German Exile Archive receives press artist Emil Stumpp’s estate and art archive

5 February 2025 // The German National Library’s German Exile Archive 1933–1945 is delighted to add the estate and art archive of Emil Stumpp to its collection. Stumpp was one of the Weimar Republic’s leading press artists.

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Building for posterity.
Architecture firm CODE UNIQUE wins the contract for the extension of the German National Library

8 January 2025 // In January 2025, the architecture firm CODE UNIQUE Architekten GmbH won the contract for the realisation of the German National Library’s fifth extension in Leipzig.

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“…from me“ – papan to papan. A life in postcards.
Foyer presentation at the German Museum of Books and Writing in Leipzig

12 January to 1 June 2025
Opening: Sunday, 12 January 2025, 11:00 with a matinée

6 January 2025 // The German Museum of Books and Writing at the German National Library is delighted to announce that it has received a remarkable gift: in 2024, its collection was enriched by approximately 100 hand-drawn postcards created by Munich-based cartoonist Manfred von Papen, otherwise known as papan.

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75 Years of Exile Archive
Opening of the upgraded permanent exhibition
“Exile. Experience and Testimony“

27 November 2024 // The German Exile Archive 1933–1945 of the German National Library is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2024. These days it is committed more than ever to its educational founding impulse to counteract anti-Semitism, racism, nationalism and baiting, and to promote democratic values.

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Restitution of Stolberg-Wernigerode Library

21 November 2024 // In October 2024 the German Museum of Books and Writing at the German National Library returned three volumes from the Prince of Stolberg-Wernigerode Library to Prince Philipp of Stolberg-Wernigerode. These are two volumes of a Latin edition of Pliny the Younger’s Natural History from the 18th century and a book of instructions on the art of writing printed in Wernigerode in 1731.

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#everynamecounts challenge commemorates people stripped of their German citizenship

4 November 2024 // The German National Library’s German Exile Archive 1933–1945 and the Arolsen Archives are announcing a new #everynamecounts challenge. Volunteers can take part in the crowdsourcing initiative from 4 to 17 November 2024. The aim of the challenge is to digitize the so-called expatriation card file (Ausbürgerungskartei) – and raise awareness of the names and stories of people who were stripped of their German citizenship.

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Archived press releases

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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