Depotgeflüster: Von Maschinen, Schreibfedern und 3D-Druckern

In the organizer's words:

Have you ever seen a printing press, scoop screens, typesetting and stitching machines or watermark screen rollers up close? During a guided tour of the stacks of the Cultural History Collection of the German National Library's German Museum of Books and Writing, you will get to know many unusual objects. Join us on the "Depot whisper" guided tour to explore our stacks for technical collections. The five-metre-high room houses a variety of machines and equipment used in paper production, bookbinding, typesetting and printing. In addition to machines weighing several tons, we also display inkwells and filigree nibs. Join us on a journey of discovery through the history of media: you will learn a lot about the development of writing and graphic techniques using cuneiform tablets, Chinese stamps and historical printing presses. We explain how various machines work and explain paper production processes and different printing techniques. During the one-hour guided tour, you will get to know our multifaceted collection and explore rooms that are otherwise only accessible to our employees.

Meeting point: Museum foyer