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Regular events for various age groups such as “Do it Yourself”, “Family Sunday”, the “Creative Workshop” or “Art Workshop“ cover different themes relating to paper, printing and handwriting. Whether preschoolers, schoolchildren, adults or special events for seniors – there's something for everyone! </p> <p><a href="SiteGlobals/Forms/DNBWeb/Veranstaltungsuebersicht/EN/Veranstaltungsuebersicht-EN_Formular.html?cl2Categories_Typ=mitmachangebot" class="c-button">Current dates</a></p> <a id="doc147432bodyText1"></a><h2>Our theme-based programme</h2> <p>The numerous themes covered by our events programme are suitable for schools, project weeks, family excursions and as leisure activities. Children and young people of all ages from pre-school to vocational school are welcome. As an out-of-school learning centre, the Hands-On Museum offers numerous activities that build on school curricula in the subjects of German, history, art, handcrafts, general studies, religion and ethics. </p> <p>Events can be booked individually and last 90 to 120 minutes depending on the activity chosen. Admission is free and there are no material costs. </p> <p>Our theme-based events can be booked at: <br/> <a href="mailto:dbsm-info@dnb.de" class="ContactData" title="E-Mail: dbsm-info@dnb.de"><span>dbsm-info@dnb.de</span></a><br/> Phone + 49 341-2271-324 <br/> Booking by prior arrangement </p> <h3>How old are our books?</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/tontafelSchrift.jpg?__blob=normal&v=4" title="A child uses a stylus to carve letters into a wax tablet" alt="A child uses a stylus to carve letters into a wax tablet"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: Klaus-D. Sonntag</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Books are one of humanity's most important cultural assets. But when did books first appear in their current form? Books could only be created with a properly developed script and suitable writing or printing material. Throughout the course of history, a wide variety of materials have served as writing surfaces, especially stone, clay, leather, papyrus, parchment and paper; these were also used for purposes other than book design. There are lots of unusual discoveries to make on the thousand-year journey from the scroll to the bound book!</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> In the museum gallery you can try your hand at writing hieroglyphs with a reed pen and rushes as a way of getting to know earlier writing cultures. We also present monastic inscription which was written using goose quills. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from pre-school</p> <h3>The medieval book</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/dasMittelalterlicheBuch.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="A decorative initial B" alt="A decorative initial B"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>During the early Middle Ages, the monasteries were places of education and learning in which books were both manufactures and used. <br/> In their writing workshops monks and nuns wrote the books and illustrated them using valuable inks. Writing was valued as a pious and deserving activity. Elaborate handbindings made of leather and parchment with clasps and fittings clad the books. </p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> We use a magnificent medieval manuscript to show and explain the materials and work carried out by the scribes, illuminators, parchment makers and book binders. Further options include the design and colouring of initials or writing in so-called “black letters”.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>From papyrus to paper</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/modellPapiermacher.jpg?__blob=normal&v=6" title="Picture of a model paper mill: “The papermaker creating paper”" alt="Picture of a model paper mill: “The papermaker creating paper”"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text" style="background-color: transparent;"> </span> </p> <p>What's so special about paper? Paper – one of humankind's most ingenious inventions – has been used for centuries to record, store and distribute information. The first European papers were made in paper mills using old rags. The process of manufacturing paper has undergone radical changes over the centuries. We will tell you about the history of paper and how it is made and used. We explain the history, production and use of paper, and also other writing materials. Before paper was invented, people used to write on different materials such as wax tablets, papyrus and parchment.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> Special paper folding techniques can be used to create paper figures and other artworks. You can also try your hand at origami paper folding.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class three</p> <h3>Children's books throughout history</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/kinderbuecher.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="A pop-up book for children showing a folded-out picture of a man watching storks and flamingos" alt="A pop-up book for children showing a folded-out picture of a man watching storks and flamingos"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: Christoph Sandig</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Pop-up books, venetian blind books, perfumed or glittery books: children's books tell us stories, transport us to distant worlds and invite us to dream. But when did books for children first appear and what did they look like in the past? Struwwelpeter, Robinson Crusoe, Max and Moritz, Pippi Longstocking, Sams, Pettson and Findus – each generation has its own characters and heroes.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> From picture books, books on rearing and educating children, and children’s bibles through to the early days of adventure books and comics – we take you on a journey through time to discover the history of children’s literature. We give children of different ages the opportunity to make their own small books using simple binding techniques. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from pre-school</p> <h3>The Book of Books: The Bible</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/dasBuchDerBuecherDieBibel.jpg?