The German Museum of Books and Writing is a partner of the Leipzig Card / Leipzig Regio Card.
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The German Museum of Books and Writing documents the history of books and writing in Germany using over a million exhibits.
The German Museum of Books and Writing at the German National Library offers a wealth of information about the book as an ingenious form and repository of ideas, as a product of technical processes and as a work of art. Ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about the future of the book in concert with new media.As the world's oldest museum in the field of book and media culture and one of the most important in terms of the scope and quality of its holdings, it has study collections with a fund of more than a million exhibits. These include books as well as graphic works, archives and documents on the book industry. Paper history documents, writing materials, art objects, digital media forms, tools as well as devices and machines for writing, book and paper production are also part of the museum's repertoire.
The permanent exhibition “Signs – Books – Networks: From Cuneiform to Binary Code” offers an experience of 5.000 years of media history and spans the period from the emergence of writing to the printing press with movable type to the digital network world. The associated virtual exhibition at mediengeschichte.dnb.de makes the museum's themes accessible online. More specific topics on book and media culture are shown in changing exhibitions at the German National Library. Under the motto "Museum for Participation", there are a wide range of offers for schoolchildren and families that invite them to actively explore the book and media culture on site.
Your benefits are described under “Good to know/Further price information”.
The German Museum of Books and Writing documents the history of books and writing in Germany using over a million exhibits.
The German Museum of Books and Writing at the German National Library offers a wealth of information about the book as an ingenious form and repository of ideas, as a product of technical processes and as a work of art. Ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about the future of the book in concert with new media.As the world's oldest museum in the field of book and media culture and one of the most important in terms of the scope and quality of its holdings, it has study collections with a fund of more than a million exhibits. These include books as well as graphic works, archives and documents on the book industry. Paper history documents, writing materials, art objects, digital media forms, tools as well as devices and machines for writing, book and paper production are also part of the museum's repertoire.
The permanent exhibition “Signs – Books – Networks: From Cuneiform to Binary Code” offers an experience of 5.000 years of media history and spans the period from the emergence of writing to the printing press with movable type to the digital network world. The associated virtual exhibition at mediengeschichte.dnb.de makes the museum's themes accessible online. More specific topics on book and media culture are shown in changing exhibitions at the German National Library. Under the motto "Museum for Participation", there are a wide range of offers for schoolchildren and families that invite them to actively explore the book and media culture on site.
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Opening hours
Price information
Admission is free for LEIPZIG CARD / LEIPZIG REGIO CARD users.
Group tours: After registration at fuehrungen-dma@dnb.de (duration 1,5 hours, 7 - 20 people, at least three weeks before the desired date, admission is free)
Group tours: After registration at fuehrungen-dma@dnb.de (duration 1,5 hours, 7 - 20 people, at least three weeks before the desired date, admission is free)
General Information
Parking lots available
fitness
Bad weather offer
Possible ways to pay
Eintritt frei
Accessibility
Notes on accessibility / deviations from the pictograms:
- Wheelchair toilet: door 98 cm, 169x220 cm in front and 108 cm to the left or 91 cm to the right of the toilet
- Guide dogs allowed.
Parking
designated disabled parking space available
Entrance to the facility / paths within the facility
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Elevator
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Lift floor area min. 110x140 cm
wheelchair-accessible toilet
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Movement area in front of the toilet bowl min. 150x150 cm
Space to the left or right of the toilet bowl min. 90 cm
Foldable grab handles on the toilet bowl
Additional help/offers
Help/Offers for blind and visually impaired people
Arrival & Parking
Public transport: The nearest stop is the German National Library (lines 2 and 16). The destination is about 450 m away on foot from there. Other stops in the vicinity: Leipzig MDR (lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S5x, S6).
By car: The museum is located in the south-eastern centre of Leipzig and can be reached via the B2 intersection Prager Straße/Semmelweisstrasse (signposted German National Library).
By car: The museum is located in the south-eastern centre of Leipzig and can be reached via the B2 intersection Prager Straße/Semmelweisstrasse (signposted German National Library).
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Leipzig Tourism and Marketing GmbH
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig
Organization
Leipzig Tourism and Marketing GmbH
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