Events in Münster

"Circular Economy Instead of Crisis" exhibition at the Demonstration Centre for Construction and Energy

What does a world without waste look like? The exhibition “Circularity Instead of Crisis” by the Cradle to Cradle NGO uses everyday examples – from clothing and packaging to building materials – to show how the circular economy enables a future worth living in.

Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to 16:00. Every 2nd and 4th Thursday until 18:00, including a public guided tour at 17:00. Admission and the guided tour are free of charge.

As part of its public Sunday tours, the LWL Museum of Natural History offers the inclusive tour ‘Exploring Genetics by Touch’ once a month. This tour provides visitors with a unique way to experience the exhibition ‘Genes – Diversity of Life’.

The tour, which lasts around 60 minutes, aims to make complex biological topics accessible through the senses – by touching, listening and using individually tailored educational methods. The selection of in-depth topics and side notes is adapted to suit each group’s needs. The programme has been specially designed for small groups of up to ten people (including accompanying adults) to create as comfortable and personalised an experience as possible. The tour is flexibly tailored to the needs of the participants and focuses on selected stations in the ‘Gene’ exhibition featuring tactile objects that deepen understanding of the exhibition’s content. In addition, specially selected hand-held objects are used to enable participants to explore the exhibits through touch in a targeted manner.

No booking is required.

Anyone interested in learning more about life and living conditions beyond Earth can attend a series of lectures as part of the public lecture series ‘Extraterrestrials: Scientific-Theoretical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives’ at the LWL Planetarium.

On Tuesday (17 November), astrophysicist Dr Iva Vilović will explain in her lecture the cosmic fundamentals of star and planet formation, with a focus on the search for potentially ‘super-habitable’ exoplanets – that is, planets outside our solar system that may offer even more life-supporting conditions than Earth. The talk will also cover topics ranging from so-called K-dwarf stars to laboratory experiments and current and future observational possibilities using telescopes. A central aspect of both lectures is the human perspective on life, culture and intelligence. Can we move beyond our notion that humans are the yardstick by which we judge and understand the world, and be open to forms of life that differ fundamentally from anything we know on Earth? How can we scientifically search for something whose properties and manifestations we may not yet even be aware of?

The lectures organised by the Centre for the Philosophy of Science at the University of Münster are taking place in collaboration with the LWL Planetarium.

Each event lasts approximately 90 minutes and is offered in a hybrid format.

Admission is free, but as seating is limited, you must book your free tickets in advance.

On this evening, the programme for the amateur astronomers includes both the Moon – our nearest neighbour in space – and the more distant outer planets Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Admission is free and no booking is required. The telescopes are provided by club members on a voluntary basis.

The observation site is accessible from the Mühlenhof car park and is signposted.

Important: The latest information on whether the guided tour can go ahead, depending on the weather, will be published on our website.

Johannes Brahms’ *Ein deutsches Requiem* will be performed on 20 and 21 November at the Apostelkirche in Münster. This significant choral work is not addressed to the deceased, but to those left behind. It combines the themes of grief and farewell with comfort and hope.

The Apostelkirche Choir and the Orchester con variazione will perform the work under the baton of Konrad Paul. The programme will be rounded off with Gustav Mahler’s ‘Rückert-Lieder’. The soloists are Marielle Murphy (soprano), Dalila Djenic (mezzo-soprano) and Tobias Berndt (baritone).

The Requiem was last performed at the Apostelkirche around ten years ago. It now returns to the renovated church.

Dates:

Friday, 20 November 2026, 7.30 pm
Saturday, 21 November 2026, 6 pm

Venue: Apostelkirche, Neubrückenstraße 5, 48143 Münster

Ticket information: apostel.ms

DevFest Münster 2026 is the largest volunteer-run IT and tech conference in the Münsterland region, organised by the Google Developer Group (GDG) Münster.

The conference offers a full-day programme featuring specialist talks, interactive sessions and networking opportunities on cutting-edge topics such as artificial intelligence (AI/ML), cloud computing, and web and mobile development.

The event is aimed at developers, students, IT professionals and tech enthusiasts from across the region. Food and drinks will be provided on site. Attendance is 100 per cent free of charge, but prior registration via the website is required.

Eastern Europe Seminar: Patriotism and Democracy

Led by: Joachim Wieder

A unifying force in the birth of democratic societies?

Weekend seminar: Saturday, 21 November 2026, 2 pm to 7 pm, and Sunday, 22 November 2026, 10 am to 2 pm

Open to anyone interested

As a historian specialising in Eastern Europe with language skills and experience living abroad, Joachim Wieder offers seminars on the countries of the region, providing an introduction to more than a thousand years of history and current developments – for example, on Ukraine, the Baltic states or the Caucasus. At first glance, the diversity of these countries may seem a bit like a stamp collection, but behind it lies a deep-rooted character that has been shaped over generations. By bringing this into focus, it can be meaningfully embedded within the European context.

Organiser and course leader: Joachim Wieder, expert in Eastern European history and international politics

Registration and further information: Joachim Wieder, Tel. 01 76/32 59 70 17 or by email joachim.wieder@gmx.de

Münster crime city tour:

Ever since Wilsberg, Boerne and Thiel started investigating, there have been murders in Münster - and not too few! The otherwise tranquil cathedral city has established itself nationwide as a crime city - fortunately more on the screen. However, Münster also has its fair share of scandalous murders and many a bizarre crime.

This tour opens up secret files, traces legendary cases and takes you to the original film locations. On the one hand, we show how Münster developed into a popular TV city - murderously good and criminally exciting! But we also show the historical significance of these locations and how they are currently used.

Meeting point: City Library, Alter Steinweg
Duration: 1.5 hours

Johannes Brahms’ *A German Requiem* will be performed on 20 and 21 November at the Apostelkirche in Münster. This significant choral work is not addressed to the deceased, but to those left behind. It combines the themes of grief and farewell with comfort and hope.

The Apostelkirche Choir and the Orchester con variazione will perform the work under the baton of Konrad Paul. The programme will be complemented by Gustav Mahler’s “Rückert Lieder”. The soloists are Marielle Murphy (soprano), Dalila Djenic (mezzo-soprano) and Tobias Berndt (baritone).

The Requiem was last performed at the Apostelkirche around ten years ago. It now returns to the renovated church.

Dates:

Friday, 20 November 2026, 7.30 pm
Saturday, 21 November 2026, 6 pm

Venue: Apostelkirche, Neubrückenstraße 5, 48143 Münster

Ticket information: apostel.ms

How are wolves returning to Germany? What kind of habitat do otters need? And what does bat conservation have to do with biodiversity? Anyone interested can explore these and other questions as part of the ‘Night at the Museum’ series of events at the LWL Museum of Natural History. In the planetarium and at interactive stands, experts will provide information on the origins and extinction of species, as well as their adaptability and resilience. Visitors can also watch a live taxidermy demonstration and enjoy shows in the LWL Planetarium.

Cocktails will be on offer at the venue. Other drinks and snacks will also be available.

A ticket must be purchased for the evening. The ticket includes admission to the talks and planetarium shows, subject to availability. Seats must be reserved with a separate (free) ticket, as there are only a limited number available.

Further information on the programme can be found via the link to the event.