__blob=normal&v=6" title="Picture of an open bible" alt="Picture of an open bible"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text" style="background-color: transparent;"> </span> </p> <p>Let us take you on a journey of discovery through the centuries: the Bible, which has sold more copies than any other book in world history, has changed dramatically in language and aesthetic design since the early Middle Ages. Monks and nuns needed religious texts for their liturgy as early as the twelfth century. Over time, the design of the bible evolved from medieval manuscripts to block printing and the so-called B42 (Johannes Gutenberg’s 42-line bible). </p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> Use gouache inks and brushes to paint your own (ready-made) initials. And anyone wanting to give free rein to their creativity can also design their own initials.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>The book city of <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Leipzig</span></h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/buchstadtLeipzig.jpg?__blob=normal&v=6" title="Children standing around a map of the historic “Graphic Quarter” in the city of Leipzig" alt="Children standing around a map of the historic “Graphic Quarter” in the city of Leipzig"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: Klaus-D. Sonntag</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>In 1497 the right to hold trade fairs was bestowed upon the city of <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Leipzig</span>. Since then, <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Leipzig</span> has been an important centre of the international book trade. The first book printed in <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Leipzig</span>, a theological political treatise, was published in 1481.The production and distribution of books has shaped the city’s history for more than 500 years. At different times <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Leipzig</span> was the leading book capital of Germany, even of Europe. From the introduction of book printing in the Late Middle Ages to the establishment of well-known publishing houses such as Reclam or Brockhaus in the industrial age, trade related to the printed word was always a business lifeline in <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Leipzig</span>.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> Creative activities possible by arrangement.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>Black on white: book printing</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/buchdruck.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="A hand points to the type fixed in a printing press" alt="A hand points to the type fixed in a printing press"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: PUNCTUM, Peter Franke</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>What ingenious idea did Johannes Gutenberg have and what impact has it had up to and including the media age? The printing master changed the world with his revolutionary idea. By inventing book printing with movable metal type in the middle of the 15th century Johannes Gutenberg made it possible to reproduce texts mechanically. His invention includes the production of type material, the movable metal letters together with typesetting and printing techniques.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> We will use objects in the Museum to explain these inventions to you, and you will be able to try out the printing press like in Gutenberg’s time. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>Material printing / collage</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/materialdruckCollage.jpg?__blob=normal&v=6" title="Scissors, brushes and pencils lying on snippets of coloured pictures" alt="Scissors, brushes and pencils lying on snippets of coloured pictures"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Material prints are made by spreading lino printing ink on a plate. You then apply one or more different ink colours to the materials you have chosen, arrange them on the plate, then print the result onto the paper. Simple household objects can be used as print templates, <abbr title="exempli gratia; beispielsweise">e.g.</abbr> ribbons, corks, coins, screws, bottle tops, fabrics, paper or cardboard remnants. You create the shape by cutting the materials beforehand depending on your chosen design. You can deliberately choose forms and structures or leave the result to chance.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> Experiment with different materials, colours and shapes, and you will be surprised by the many different effects you can achieve.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>Linocut</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/linolschnitt.jpg?__blob=normal&v=4" title="Blue linocut featuring a fish design" alt="Blue linocut featuring a fish design"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Claudia Seeber</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>The first step is to create and draw the design. You can do this directly on the linoleum plate. However, the print will then be reversed. If you want to avoid this, you can use tracing paper and carbon paper to transfer the design to the plate. You then start cutting the plate using linocut tools. The areas you cut out will not take up the ink and will remain white. Once the linocut is finished, it is inked with a roller and printed on paper using a special press. You can use the print template to make as many prints as you want by applying fresh ink each time.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> Linocut can be used to create animal, plant and other designs and even lettering. All you need to create fascinating prints is a little imagination and manual dexterity. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>Woodcut</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/holzschnitt.jpg?__blob=normal&v=4" title="A young woman examining finished prints from a woodcut" alt="A young woman examining finished prints from a woodcut"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Ulrike Merrem</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Woodcut is probably the classic form of relief printing. The preparation and working methods involved are similar to linocut. The first stage is the same, i.e. to create and draw the design. A wide range of hard and soft woods can be used. Each type of wood has its own properties, which must be taken into account when you are carving it. The grain of the wood also creates beautiful effects during the printing process. Since wood is harder than linoleum, a larger number of prints can be made. </p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> Create your own woodcut, and the finished print will surprise you. You can colour the black-and-white woodcut manually using watercolour paints.