Kulturticket

The Paderborn “Anstalt für MALerisches Leben und THEAatralische Sendung” has been around for 25 years. With a maximum of 67 seats and a small stage of around 10 square meters, the Amalthea Theater is one of the smallest theaters in Westphalia that is financed by a non-profit association. 70% of the entrance fees go directly to the artists. In addition to “reader’s theater”, recitations, one and two-person plays, Amalthea also offers cabaret and chanson.

Further information at: amalthea-theater.de

On presentation of their student ID together with an official photo ID, students of Paderborn University can obtain remaining tickets free of charge at the box office for all events (= 2 hours before the start of the performance).

Amalthea e.V. receives 0.05 euros of the contribution to the Kulturticket.

The Diocesan Museum in Paderborn presents sacred works of art from the Romanesque period to the present day. It invites visitors to discover the Christian art and cultural history of the region in an architectural setting.

More information at: dioezesanmuseum-paderborn.de

Paderborn University students receive free admission on presentation of their student ID together with an official photo ID.

The Diözesanmuseum receives 0.05 euros of the contribution to the Kulturticket.

Of course, the Gartenzaun24 Baskets Paderborn should not be missing from our culture ticket. The Gartenzaun24 Baskets Paderborn are the professional team of the Paderborn Baskets and currently play in the ProA basketball league (2nd division).

More information can be found here.

You can purchase the limited number of 250 free tickets in advance via this link or at the box office on the day of the game.

Students of Paderborn University receive free admission to all home games at the box office upon presentation of their student ID together with an official photo ID.

Paderborn Baskets Team GmbH will receive € 0.30 of the contribution to the culture ticket.

Did you know? The world’s largest computer museum is located in Paderborn. The Heinz-Nixdorf-MuseumForum presents 5,000 years of information technology. Typewriters and punch card systems can be seen as well as the C64, the first cell phones and the latest robots. The journey through time through eleven departments is interactive, informative and entertaining and therefore definitely worth a visit.

More information at: hnf.de

Paderborn University students receive free admission on presentation of their student ID together with an official photo ID.

The Heinz-Nixdorf-MuseumForum receives 0.05 euros of the contribution to the culture ticket.

Deliberately designed as an alternative to the big stage of the established theater in the neighborhood, the Kleine Bühne Paderborn also presents readings, theater, chamber musicals, jazz, world music and improvisation alongside classical, experimental and popular music in the Deelenhaus. Before their big breakthrough, “AnnenMayKantereit” and “Von wegen Lisbeth” performed at the Deelenhaus on one (!) evening in 2014. Thanks to the cooperation with the university, numerous formats and events have also been developed with students, such as concerts for the “Popular Music and Media” course.

More information at: deelenhaus.de/kleinebuehnepaderborn

Five free student tickets are provided for each event. Tickets must be reserved at least one week before the performance date. A student ID together with an official photo ID must be presented for admission.

The Kleine Bühne Paderborn in the Deelenhaus receives 0.05 euros of the contribution to the Kulturticket.

Monastery is just “pray and work”? At the Dahlheim Monastery Foundation. LWL-Landesmuseum für Klosterkultur in Lichtenau, you can find out for yourself. Behind the monastery walls you will find 800 years of history, modern architecture, impressive exhibitions, a variety of music and theater events, garden art and curious monastery stories.

More information at: stiftung-kloster-dalheim.lwl.org

Paderborn University students receive free admission on presentation of their student ID together with an official photo ID.

To the Dahlheim Monastery Foundation. LWL-Landesmuseum für Klosterkultur receives 0.05 euros of the cultural ticket fee.

The Municipal Museums and Galleries comprise:

The Paderborn City Museum

The Paderborn City Museum, located in the heart of the city near the Pader springs area and the Cathedral, explores the historical dimension of the city’s identity as reflected in images, buildings, historical collections and memories.

The Art Museum in the Marstall

The Art Museum in the Marstall houses the Municipal Art Collections, whose beginnings date back to the 1970s. Today it holds remarkable groups of works and collections of 20th-century painting and graphic art.

