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24 December 2025 to 1 January 2026

24 December 2025 to 1 January 2026: The German National Library will be closed at both locations. The exhibitions of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 will also be closed. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00 on 27, 28 and 30 December.

Virtual exhibitions of the DBSM

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With its virtual exhibitions, the German Museum of Books and Writing offers a focussed and entertaining look at the museum's collection and themes. In addition to the virtual exhibition on 5,000 years of media history, curated and exciting origin, collection and life stories are presented digitally and are available at any time.

The beauty of engraving and text

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Homepage of the virtual exhibition „The beauty of engraving and text“

Occupied space – billposting by German occupiers 1939–1945

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Screenshot with the title of the exhibition “Occupied space – billposting by German occupiers 1939–1945“. In the background you can see posters stacked on top of each other. The image is coloured red.

This is us! 75 years of Basic Law. A publication history

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Menschenmenge; in der Mitte wird ein rotes Schild mit der Aufschrift: DONT TOUCH MY GRUNDGESETZ § 1 hochgehalten. Foto: Dirk Knofe

Knowledge creates democracy. The library of St Paul’s Church, Frankfurt

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Homepage of the virtual exhibition "Wissen schafft Demokratie. Die Bibliothek der Paulskirche (Knowledge creates democracy. The library of St Paul’s Church, Frankfurt)" of the German National Library.

Art and crisis.
Klee, Kokoschka, Kollwitz & Co. save the Book Museum from closure

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Screenshot of the virtual exhibition’s start page.

Woher? Weshalb? Warum?
Provenance stories from the German Museum of Books and Writing

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Landing page of the virtual exhibition with the title. The spines of books can be seen in the background. A round red sticker with a black triangle has been affixed to each of them.

... schreib mal wieder! (Write again!) The cultural history of letters

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Homepage oft he virtual exhibition “...schreib mal wieder! (Write again!) The cultural history of letters”

Small. From the estate of typographer Jan Tschichold

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Homepage of the virtual exhibition “Small. From the estate of typographer Jan Tschichold“. On the left a New Year's card dating from 1937, on the right a photograph of a woman with the words “der berufsphotograph” superimposed in colourful lettering.

On the history of newspaper printing

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Homepage of the virtual exhobition "On the History of Newspaper Printing" (Zur Geschichte des Zeitungsdrucks)

5,000 Years of Media History Online

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Homepage of the virtual exhibition „Signs - Books - Networks" of the German National Library

Rühr mich nicht an!

A virtual exhibition on the cultural history of social distancing

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Title page of the virtual exhibition „Rühr mich nicht an!“. A family portrait from the 19th century shows an arrow between two people bearing the legend “1.5 m”. These arrows asked people to comply with distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vom Waisenkind zum Millionär. 200 Jahre Heinrich Klemm

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Homepage of the virtual exhibition "Vom Waisenkind zum Millionär. 200 Jahre Heinrich Klemm"

Bahnriss?! Papier | Kultur

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Logo der virtuellen Ausstellung „Bahnriss?! Papier - Kultur“ der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek

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Contact: dbsm-info@dnb.de

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