With valuable loans from all over the world, the museum opens up a whole panorama of approaches to the “Book of Books”. Using archaeological finds, the BIMU illuminates the religious, historical and social backgrounds reflected in the biblical texts, from antiquity to the present day. It provides insights into book culture from the scroll to printing to the digital age - in the horizon of a culture of diversity in the past and present.

Offer for a wide range of visitors

We invite all people, regardless of their background and conviction, to approach a central work of our culture and to take a fresh look at it. In an increasingly secularised world, the BIMU represents a first encounter with the Bible and its themes for many visitors.

More than 23,000 people and around 1,100 groups visit BIMU every year. Our audience is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds, religions and denominations, and mother tongues. Many of our guests come at the invitation of an educational institution. Or they are individual visitors with an interest in history and archaeology who want to get to know one of the documents of our culture better.

Interreligious dialogue and competent educational work

With its conception, the BIMU also offers a great opportunity for interreligious dialogue between the three Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

We set high standards for our educational and mediation work. This forms the core of our work in order to meet the needs of all age groups from different social, cultural and religious backgrounds. This is especially true for visiting groups from educational institutions such as schools, churches and further education institutions. The professional, pedagogical, intercultural and religious competence and empathy of our team is a prerequisite for this.