5. december 2025 – 22. november 2026
Vor 50 Jahren. Münster 1976
Press photos from the museum's collection show events and everyday life in Münster in 1976, along with an overview of world events. On display in the gallery.

Münster's city history from its founding in 793 to the present in 33 galleries with many city models, plus the Zwinger tower as a satellite site – free admission.
5. december 2025 – 22. november 2026
Press photos from the museum's collection show events and everyday life in Münster in 1976, along with an overview of world events. On display in the gallery.
3. oktober 2026 – 15. november 2026
Students photographed the old prison on Gartenstraße and its new replacement. An exhibition by the Friedrich-Hundt-Gesellschaft together with the Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW.
9. oktober 2026 – 1. februar 2027
Black-and-white portraits that Münster photographer Pan Walther took from the 1950s onward while traveling in southern Europe, Tunisia and Turkey.
The city of Münster founded its Stadtmuseum (city museum) in 1979; three years later, the first special exhibition opened. Since 1989, the museum has been housed on Salzstraße in a new building constructed behind the preserved facade of a department store from 1912/13. Alongside the foyer and museum shop, the first floor also contains retail stores – an unusual combination of museum and shopping.
The permanent collection on the second and third floors tells the city's story chronologically in 33 galleries: from the founding of a monastery by Liudger through medieval Münster, the Anabaptist rule of 1534/35 and the Peace of Westphalia to the destruction of World War II and the rebuilding afterward. Numerous city and architectural models serve as the common thread, complemented by paintings, prints, decorative arts and everyday objects.
Photography is a focus of the collection, with several thousand negatives and prints, shown among other places in the annual series "Münster vor 50 Jahren" (Münster 50 Years Ago). Since 1998, the Zwinger on the Promenade has been part of the museum as a satellite site: an artillery tower from the early 16th century that later served as a prison and, during the Nazi era, as a Gestapo detention and execution site. Rebecca Horn's installation "Das gegenläufige Konzert" turns it into a memorial today.
Der er gratis entré.
| Børn og unge | –Free admission for everyone. |
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| Personer med handicap | –ledsager gratis |
| Grupper | –Group tours €5 per person, reduced €3, €4.50 for groups of 20 or more, minimum charge €40; school classes €3 per person (minimum €40). |
| Public guided tour | 5 €Reduced €3; dates per the events calendar. |
| Multimedia guide | 2 €Reduced €1, deposit required; children up to 12 free. |
| Zwinger (visit without guided tour) | 1,50 €Reduced €1, cash only; Sundays June–September. |
Admission to the museum is free. Concessions for guided tours and the Zwinger: school students, university students, unemployed people, holders of the Münster-Pass or the volunteer card (Ehrenamtskarte), and people with a severe disability (degree of disability 50 or higher); free for children under 14 accompanied by a parent or guardian and for companions ("B" marker).
Wheelchair-accessible facility; assistance dogs allowed. Induction loops for the multimedia guide are available to borrow. Once a month (Tuesdays from 16:00; 2026: October 20, November 17, December 15) there is a "Stille Stunde" (quiet hour) for people with sensory processing differences, with a retreat area and a quiet-hour route (app/brochure). 4 accessible parking spaces in the Alter Steinweg parking garage. The Zwinger is not accessible.
Velegnet til børn og familier
Birthday parties for ages 4 to 14 (2 hours, up to 12 children) with programs such as treasure hunt, knight life, or printing workshop. The multimedia guide includes children's tours with Mimi & Mitri and a scavenger hunt.
Eisenbahnstraße · 2 min. til fods
Bus to Eisenbahnstraße, then about a 2-minute walk; from the main train station about a 5-minute walk.
Parkering muligt · 2 min. til fods til indgangen
Parkhaus Alter Steinweg (390 spaces, including 4 for people with disabilities); more parking garages via the Münster city parking guidance system.
Museum shop in the foyer (catalogs, books about Münster, design objects). Lockers with a €1 or €2 deposit coin. Free Wi-Fi "MS Public." Creative activities and drawing courses.
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Audioguide | ja (DE, EN) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Public guided tours (1 hour, meeting point foyer) according to the event calendar. Group tours (45 or 60 minutes depending on the topic) for a maximum of 25 people, also in English and French, book in writing at least two weeks in advance. Multimedia guide with films, tours for children (Mimi & Mitri, scavenger hunt), and an English tour. Online tours "Münster im Modell" and "Mit Mimi & Mitri im Stadtmuseum." Programs for people with dementia. |
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