
Memorial concert by students of the University of Music, colleagues and alumni

July 14, 7:30 pm
Aula of Schloss Münster, Schlossplatz 2
Admission free
more info here [de]

Concert service | July 13
© Observantenkonzert

End-of-semester service
University Student Choir
Orchestra Academy at the University Church
Conductor: Ellen Beinert
July 13, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Protestant University Church, Schlaunstr. 3
Admission free
further Info here [de]

Long Friday | July 11
© Uni MS | Sophia Firgau

Long Friday
in the university museums on July 11

Bible Museum: 10-22
Geomuseum: 10-22
Archaeological Museum: 10-22:45
further information on the homepages of the museums (see above)

Theatre | July 6, 7 & 11
© Theaterkollektiv Luftikus

Wellenschläger
A theater project by the university group Luftikus

July 6, 7 & 11, 8 p.m.
Theater in der Meerwiese, An der Meerwiese 25
More information and tickets here [de]

Guided Tour | July 6
© UKM

Architect's tour: On the architectural history of 100 years of Münster University Medicine
with Stefan Rethfeld (in German)

18.05. / 22.06. / 06.07. / 31.08. /21.09.2025 - 11 am - 1 pm
Meeting point: former hospital church St. Maria Heil der Kranken, Waldeyerstraße 14
Tickets at 15 EUR are available at the WN-Ticketshop, Picassoplatz
More info here [de]

Away game | July 6
© Balkonfestival Enschede

The Big Band I of the University of Münster
plays at the Balkon Festival Enschede

July 6, 11:30 a.m.
Stadthuis, Langestraat 24, Enschede
Free admission
more info here [nl]

Concert | July 5 & 6
© G. Goldberg | CC0

"Where love goes"
End-of-semester concert of the Münster Student Orchestra

With works by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Mahler and Bernstein
Musical direction: Witolf Werner
July 5, 7:30 p.m. / July 6, 6 p.m.
Freie Waldorfschule, Rudolf-Steiner-Weg 11
more info here [de]

Concert, July 5 & 6
© Uni MS | Peter Grever

"VERHEISSUNG"
End-of-semester concert of the Young Symphony Orchestra

With works by Bach/Elgar, Wagner and Brahms
Musical director: Sebastian Heymel
July 5, 8 p.m., July 6, 6 p.m.
St. Theresa's Church, Waldeyerstrasse 62
more info here [de], admission free

Concert | July 5 & 6
© KSHG

The KSHG Young Philharmonic Orchestra
together with singers from the University of Music invites you to the end-of-semester concert

with works by Puccini and Beethoven
Artistic Director: Frederico Ferrari
July 5, 7:30 pm, July 6, 4 pm
Petrikirche, Jesuitengang/Johannisstrasse
Admission free, donations welcome

Reading & Workshop | July 3
© Aline Franzus

Banned Books in Conversation
Book Talk and Workshop

July 3, 6-8 p.m.
SpecOps, Aegidiimarkt 5
Free admission. Registration is welcome but not mandatory.
More info here
Further dates: 23.10 & 11.12.

Concert | July 1 & 3
© Tippett Foundation

Joint end-of-semester concert
of Madrigal Choir & collegium musicum instrumentale münster
Sergei Eduardowitsch Bortkiewicz - Symphony No. 1 in D major op. 52 | Michael Tippett - Oratorio “A Child of Our Time”
Musical Director: Marion Wood
July 1 and 3, 8:15 pm
Jovel Music Hall, Albersloher Weg 54
more info here [de],
Admission 15 / 10 euros, advance ticket sale here [de]

Film series | July 1
© Nii Kwate Owoo & Arsenal (Nii Kwate Owoo, YOU HIDE ME, 1970)

The ACCESS research group presents the film series "Access and Restitution: Restitution in Film"
June 17 and 24, July 1, 7 p.m.
Lecture hall of the LWL Museum of Art and Culture, Domplatz 10
Admission: 5 euros
more info here [en]

Coir Concert | June 29 & 30
© Universitätschor

The Münster University Choir sings
Works by Brahms and Menddelssohn

Conductor: Volker Hagemann, soloists: Bettina Schaeffer, Matthias Hammelmann-Simons, Ansgar Theis
June 29, 3 pm, June 30, 7 pm
Kreuz-Kirche Münster, Hoyastraße 12
Admission: €20 / €10 reduced
more info here [de]

