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Changed opening hours

From 24 December 2024 to 1 January 2025: The German National Library will be closed at both locations. Media ordered during the closure period will be made available in the course of 2 January 2025.

The permanent exhibition and the temporary exhibitions at the German Museum of Books and Writing in Leipzig will be open from 27 to 29 December from 10:00 am to 18:00.

Registration and activation for the German National Library reading rooms

Please activate English subtitles.

Last changes: 02.05.2022

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