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>Etching</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/radierung.jpg?__blob=normal&v=3" title="Print created using a CD as a printing plate, design: underwater world" alt="Print created using a CD as a printing plate, design: underwater world"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Etching involves scratching a design on a metal or plastic plate. For this, you use special etching needles with wooden handles. You don’t really need to buy special plates from art supplies stores – you can use old CDs and CD-ROMs instead. Being round, they are ideal for designing mandalas. Once the designs have been engraved onto the plate, you colour them with special ink, making sure that the ink is rubbed deep into the grooves and any surplus is removed from the plate. Etchings are always printed on damp paper. This ensures that the ink is extracted from the grooves as efficiently as possible. The etchings are printed using a printing press.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> You don’t need any experience with metalwork to use this flat printing technique. You can also use the fine etching needle to create designs with delicate lines, which will produce charming prints. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>Nature printing</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/naturdruck.jpg?__blob=normal&v=4" title="Leaves and ink rollers" alt="Leaves and ink rollers"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Ulrike Merrem</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Plants as a printing form – how does it work? With some skill, delicate and fascinating images can be created from flowers and leaves. Images of plants can be created using many printing techniques: woodcut, wood engraving, copper engraving, lithography and linocut. Nature printing is a fascinating technique because of the authentic representation of the plants and the immediate success.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> Leaves, flowers or grasses are inked with a roller. Then the inked plant is placed between two sheets of paper and fed through a printing press. Just see what fine structures emerge in nature printing.</p> <p>This course is only available from May to September.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class three</p> <h3>Screen-printing</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/siebdruck.jpg?__blob=normal&v=4" title="Squeegees used for screen printing" alt="Squeegees used for screen printing"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Dora Carstensen</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Letterpress, gravure and flat printing are known printing techniques, but how do you print using a screen? The difference between screen printing and other printing techniques is that the printed design is not the result of direct contact between two surfaces. Rather the ink is transferred to the paper through a screen. The design is created using templates. Screen-printing is not only deployed by artists, it is used also for commercial and industrial purposes and in graphic, ceramic and textile design.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> You can print motives on jute bags using a prefabricated screen, ink and a squeegee.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>Bookplates</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/exlibris.jpg?__blob=normal&v=3" title="Picture of a bookplate, design: seeds from a dandelion clock" alt="Picture of a bookplate, design: seeds from a dandelion clock"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>The precursors of printed bookplates were handwritten marks of ownership, which were already commonly used in the scriptoria of the early medieval monasteries. Following Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the letterpress with movable metal letters in the 15th century, books became cheaper and more widely available. This caused libraries to burgeon, and book owners began to want to mark their own book collections. As a result, they began gluing bookplates – small graphic artworks printed on sheets of paper – inside their bound volumes. </p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> During this event, you can design and print your own bookplates using woodcut, etching or linocut techniques. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class seven</p> <h3>Short history of handwriting</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/diegeschichtederschreibschrift.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="Slates and a selection of slate pencils" alt="Slates and a selection of slate pencils"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: Klaus-D. Sonntag</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Cursive handwriting occupies a special position among the forms of handwriting due to its rapid and fluid motion. The history of handwriting is explained on the basis of historical Gothic script, Sütterlin script and the <abbr title="German Democratic Republic">GDR</abbr> "<span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Schulausgangsschrift</span>".</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> You can practise your handwriting by tracing from a template with quills and steel nibs or using a stylus and slate. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>Typography: The ABC of typefaces</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/dasabcderschrift.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="Printer’s type in a type case" alt="Printer’s type in a type case"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: kunstmann</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>We are constantly surrounded by an almost infinite variety of letters. In newspapers, magazines, books and other printed matter, on cars and buildings, on the <abbr title="Tarifvertrag">TV</abbr> and on the Internet: We see all kinds of scripts wherever we go. We usually pay no attention to the form of the letters when we read, we only perceive the message of the text. We will use handwritten and printed scripts to demonstrate and discuss the influence of contemporary taste, individuality, the need for representation and the principles of proportion and readability.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> Creative activities possible by arrangement.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class eight</p> <h3>The art of calligraphy</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/schoenschreiben.jpg?