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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.

VA Rühr mich nicht an! – A virtual exhibition on the cultural history of social distancing

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.

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