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The German National Library will be closed at both locations. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

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Our press releases provide information on current topics at the German National Library. They cover the whole spectrum of our activities and range from content relating to library work to cultural news about exhibitions and events on our premises in Leipzig and Frankfurt am Main.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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KNOW MORE. With us.

Scientific libraries are catalysts for open science and an open society

22 January 2024 // Guided by the motto "KNOW MORE. With us", a number of important scientific libraries have initiated a campaign to raise awareness of the unique work they do for science and society.

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Open day in Frankfurt am Main

111 years of the German national Library - Open day in Frankfurt am Main on Sunday, 12 November 2023

2 November 2023 // The German National Library will be welcoming visitors to an "Open Day" in Frankfurt am Main on 12 November 2023. Since March 2023, the German National Library has been celebrating its foundation in Leipzig 111 years ago with stories and anecdotes, events and initiatives both on its premises and virtually on the web.

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Visitors can now help develop eyewitness testimonies for the future.

The AI for the digital interactive interview with Inge Auerbacher needs training.

30 October 2023 // From 30 October 2023, the German National Library's German Exile Archive 1933–1945 and the USC Shoah Foundation - the Institute for Visual History and Education - will be inviting visitors to train the digital interactive interview with eyewitness Inge Auerbacher.

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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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