Choir Concert | Juni 28
© Bogdan Panchenko

Encounter concert MännerStimmen!
The UniMännerchor Münster meets the Voice Changers choir of the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Directed by: Rosemarie Arzt (Berlin), Volker Hagemann (Münster)
June 28, 7 pm
Aula des Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasiums Münster, Dieckmannstraße 141
Admission free, donations welcome
more infos here [de]

Away game | June 28
© Big Band RWTH Aachen

The Big Band I of Münster University
plays "Summer Jazz" with the Big Band of RWTH Aachen

June 28, 6:30 p.m.
RWTH Main Building, Templergraben 55, Aachen
Admission: 12 / 6 euros

Theatre | June 27
© Poster generiert durch ChatGPT Jahr 2025 von Jasem Djami

Leila and Madschnun - a love story (in German)
Students of the Center for Islamic Theology
Directed by Prof. Dr. Ahmad Milad Karimi
June 27, 7 p.m.
Studiobühne Münster, Domplatz 23
Free admission
further information here [de]

Film series | June 24 & July 1
© Nii Kwate Owoo & Arsenal (Nii Kwate Owoo, YOU HIDE ME, 1970)

The ACCESS research group presents the film series "Access and Restitution: Restitution in Film"
June 17 and 24, July 1, 7 p.m.
Lecture hall of the LWL Museum of Art and Culture, Domplatz 10
Admission: 5 euros
more info here [en]

Exhibition | May 26 to June 22
© Universität Münster | Stefan Klatt

"case study #1: Access to curatorial networks - postcards by Kasper König"
An exhibition by KFG ACCESS,
May 26 to June 22, opening May 26, 2 p.m.
Foyer of the Philosophicum, Domplatz 23
more info here

Concert | June 23
© TheDigitalArtist

Summer concert
of the symphony orchestra of the University of Music

With works by Strauss, Shostakovich and Dvořák
Conductor: Knut Andreas; soloist: Oleksandr Shykyta
June 23, 7:30 pm
Theater Münster, Neubrückenstr. 63
Advance booking via the theater's ticket store
more info here [de]

Away game | June 22
© IFM Jazzorchester OS

The Big Bands I & II of Münster University
meet the IFM Jazz Orchestra in Osnabrück

June 22, 5 p.m.
Institute of Music I Plektrum (Building FC0005), Caprivistr. 3, Osnabrück
Free admission! Donations welcome!

© ...

50 years of Amici Musici
Celebration concert with an overview over 50 years of baroque orchestral music

June 22, 4 p.m.
Adventskirche, Coerdestraße 56
more info here [de]

Guided Tour | June 22
© UKM

Architect's tour: On the architectural history of 100 years of Münster University Medicine
with Stefan Rethfeld (in German)

18.05. / 22.06. / 06.07. / 31.08. /21.09.2025 - 11 am - 1 pm
Meeting point: former hospital church St. Maria Heil der Kranken, Waldeyerstraße 14
Tickets at 15 EUR are available at the WN-Ticketshop, Picassoplatz
More info here [de]

Film series | June 17 & 24, July 1
© Nii Kwate Owoo & Arsenal (Nii Kwate Owoo, YOU HIDE ME, 1970)

The ACCESS research group presents the film series "Access and Restitution: Restitution in Film"
June 17 and 25, July 1, 7 p.m.
Lecture hall of the LWL Museum of Art and Culture, Domplatz 10
Admission: 5 euros
more info here [en]

Concert, June 15
© Observantenkonzert

Night concert by candlelight
Works by Debussy, Bartók, Povolotsky and others
Alexander Garfinkel, clarinet
Ellen Beinert, piano
June 15, 2025, 9 p.m.
Protestant University Church, Schlaunstr. 3
Admission: 8 / 5 / 3 euros
more info here [de]

Long Friday | June 13
© Uni MS | Sophia Firgau

Long Friday
in the university museums on June 13

Bible Museum: 10-22
Geomuseum: 10-22
Archaeological Museum: 10-22:45
further information on the homepages of the museums (linked int the slider above)

Coir Concert | June 13
© legato m

The chamber choir legato m sings
Madrigals and popular choral music

Musical direction: Philipp Gatzke
June 13, 7 p.m.
Petrikirche, Jesuitengang
Admission free

Benefit Concert| June 13
© Chor der Medizinischen Fakultät

The choir of the Faculty of Medicine takes part
at the benefit concert "The Sandstorm"

in aid of disaster relief in Sudan
June 13, 2025, 7 p.m.
Überwasserkirche, Überwasserkirchpl. 4
Admission free, donations requested
more info here [de]

