Permanent exhibition
The University of Bonn looks back on almost 200 years of history. Reason enough to create a place where a review of the university's history and access to different forms of science come together. As a showcase for science, the permanent exhibition provides insight into the development of this important Rhineland university and at the same time builds a bridge to the present day of a ‘traditional-modern’ university.
The exhibition is based on the mission statement of the University of Bonn and therefore covers the following six main topics:
- University of Bonn – traditionally modern
- Internationality/cooperation
- Research university
- Natural sciences and medicine
- Humanities
- Famous students
The permanent exhibition is supplemented by a chronological overview of the university's history.
Changing exhibitions
The University Museum offers a variety of exhibitions each year. Here you will find the current temporary exhibition.
"We are the Anthropocene"
The horror and beauty of global change
Today, there is no place on earth untouched by humans. Man-made change goes far beyond climate change. It also affects soils, oceans, plants, animals and geochemical cycles. In short, we humans have become a significant geological factor. That is why we speak of a new geological epoch of humans, the ‘Anthropocene’. In this photographic exhibition, ethnologist and geologist Christoph Antweiler from our university's Institute of Oriental and Asian Studies (IOA) shows the causes and consequences of this problematic development.
In five sections, the exhibition explores the tension between despair and hope. It deals with landscape change, our consumer behaviour, artificial materials such as plastic, rapid urbanisation and, finally, graffiti as an artistic response. The photographs focus on Germany and countries in Asia.
Running time: 27.11.2025 – 31.1.2026
University Museum of the University Bonn
Regina-Pacis-Weg 1 (Entry via Kaiserplatz/Hofgarten), 53113 Bonn
Open Wednesday to Sunday 12 to 5 pm
Booking a guided tour
Previous temporary exhibitions in our museum
14. August - 09. November 2025
10. April - 31. Juli 2025
17. Juli 2024 - 31. März 2025
22. November 2023 - 05. Mai 2024
5. Oktober - 5. November 2023
8. März bis 16. April 2023
13. Juli 2022 - 23. Dezember 2022
06.Spril 2022 - 03. Juli 2022
Wanderausstellung
01. März 2022 - 03. April 2022
28. September 2021 - 20. Februar 2022
15. Januar 2020 - 01. März 2020
17. Oktober 2019 - 20. Dezember 2019
18. September 2019 - 13. Oktober 2019
05. Juni 2019 - 15. Spetember 2019
30. April 2019 - 30. Juni 2019
07. Januar 2019 - 14. April 2019
08. Oktober 2018 - 16. Dezember 2018
27. Juni 2018 - 15. September 2018
03. Mai 2018 - 17. Juni 2018
19. Januar 2018 - 22. April 2018
06. Juli 2017 - 13. Dezember 2017
05. Mai 2017 - 25. Juni 2017
01. Februar 2017 30. April 2017
24. Oktober 2016 - 15. Januar 2017
12. April 2016 - 31. Juli 2016
29. Oktober 2015 - 24. März 2016
07. Juli 2015 - 11. Oktober 2015
15. April 2015 - 28. Juni 2015
29. Oktober 2014 - 28. Februar 2015
12. Juli 2014 - 24. August 2014
15. März 2014 - 30. Juni 2014
31. Oktober 2013 - 07. Februar 2014