__blob=normal&v=4" title="A girl dips a quill pen into an ink pot" alt="A girl dips a quill pen into an ink pot"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: Klaus-D. Sonntag</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Join us in discovering the beautiful art of calligraphy. Textbooks and books of samples, so-called “calligrapher’s books”, have been in existence since the beginning of the 16th century. They contained instructions on using steel nibs and creating ornate lettering. They could be used to learn all kinds of script. </p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> You can use quills, steel nibs and ink to create calligraphic writing on tracing paper placed on top of a template. You can also put words together in upper and lower case letters by moving the tracing paper. Use calligraphy to create poems, letters and stories. Anyone who feels confident enough can of course try writing freehand. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class three</p> <h3>Hand lettering</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/handlettering.jpg?__blob=normal&v=3" title="White lettering on a blue background: “Reading is cool”" alt="White lettering on a blue background: “Reading is cool”"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Hand lettering is the generic term for all kinds of lettering. Unlike calligraphy, the letters are not written, but rather drawn in a beautiful, artistic design. Hand lettering can be created on any surface using any type of writing implement, <abbr title="exempli gratia; beispielsweise">e.g.</abbr> a piece of paper and a pencil. The wonderful thing is that almost anything is possible. </p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> You can combine different scripts and use all kinds of tools to embellish your lettering with illustrations and fascinating effects. Let your imagination run wild as you create your own greeting cards, notepaper and invitations!</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>24 dots and dashes: Chinese script</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/chinesischeSchrift.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="Two calligraphy brushes lying on a piece of white paper on which Chinese characters have been painted" alt="Two calligraphy brushes lying on a piece of white paper on which Chinese characters have been painted"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Ulrike Merrem</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Graphic Chinese characters can be created using 24 dots and dashes. The “five treasures” that Chinese calligraphers use for writing are brushes, ink, ink sticks, ink stones and paper. Chinese script is one of the most fascinating phenomena of Asian culture. paper. Chinese writing system uses syllables rather than letters: a character or the combination of several characters is assigned to each word.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> In addition to painting the Chinese characters with Asian calligraphy brushes and Chinese ink, the production of ink using an ink stone is explained. The motive of the Chinese dragon can also be screen-printed.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <h3>Paper folding</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/papierfalttechnik.jpg?__blob=normal&v=3" title="Origami cranes made of red and white patterned paper and green paper decorated with pink and blue blossoms" alt="Origami cranes made of red and white patterned paper and green paper decorated with pink and blue blossoms"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Dora Carstensen</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Asia, where paper originally came from, was also the birthplace of origami, the art of paper-folding. A magical world of paper figures can be created using skill and with an eye for attractive shapes. What is unique about paper folding is that it allows you to create fantastic works of art with just a few simple folds – and there is no need for scissors or glue. </p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> This folding technique gave rise to other forms such as origami, tangrami, fleurogami and zengami. We will give you step-by-step instructions showing you how to fold three-dimensional figures using a sheet of paper. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from pre-school</p> <h3>Home-made decorated paper</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/buntpapiere.jpg?__blob=normal&v=6" title="Coloured papers hanging on a line to dry" alt="Coloured papers hanging on a line to dry"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Bärbel Kaiser</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Paper, paste, oil paints, and ox bile: these are the "ingredients" for making various types of decorated paper. Historical decorated papers from the Museum's collection provide you with suggestions for making your own paper, for example using paste and filler techniques. Let your imagination run free by revelling in the interplay of colours and shapes, helped by a large measure of chance. </p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> After a short introduction to the history of decorated and pasted papers you can start pasting away to your heart's content. You can experiment using paints, wooden sticks and spatulas, combs and your fingers. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class three</p> <h3>Child's play with paper: Paper and papier-mâché</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/pappfigur.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="A girl painting a papier maché blowfish with green paint" alt="A girl painting a papier maché blowfish with green paint"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: Klaus-D. Sonntag</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Piggy banks, ducks, fish or penguins: with imagination and a willingness to try out new things, a balloon, pieces of old newspaper, and wallpaper paste can be turned into fun sculptures or useful items.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> The pasting starts with a balloon, a bucket of paste and strips of newspaper. The figures you create can then be painted and decorated at the second workshop after they have had a chance to dry. How you decorate your creations is completely up to you – with cotton wool, glitter, wiggle eyes, or beaks and feet made of egg cartons. Once they are dry, they make wonderful “piggy banks” or piñatas.<br/> Course: you will have to attend two workshops.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class one</p> <h3>Stick figures and flip books</h3> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/daumenkino.