Exhibition | March 20 - June 7
© Bibelmuseum Münster/bn

"From the Scriptures to the Cross"
Easter Exhibition on the Continuities between the Old and New Testaments
March 20 to June 7, 10 am - 6 pm
Bibelmuseum, Pferegasse 1
more Info here [en]

Literature Reading | May 27

Body representation in Boualem Sansal's works
Reading with Carsten Bender as part of the 2024/25 theme year "Body and Religion" of the Cluster of Excellence Religion & Politics

May 27, 2025, 6:15 pm
Lecture hall JO 1, Johannisstr. 4 building
more info here [de]

Authors Reading | May 26

Lyric Archipelagos: A Poetics of Diaspora and Grief
Diana Khoi Nguyen reads from her poetry, followed by a conversation with Gulsin Ciftci
May 26, 6 p.m.
Studiobühne Münster, Domplatz 23
Admission is free
more info here

Choir concert | May 25
© Oratorienchor

The Münster Oratorio Choir sings
Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung

May 25, 2025, 4 p.m.
Erphokirche, Ostmarkstraße 21
more info here [de]

Theatre | May 24
© Weitblick e.V.

The Weitblick e.V. Theater presents
Oscar Wilde: The importance of being earnest [in German]

May 24 and 30, June 1, admission 7 p.m.
Auditorium of the Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium, Grüne Gasse 38-40
Admission for a donation
More info on Insta @weitblick_muenster

Reading & Workshop | May 22
© Aline Franzus

Banned Books in Conversation
Book Talk and Workshop

May 22, 6-8 p.m.
SpecOps, Aegidiimarkt 5
Free admission. Registration is requested.
More info here
Further dates: 03.07., 23.10 & 11.12.

Concert | May 18
© Kulturfreund*innen

The university group Kulturfreund*innen presents:
Love this tune - Münsters Picknick Open Air

May 18, 1-6 p.m.
Castle garden, concert pavilion
more info on Insta @trustinwax
livestream on RadioQ from 1 pm

Guided Tour | May 18
© UKM

Architect's tour: On the architectural history of 100 years of Münster University Medicine
with Stefan Rethfeld (in German)

18.05. / 22.06. / 06.07. / 31.08. /21.09.2025 - 11 am - 1 pm
Meeting point: former hospital church St. Maria Heil der Kranken, Waldeyerstraße 14
Tickets at 15 EUR are available at the WN-Ticketshop, Picassoplatz
More info here [de]

Festival | May 17
© kulturfreund*innen

The university group Kulturfreund*innen presents:
Vielsicht-Festival - discovering intermediate worlds

May 17, from 4 pm
in the Schloss's garden
Further information and program via instagramm @vielsicht_festival [de]

Authors reading | May 16
© Haus der Niederlande

"Was du nie sehen wirst"
Reading with Sacha Bronwasser (in German)

May 16, 7 p.m.
House of the Netherlands / Library, Alter Steinweg 6/7
more info here [de]

Concert | May 16
© kulturfreund*innen

The university group Kulturfreund*innen presents:
The wandering singer-songwriter stage

May 16, 6-10 p.m.
in the Schloss garden (concert pavilion)
Admission free
more info on Insta @lied.salon

Choir Concert | May 11
© Observantenkonzert

Observant concert
Chamber Choir of the University of Münster
Organ & Conductor: Prof. Ellen Beinert
May 11, 6 p.m.
Protestant University Church, Schlaunstraße 3
Tickets: 8 / 5 / 3 Euros
further information here [de]

Concert | April 30
© Bogdan Pachenko

Spring concert of the
Institute for Music Education

"PEACE" - a program from classical music to pop
30 April 2025, 19:30
University of Music, Ludgeriplatz 1
Admission free!

Authors Reading | April 16
© Uni MS

Black German-speaking authors in exchange.
A polyphony evening.

April 16, 7 pm
Studiobühne, Domplatz 23
more info here [below]

Exibition | April 14 - 17
© Uni MS | Yash Gupta

HOMES | Heimat
Post/colonialism, Narratives, Photography

A Citizen Science and Media Installation
April 14 - 17, 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Münster Palace, Schlossplatz 2 - Foyer
more info here [en]

Guest performance | April 6
© Living Concept

PSALMS & HYMNS
The Münster University Choir sings in the Augustinerkirche Würzburg

Works by Bernstein, MacMillan, Britten and Ešenvald
Conductor: Volker Hagemann
April 6, 2025, 3 pm
Admission free