The Municipal Gallery in the Reithalle

The former Reithalle (riding hall) at Schloß Neuhaus was built in 1825 for the Prussian garrison stationed on the castle grounds. Since 1994, the thoroughly restored building, equipped with modern museum technology, has housed the “Municipal Gallery in the Reithalle”.

The Natural History Museum in the Marstall

The Paderborn Natural History Museum at Schloß Neuhaus focuses on two floors primarily on natural history topics with a strong regional connection, which makes the museum unique for the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region.

The Residence Museum

An impressive castle served as the residence of the Prince-Bishops of Paderborn. The museum in the castle offers insight into the history of its construction and its use as a residence.

The Nachtmann Collection

The glass and ceramics collection of the Nachtmann couple is a significant addition to the museum holdings of the Municipal Museums. It comprises vessels from Roman times to the 19th century and allows visitors deep insight into the history of ceramic and glass art.

More information at: paderborn.de/tourismus-kultur/museen-galerien/

Upon presentation of their student ID together with an official photo ID, students at the University of Paderborn receive free admission.

€0.15 of the contribution to the Kulturticket goes to the municipal museums.

The symphony concerts, the music theater and the chamber concerts: The Paderborn Cultural Office offers many exciting events.

More information at: paderborn.de/asta-kulturticket

On presentation of their student ID together with an official photo ID, Paderborn University students receive free admission at the box office to all events and guided tours that require admission, provided there are still places available. The Summer Academy is excluded.

The Paderborn Cultural Office receives 0.15 euros of the Culture Ticket fee for events.

You would search in vain for an arthouse cinema in Paderborn. That is why, in 2003, Programmkino Lichtblick e.V. — an association established by media studies students — made it its mission to give presence and standing to films excluded from commercial cinema. Through the use of historical film prints, the Programmkino also aims to raise awareness of the specific materiality of film as a medium. To this day, the students behind the initiative independently curate film series each semester on themes such as Film Noir, Queerness, or “Dreams.” The films are usually shown on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. at the Pollux by Cineplex Paderborn. Introductions by association members before the films, as well as invitations extended to curators, directors and other filmmakers, invite dialogue.

Lichtblick e.V. also offers you the opportunity to help shape the Kulturticket program. The student initiative always welcomes new members.

More information at: lichtblick-kino.de

At least 30 free student tickets are available per screening. These can be redeemed at the box office no earlier than one week before the screening, upon presentation of the student ID together with an official photo ID.

For the Lichtblick e.V. program, €0.25 of the contribution to the Kulturticket goes to the Pollux by Cineplex Paderborn.

SC Paderborn 07 is a professional football club with over 8,000 members, playing in the 1. Bundesliga (2026/27 season).

With the slogan “Mit Herzblut. Fußball.” SCP07 stands for passionate commitment both on the pitch and in the community.

You can find more information here.

Students at the University of Paderborn can book a free remaining-ticket contingent online on each home match day from 8 a.m. until kick-off (subject to availability, up to 300 free tickets) for the standing area, primarily Block D1, using the voucher code* UNISCP07-QJXX38. Tickets must be booked individually. Upon entry to the stadium, you must present the printed online ticket, along with your student ID together with an official photo ID. The right to purchase discounted student tickets for home matches remains in place for all areas.

*Only valid when selecting the “Print@Home” ticket option.

€0.50 of the contribution to the Kulturticket goes to SC Paderborn 07.

Did you know? The Paderborn Squash Club has been competing in the top division of squash for years: with a total of 17 titles, it is the record champion among men in the 1st Squash Bundesliga, and in the European Cup of national champions, the European Squash Club Championships, PSC has so far won ten titles. It is based at the Ahorn-Sportpark in the northwest of Paderborn.

Upon presentation of their student ID together with an official photo ID, students at the University of Paderborn receive free admission to all home matches of the regular Bundesliga main round. Tickets must be reserved by phone at 05251-1371177 at least two days before the match day. If a match day is sold out, there is no entitlement to tickets.

