Individual Guided Tours

Individual Guided Tours

From now on you can book an Individual Guided Tour tailored to you.
You have the choice:
You can discuss wishes regarding duration, language and course of the tour with us. In addition, you can also choose one of the Thematic University Tours listed below.


Individual Guided Tours can take place all year round from Monday to Sunday between 8 am and 10 pm.
To book a guided tour, please contact us via the contact form.

General Information

Coronavirus Wearing a mask indoors is recommended.
Registration Via the contact form
When Monday to Sunday 8.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m.
Duration Between 30 and 120 minutes
Languages German, English, Polish, Russian, Czech
Groups A big group may consist of a maximum of 20 people.
A small group may consist of a maximum of 5 people
Participation fees The fees for groups are listed in the tour descriptions below
Discount School pupils, Students, University employees, Emeriti
Payment Per invoice (sent via e-mail after the tour) or by pre-purchased gift voucher
Meeting Point At the Rubenow Memorial in front of the University Main Building (Rubenowplatz)

Tour No. 1

Six Centuries of University History

Experience the thrilling history of the second oldest university in Northern Europe ­– from the foundation in 1456 until today. Visit one of the most beautiful university main buildings in Germany, the historical Audimax, as well as the Rubenow Memorial.

Duration: 90 minutes

You will visit: Rubenow Memorial, Council Chamber, Aula, Auditorium/Lecture Hall, Karzer (student detention cell)

 

Price big groups Discount big groups Price small groups  
€ 79 € 63 € 39  

Tour No. 2

Aula and Karzer (student detention cell)

Discover the popular historical interior rooms of the University of Greifswald = the former baroque Saalbibliothek (library) and the small 9m² student prison with various murals all over its walls. 

Duration: 60 minutes

You will visit: Rubenow Memorial, Aula, Karzer (student detention cell)

Price big groups Discount big groups Price small groups  
€ 59 € 47 € 29  

Tour No. 3

The Audimax and the last Student Karzer of Greifswald

The lecture hall buidling (1884-1886), which was restored in 2007/2008 with funds from the Alfried Krupp Kolleg foundation, has now reopened to visitors. Whilst during the day, students still study in the historical lecture halls, in the evening those interested can take a seat on the original benches that date back to the Prussian Empire. The murals on the walls of the last student prison in Greifswald are unique. 

Duration: 45 minutes

You will visit: Rubenow Memorial, Auditorium/Lecture Hall, Karzer (student detention cell)

Price big groups Discount groups Price small groups  
€ 49 € 39 € 19  

Tour No. 4

The Student Karzer

The student Karzer,a detention cell for students, has been preserved at the University of Greifswald as a testimony to academic jurisdiction. The graffitied walls tell us more about the students’ immoral way of life and about their infringement of the rules.

Duration: 30 minutes

You will visit: Rubenow Memorial, Karzer (student detention cell)

Price big groups Discount groups Price small groups
€ 39 € 31 € 15

Tour No. 5:

Baroque Magnificence in the University’s Library

A professor from Greifswald drew up the architectural design for the magnificent Saalbibliothek located in the University’s Main Building dating back to the late baroque period. Books were stored and displayed there from 1750 to 1882. Since then, the festive hall has been used as an Aula. Today, concerts and academic ceremonies (for example doctoral graduations) take place there.

Duration: 45 minutes

You will visit: Rubenow Memorial, Aula

Price big groups Discount groups Price small groups
€ 49 € 39 € 19
Tour guide Florian Krüger in front of the Town Hall (Photo: Wally Pruß)
Tour guide Florian Krüger in front of the Town Hall (Photo: Wally Pruß)

This special guided tour is provided in cooperation with Greifswald’s tourist information office. Student tour guides from the Kustodie (University Collections) combine the classic tour through the older parts of town with a visit to the Aula and the Karzer (student detention cell) that are located on the University’s Old Town Campus.  The meeting point for this guided tour is in front of Greifswald’s tourist information office on the market square.
Reservations and invoices through Greifswald-Information [de].

Duration: 120 minutes

You will visit: Market Square, St. Nicolai Cathedral, University Main Building, Aula, Karzer (student detention cell), Ernst-Lohmeyer-Platz Campus

Group price Meeting Point Distance  
€ 100 Market Square about 2 km  

Tour No. 6

Legends and Scary Stories

A tour of the Old Town Campus combined with scary stories of Greifswald and a look inside the student Karzer (student detention cell). Lighting the way with a lantern, a bedel talks about the murder of Greifswald’s first Rector, about ghost stories and underground passages. Recommended for children up the 6. grade.

Duration: 60 minutes

You will visit: Rubenow Memorial, Aula, Karzer (student detention cell)

Price big groups Discount groups Price small groups  
€ 59 € 47 € 29  

Tour No. 7

How Does the University Work?

Take part in a guided tour through the Old Town Campus. The focus is on everything future students should know about the University’s structures and facilities.

Duration: 60 Minutes

You will visit: Rubenow Memorial, Conference Room, Aula, Auditorium 

Price big groups Discount groups Price small groups
€ 59 € 47 € 29

Kustodie - University Collections 
Caroline Weihrauch
Organisation of Guided Tours

Domstraße 11, Entrance 4
17489 Greifswald
Tel.: +49 3834 420 3060
Fax: +49 3834 420 3062
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Office hours for Tour Enquiries
Monday to Thursday: 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Friday: 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.