Leipzig hosts a considerable number of museums with a focus on research and teaching. Particularly important are the Grassi Museum for Ethnology and the German Museum of Books and Writing. Moreover, the university operates four important museums, and the city of Leipzig is operating the Leipzig Natural History Museum and the School Museum.

The university collections are used to document and preserve the physical objects of research. They support the teaching by providing a tactile context for historical or abstract concepts, and by communicating overarching concepts in hands-on narratives. They are open regularly for public audiences in guided tours and public events.

The Botanical Garden at Leipzig University is the oldest of its kind in Germany and is considered one of the oldest gardens in Europe, along with Pisa, Padua and Florence. In its more than 450-year history, it has been relocated four times within the city limits of Leipzig. Since 1877 it resides at its current location in Linnéstraße. Today, the Botanical Garden is a garden of diversity. It is not only used for teaching and research, but also as a space for fostering interaction and a meeting place for knowledge transfer between the university and society.

The Forum of Contemporary History Leipzig is a venue for political and historical education, and one of four museums of the Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Foundation. The permanent exhibition “Our History: Dictatorship and Democracy after 1945” takes visitors on a journey through history – from the years after the Second World War to life in former East Germany and today’s Federal Republic of Germany. Furthermore, the forum presents special exhibitions on topics of relevance to the German civil society, and it offers a thriving cultural program with film exhibitions, talks, round-table discussions, and conferences.

Wonder – Knowledge – Growth | INSPIRATA e.V. is a non-profit association dedicated to promoting mathematics and natural science education. The aim is to inspire children and young people, starting from preschool age, to develop a passion for STEM subjects — not with complicated formulas and symbols, but in a hands-on, and engaging way! The core of INSPIRATA is a constantly evolving exhibition with exhibits through which visitors can experience the natural sciences by conducting their own experiments. True to the motto “Wonder – Knowledge – Growth,” it offers the opportunity to engage in experiments and uncover the principles behind them.