DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE SPACES · PROJECT

Marburger Wissensräume

Anniversary project: 500 years of Philipps-Universität

Knowledge has been created in Marburg since 1527. The Marburger Wissensräume open up the places where it all happened, including those that no longer exist.

In focus

  • Stipendiatenanstalt Information about the oldest student aid organization and dormitory at Marburg Castle Open knowledge space
  • Lahnberge Texts and videos about Synmikro and Max Planck Institute Open knowledge space
The project

University history whose places of origin you can step into.

The Marburger Wissensräume (“Marburg knowledge spaces”) are an interdisciplinary research project of the Institute of Art History at Philipps-Universität. Led by Prof. Dr. Peter Bell and with the participation of students, it brings 500 years of university, scientific and architectural history to life digitally.

The focus is on the university’s rooms and buildings. They are linked with information about how they were used and with the stories of the people who studied, taught or worked there. This includes places that have since disappeared, such as the former Dominican monastery on whose foundations the Alte Universität (Old University) stands.

Our contribution

The platform.

As a partner, INOSOFT provides the digital platform. It is based on our Waypoints technology and runs directly in the browser, including on smartphones.

Structure

Two phases.

Phase 1

Collecting and opening up data

In courses, in working groups and through targeted research, data sets are created that are publicly accessible via the Wikimedia platforms.

Phase 2

Bringing it to life

The data is prepared in a multimodal web application: with text, audio and video content in 2D and 360 degrees, as well as interactive games.

Podium at the press conference marking the start of the university anniversary on September 30, 2026Photo: Jan Bosch
Presentation of the Marburger Wissensräume at the Philipps-Universität press conference on September 30, 2026.
“As a Marburg company, we are proud to be able to contribute to this anniversary. We are delighted to be making the history of our university accessible to everyone, including people who cannot be there in person.”
Thomas WinzerCEO, INOSOFT AG
The platform

Visit the Wissensräume.

The first places go online on October 14, 2026, to mark the start of the anniversary year. Over the course of the anniversary year, further places, sources and research findings will be added step by step.

Online from October 14, 2026 More about the Wissensräume at wr.INOSOFT.de