Curators tour in the exhibition "Nice to meet me"
Book Fair
Graphic: Tecton
begin 21.03.2024, 17:00
end 21.03.2024, 18:00
location Leipzig
Curators tour in the exhibition "Nice to meet me. Comic and Autobiography. Netherlands/Flanders"
Eating disorders, burnout, divorce, climate crisis, war, first jobs, first loves or first struggles with depression: comics take us on a journey to ourselves. The new exhibition by the German Museum Books and Writing, titled "Nice to meet me. Comic and autobiography.Netherlands/Flanders", offers impressive testimony to the comic's potential. It features the seven artists Micky Dirkzwager, Ephameron, Maaike Hartjes, Bob Op ’t Land, Barbara Stok, Karolina Szejda and Judith Vanistendael. Their work builds on the strong tradition of comic drawing in the Netherlands and Flanders, a tradition that goes back more than one hundred years; at the same time, they break new ground and test the limits of this medium. Their alter egos upend long-standing comic traditions, not least by having their characters grow older.
Colourful metaphors and wild exaggerations are used to capture and share formative biographical experiences. And in true comic fashion, there is always a sequel. Under the motto "Nice to meet me", the exhibition invites the public to take up the pen themselves - because everyone is the hero of their own story: Who are you? Show yourselves!
The exhibition is a contribution to the Netherlands and Flanders theme "alles außer flach", which will see these two countries featured as guests of honour at the Leipzig Book Fair 2024.
Information and contact
The event will be held in German.
Venue: Museum foyer, German Museum of Books and Writing at the German National Library in Leipzig
Duration: 2 hours
Costs: Free admission
Booking: Registration not required
Cloakroom info: You will need one- or two-Euro coins to store your bags and backpacks in the lockers.
Accessibility: The area in which the event will be taking place is barrier-free accessible.
Contact: dbsm-info@dnb.de or Phone +49 341-2271-524
Address and getting here
German National Library
German Museum of Books and Writing
Deutscher Platz 1
04103 Leipzig
Getting here
We advise you to use public transport.
1 / By public transport
By rail
From the main railway station, take S-Bahn S1 in the direction of Riesa, S2 in the direction of Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz, S3 in the direction of Stötteritz or S5/S5X in the direction of Zwickau. Journey time approx. 7 minutes, get off at “Leipzig MDR”. Exit onto Semmelweisstraße, then turn right and continue for 400 m to the intersection at Straße des 18. Oktober.
Alternatively, take tram line 16 from platform 2 in front of the main railway station (in the direction of Lößnig) and get off at “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 11 minutes.
By air
From Leipzig/Halle airport, take S-Bahn S5/S5X in the direction of Zwickau. Journey time approx. 30 minutes, get off at “Leipzig MDR”. Exit onto Semmelweisstraße, then turn right and continue for 400 m to the intersection at Straße des 18. Oktober.
2 / By car
Approaching from the north
Take the A9 to the Schkeuditzer Kreuz intersection, continue on the A14 towards Dresden and take the Leipzig-Mitte (city centre) exit; continue on the B2 towards Leipzig city centre as far as the intersection at Prager Straße/Semmelweisstraße (follow the signs for “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”).
Approaching from the south and east
Take the A9 or A14, change to the A38 and continue to the Leipzig-Süd exit; change to the B2 and continue to the Südvorstadt exit; turn right into Kurt-Eisner-Straße and continue to the German National Library.
3 / Accessibility
The German National Library in Leipzig has disabled parking spaces right in front of the building. The entrance for disabled visitors is signposted. The reading rooms and cafeteria are accessible by lift.
Last changes:
08.02.2024
