Exhibitions and events
With our guided tours, event series and exhibitions we offer a broad, culturally and scientifically interested audience insights into current developments and the history of knowledge media or the latest research contributions from inside and outside the University of Bern.
Buch am Mittag
«30 minutes of research for a broad, interested audience« is the concept behind the «Buch am Mittag« series. In this series, visitors are given an insight into current research topics in the humanities and social sciences in the form of an easy-to-understand, compact and gripping short presentation.
«Fokus Forschung» - Talks about science
In this series of talks, researchers from the University of Bern share the fascination of their fields of research and talk about their everyday lives.
Program & further details (in German)
Aprillen in the Münstergasse
This year, the Aprillen reading festival will once again be hosted by the university library at the Münstergasse library site. Lucas Marco Gisi talks to Jeannette Hunziker about her prose debut Für immer alles.
Bern liest ein Buch
From May 10 to 17, 2025, the Bernese literature festival “Bern liest ein Buch” will enter its fourth round. Bern University Library is represented on the board of the association of the same name and is actively involved in the planning and implementation of the festival. It also organizes its own events, which are published here.
Website Bern liest ein Buch
Programm University Library
Complete Program
Erzählcafé
Everyone has something to tell, even if their experiences seem unspectacular and mundane. In the «Erzählcafé» (storytelling cafés), participants talk about personal experiences on a predefined topic. The conversations are moderated and are followed by coffee and tea. Everyone is welcome at the storytelling café, even those who just want to listen.
Text! Literatur im Gespräch
In the series of talks «Text! - Literatur im Gespräch» authors talk about how, when and where they write, how they do their research and how they deal with raw material. They provide insight into their work and the process of creating their texts.
Exhibitions
In the Münstergasse Library we show larger thematic exhibitions and smaller presentations of our treasures of old prints and special collections.
Online exhibitions
We can usually only show the treasures in our climate-controlled showcases for three months. However, the images of the exhibits and their explanations are still accessible in our online exhibitions.
Historical Library Tour
During a one-hour guided tour through the renovated building of the Münstergasse Library, you will learn about the history of this oldest public cultural institution in Bern, its holdings and its services.
Themed tours
For groups we offer thematic tours on our special collections and on our historical prints.