€0.05 of the contribution to the Kulturticket goes to Paderborner Squash Club e.V.

Theater Paderborn usually stages 13 new productions per season as part of its main program—seven of them on the main stage, four on the studio stage, and two plays in the Theatertreff. The program includes classics, modern classics, and contemporary plays.

Since January 2021, Theater Paderborn has had its own division for children’s and youth theater with its own program and its own three-member ensemble. The “jott” was made possible by the “Neue Wege” (New Paths) funding program of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

More information at: theater-paderborn.de

Up to 25 free tickets are available for students per event, with a maximum of one ticket per person per event. Tickets can be picked up at a designated distribution point in the theater no earlier than one hour before the start of the event upon presentation of a student ID card in conjunction with an official photo ID. Reservations are not possible. Free tickets are available in category 4 or higher at the Großes Haus. At the Studio and Theatertreff, you can choose any seat you like with the Kulturticket.

Exceptions include third-party events, venue rentals, the Christmas family play at the Großes Haus, the New Year’s Eve performance of the musical production, and guided tours of the theater.

The Theater Paderborn receives €0.25 of the Kulturticket contribution.

The German Tractor and Model Car Museum is located in Paderborn. In a light-flooded, modern museum building, it displays over 100 vintage tractors. A second part of the exhibition consists of around 10,000 model vehicles — trucks, tractors and cars — that will make the heart of any technology enthusiast beat faster.

More information at: deutsches-traktorenmuseum.de

Upon presentation of their student ID together with an official photo ID, students at the University of Paderborn receive free admission.

€0.05 of the contribution to the Kulturticket goes to the German Tractor and Model Car Museum.

Wewelsburg, a former castle of the Prince-Bishops of Paderborn, offers a diverse and modern permanent exhibition on the history of the Prince-Bishopric (= Hochstift).

The exhibition spans from the earliest settlement of the Paderborn region, through the founding of the diocese in the early Middle Ages, the era of the Reformation and the Thirty Years’ War, up to the end of the bishops’ territorial rule in 1802. Many aspects of cultural history are examined across the centuries, including urban life, agriculture and rural crafts, and religious life. In addition, there are exciting special exhibitions.

Upon presentation of their student ID together with an official photo ID, students at the University of Paderborn receive free admission.

€0.05 of the contribution to the Kulturticket goes to the Kreismuseum Wewelsburg.

The Philharmonic Society Paderborn e.V. is “a citizens’ initiative for classical music in Paderborn.” The society offers young, aspiring musicians a platform and introduces young people to classical music. The program is created by the “Orchestra of the Paderborn Philharmonic Society” as well as by engaging selected guest orchestras and outstanding soloists. The orchestra consists of musicians from the Lower Saxony State Orchestra and the NDR Hanover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.

More information at: https://www.phg-paderborn.de/

The Philharmonic Society Paderborn e.V. receives 0.05 euros of the contribution to the Kulturticket.

New this semester: the Franco-German Society Paderborn (DFG).

The DFG promotes Franco-German understanding and culture. It offers a wide range of events, e.g. cooking courses, conversation circles, lectures, concerts and study trips. Most of the activities are free of charge, while those for which a fee is charged are offered at a reduced rate for students. The Pollux regularly shows current French films with German subtitles. The DFG provides 10 free tickets for students for each film. These tickets can be picked up at the box office after the previously shown film up to one week before the screening of the upcoming film upon presentation of the student ID.

The DFG is of interest to anyone interested in Francophile culture, France and Europe!

There is also a young DFG, “Les Jeunes” for under 30s!
More information and contacts at: www.dfg-paderborn.de

The Franco-German Society Paderborn receives 0.05 euros of the contribution to the culture ticket.

🏈 Touchdown for students!
The Paderborn Dolphins are kicking off again – and you can be there for free! 🎉

As a student at Paderborn University, you can get free tickets to the home games at Hermann-Löns-Stadion via the exclusive AStA link.

🔥 Experience thrilling football, team spirit and a goosebump atmosphere – right here in Paderborn!

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