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Leipzig: 30.10.to 03.11.2025

Leipzig, 30.10.2025 to 03.11.2025:The multimedia/periodical reading room and the map reading room are closed from 30.10 to 03.11.

Leipzig: Saturday 8 November 2025

The museum reading room in Leipzig will be closed on Saturday, 8 November. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

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A glazed tile in which Egyptian hieroglyphs are engraved Frieze tile from the Pharaohs residence, Egypt around 1300-1100 BC. Photo: Klaus-D. Sonntag

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