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"This is us! 75 years of Basic Law. A publication history."
Exhibition at the German Museum of Books and Writing
3 May 2024 // The German Museum of Books and Writing at the German National Library in Leipzig will be launching a showcase exhibition on 8 May to mark the 75th birthday of the Basic Law.
The Leipzig exhibition “The monument is…” to tour Germany from May 2024
Launch in front of the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main
30 April 2024 // The German Bundestag has resolved to start building a national monument to freedom and unity in Leipzig in 2025 with the aim of keeping the memory of the Peaceful Revolution of the autumn of 1989 alive in the present and future. The Stiftung Friedliche Revolution (Peaceful Revolution Foundation) is overseeing the process of developing the future monument.
German National Library grants user access to young people aged 16 and over
17 April 2024 // Young people aged 16 and over can now use the German National Library's collections in its reading rooms in Leipzig and Frankfurt am Main. The minimum age for obtaining a user ID was previously 18 years.
AugenRausch – new podcast by the German Museum of Books and Writing
15 March 2024 // Pictures for listeners – "AugenRausch", the new podcast by the German Museum of Books and Writing at the German National Library, will be launched on 16 March 2024.
Everything but flat - the guest country of the Leipzig Book Fair in two exhibitions at the German Book and Writing Museum
13 March 2024 // In March 2024, the German Museum of Books and Writing will be launching two new exhibitions. The temporary exhibition "Nice to meet me. Comic and autobiography. Netherlands/Flanders" explores the potential of comics. The showcase exhibition "Hell and Paradise. Amsterdam, Querido and the German exile literature" tells the story of the German publishing company Querido Verlag and the people who left their mark on it.
The German Exile Archive acquires the written estate of painter Karl Schwesig
1 February 2024 // The German Exile Archive 1933-1945 at the German National Library has added the written estate of painter Karl Schwesig (1898-1955) to its collection.
Do you want to know more about the topics we have focused on in recent years? Or would you like to find out about past exhibitions and events? You can browse press releases from past years in our archive.
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