GERMAN NATIONAL LIBRARY
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National library built in 1912 in a monumental, national style, housing numerous historical documents and objects.
Built in 1912 in a monumental style, the German National Library was the fruit of a unique project: to bring together all German-language publications in a gigantic archive. Closely linked to Leipzig's virtual monopoly of the publishing and printing industry, it played this role unchallenged until the war. The separation of Germany saw the establishment of its alter ego, the Deutsche Bibliothek in Frankfurt, while the GDR continued its archival efforts in Leipzig. In 1990, the two establishments were merged into a single institution, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Today, the Deutsche Bücherei remains an incredible archive source. The Bücherei includes a Communist-era extension, the Magazinturm, a blind building where precious documents are kept, completely revamped in 2011 with the addition of a new wing of highly contemporary architecture. The whole thing is visually out of this world!
The Buchmuseum, housed in the German Library since 1950, is the world's oldest book museum, founded in 1884 as a museum of the book trade in Leipzig. With a wealth of historical documents and objects, the museum is dedicated to the book as a medium, a vector of culture and civilization since ancient Mesopotamia. Reflections on the book and its evolution form the basis of this fascinating and highly legitimate museum, which is unfortunately only available in German.
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