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Leipzig: Wednesday, 30.04.2025

The reading rooms in the main building of the German National Library in Leipzig will close at 14:00 due to an event. The museum reading room, the music reading room and the service area are open until 18.00. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

Frankfurt am Main: Repair work telephone system

On 2 May, the Frankfurt site of the German National Library will be unavailable by telephone from 9.30 - 11.30 due to repair work.

Augenrausch – Episode 6: Manfred von Papen alias papan

In the last episode of its first season, “Augenrausch” is in Munich to talk to one of Germany’s most notable cartoon artists – Manfred von Papen, also known as papan. Across several generations, papan has drawn thousands of poignant pictures of everyday life for Germany’s press landscape (among others Stern magazine, the newspapers Zeit and Süddeutsche Zeitung). Nowadays he is mostly working in his studio in Munich, doing what he likes best: “I only draw for myself now, and the advantage of that is that I can now draw without any restraints!” It is a podcast about letter boxes, growing old and the joys of running your own shop.

This episode marks the end of the first season of “Augenrausch”. There are plans to continue the podcast series.

View of a room, a man is sitting at a table in the centre of the room drawing. He is surrounded by a sofa, a fireplace, lamps, a storage bench and there are lots of pictures on the walls. Photo: Nils Kahlefendt