Treasures of the Cusanus Library: Strange Worlds

The St. Nicholas Hospital/Cusanus Foundation houses one of the most significant and beautiful scholarly libraries of the late Middle Ages

In our lectures, we want to make this unique collection of books - as well as the cultural history of Europe - tangible. We invite you to discover this historical treasure with us. 

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Lecture Series "Treasures of the Cusanus Library" by Simeon Hüttel M.A.

Friday, November 13, 2026, 7 p.m. in the Baroque Hall
"Learning to Die, In Order to Live", The Dialogue of Axiochus (Cod. Cus. 177), Donations welcome

Friday, December 11, 2026, 7 p.m. in the Baroque Hall
"The Philosophy of Music", Aristotle and the Beauty of Sound (Cod. Cus. 179), Donations welcome

Friday, January 15, 2027, 7 p.m. in the Baroque Hall
"The Ethics of Humor", Thomas Aquinas on Wit and Play (Cod. Cus. 74), Donations welcome

Friday, February 5, 2027, 7 p.m. in the Baroque Hall
"What is Friendship?", Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas in conversation, Donations welcome

Friday, March 5, 2027, 7 p.m. in the Baroque Hall
"Traveling Through the World", Historical Maps of the Cusanus Monastery (Replicas of landscape maps can be purchased at this event), Donations welcome

Friday, March 26, 2027, 7 p.m. in the Baroque Hall
"In the Soul of the Dictator", Plato and the Psyche of the Tyrant (Cod. Cus. 178), Donations welcome

Friday, April 30, 2027, 7 p.m. in the Baroque Hall
"Know the Ways", Hildegard of Bingen and the Liber Scivias, Donations welcome 

Evening Praise

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6 p.m. in the Chapel of St. Nikolaus Hospital: "With Shouting Lips My Mouth Shall Praise You" (Psalm 63:6), Choir: Pro Vocale, Conductor: Detlef Lehnert

Gourmet Event

Saturday, September 19, 2026, 7 p.m. in the Column Cellar: "The Banquet of Love", Simeon Hüttel M.A. including wine tasting & music, Registration: info@cusanus.de, €28 per person.

Guest Lectures

Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 7 p.m. in the Baroque Hall
"A Jewish Prayer Book from Boppard", Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Hollender, Frankfurt am Main, Donations welcome

Friday, November 13, 2026, 7 p.m. in the Baroque Hall
"Murder and Manslaughter", The Most Spectacular Criminal Cases of the Bible Under the Microscope, Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Gradl, Trier, Donations welcome