Display module having a flexible display unit and a housing having a rear side and a front side, the flexible display unit being arranged on the front side of the housing, characterized in that the housing has a plurality of interior spaces for accommodating electronic components, in that the housing is flexible at least along boundaries of the interior spaces in that the housing has recesses on the rear side which extend at least partially over the rear side, as a result of which the housing with the display unit can be bent within a predefined angular range along the recesses. Furthermore, a use of the display module, a display system comprising a plurality of display modules, and a method of operating a display system are disclosed.