The Bible Museum is located opposite the LWL Museum of Art and Culture at the Domplatz and belongs to the University of Münster. It is the museum with the most diverse collection on the history of the Bible in Germany: you can view a total of 1500 exhibits here.

The exhibition contains, among other things, Greek manuscripts on papyrus, parchment and paper and printed books of the Greek New Testament. In addition, there are Bible illustrations by famous painters such as Marc Chagall and multilingual Bible editions in Latin, Coptic and Syrian language, among others. You will also be given an overview of the history of the German Bible and its various translations of the respective eras. All exhibits come from the museum's own holdings as well as from donations and loans from private collectors.

You can take guided tours through both the current exhibition and the museum's main themes. The latter include the history of the Bible, the Greek New Testament, and Luther and the Reformation. Tours can also be arranged on an individual basis. There are also open tours every Sunday at 3 pm, which you should sign up for. All tours and admission are free.

For children, the Bible Museum has various offerings. These include tours and workshops for children and school groups on the history of the Bible, Martin Luther's translation of the Bible, writing on papyrus and printing with a Gutenberg printing press. Other offerings include a rally through the exhibition and birthday celebrations at the museum with workshops such as those already mentioned.

The museum was founded and opened in the late 1970s as a department of the university's Institute of New Testament Textual Research. At that time, it was in a different location. A private collection formed the basis of the exhibition, supplemented by the Institute's own existing holdings. In the following years, the collection grew steadily and the museum was expanded in 1986. At the end of 2006, the Bible Museum moved to its current location opposite the LWL Museum of Art and Culture.

For more information about the Bible Museum and its offerings, visit its website (website available in English).