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="Fingers holding a flip book stretched on a thread showing the image of a tabby kitten" alt="Fingers holding a flip book stretched on a thread showing the image of a tabby kitten"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Dora Carstensen</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>We show you step-by-step how to bring stick figures to life – with a full range of movements and emotional expressions. Moving images can also be produced by using phenakistiscopes, zoetropes and flip books. This makes the drawing of fun cartoon figures not only an artistic challenge, but also a great pleasure.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> After we have introduced you to the different types of hand-held animation device, we will bring stick figures and other figures to life with phenakistiscopes, zoetropes and flip books.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from pre-school</p> <h3>From pages to books: A step-by-step guide to bookbinding</h3> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/buchbinden.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="Pile of bound booklets covered with colourful patterned papers" alt="Pile of bound booklets covered with colourful patterned papers"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Dora Carstensen</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>How are books held together and how are they protected? Bookbindings hold the layers of the book together and protect them. Books can be bound by hand or by machine. From folding the paper and stitching the pages to decorating the book cover, we introduce you to the tools and different stages of the bookbinder's craft.</p> <p><strong>Activity</strong><br/> We will show you a simple form of saddle stitching with which you can easily make a little book using folded paper, needle and thread. You can make your own accordion-folded books with a pencil and ruler by folding the paper, glueing it and cutting the pages. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> from class five</p> <a id="doc147432bodyText2"></a><h2><a id="FS"></a>Family Sunday </h2> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/familiensonntag.jpg?__blob=normal&v=7" title="A hand operating the six-armed spoke wheel of a printing press" alt="A hand operating the six-armed spoke wheel of a printing press"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Julia Rinck</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Every third Sunday of the month (except during the summer holidays and on some public holidays) there are creative programmes for families in the Museum Gallery of the German Museum of Books and Writing of the German National Library between 11:00 am and 12:30 pm. Some of the topics relate to the permanent exhibition “Signs - Books - Networks” and are complemented by activities around books, paper and printing. Special topics are also offered centring on a particular season or public holiday. For example, there is a nature printing activity in spring. Christmas cards can be designed during advent.</p> <p><a href="SiteGlobals/Forms/DNBWeb/Veranstaltungsuebersicht/EN/Veranstaltungsuebersicht-EN_Formular.html?cl2Categories_Typ=mitmachangebot" class="c-button">Current dates</a></p> <a id="doc147432bodyText3"></a><h2>Art workshop</h2> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/kunstwerkstatt.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="Writing paper, envelopes, folded boxes made of paper in various patterns and colours" alt="Writing paper, envelopes, folded boxes made of paper in various patterns and colours"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>The art workshop at the German National Library’s German Museum of Books and Writing is specially intended for adults and young people aged 14 and over. This series takes place every third Wednesday of the month from 16:00 to 17:30. During the events held at the Museum, we will give you step-by-step instructions on bookbinding, printing techniques and creative designs using paper and ink.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> From age 14</p> <p><a href="SiteGlobals/Forms/DNBWeb/Veranstaltungsuebersicht/EN/Veranstaltungsuebersicht-EN_Formular.html?cl2Categories_Typ=mitmachangebot" class="c-button">Current dates</a></p> <a id="doc147432bodyText4"></a><h2>Creative workshop</h2> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/kreativwerkstatt.jpg?__blob=normal&v=6" title="Fleurogami ball made of paper with red, yellow and green leaves" alt="Fleurogami ball made of paper with red, yellow and green leaves"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Julia Rinck</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>The Creative Workshop at the German Museum of Books and Writing of the German National Library is aimed particularly at families with children aged 7 and older. They can try their hand at a variety of creative techniques together. Creative workshops on topics relating to paper, printing and writing take place once a month on Thursdays from 15:00 to 16:30. The selection of topics is related to the season and current events.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> Children from age 7 and above, young people and adults</p> <p><a href="SiteGlobals/Forms/DNBWeb/Veranstaltungsuebersicht/EN/Veranstaltungsuebersicht-EN_Formular.html?cl2Categories_Typ=mitmachangebot" class="c-button">Current dates</a></p> <a id="doc147432bodyText5"></a><h2><abbr title="Do it yourself">DIY</abbr> </h2> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/diy.jpg?__blob=normal&v=3" title="Brushes, wallpaper sample and bottles of red and yellow ink" alt="Brushes, wallpaper sample and bottles of red and yellow ink"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Our do-it-yourself workshops take place several times a year on Saturdays from 15:00 to 16:30.<br/> The <abbr title="Do it yourself">DIY</abbr> trend which has grown in popularity over the last few years encapsulates the idea of creative self-realisation. Creative techniques are demonstrated in the Museum events which can then be applied at home using simple means. The topics of the workshops include <abbr title="exempli gratia; beispielsweise">e.g.</abbr> making origami boxes, folded letters and quires, or printing and stencilling gift paper and stationery. </p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> Children aged 10 and over, young people and adults</p> <p><a href="SiteGlobals/Forms/DNBWeb/Veranstaltungsuebersicht/EN/Veranstaltungsuebersicht-EN_Formular.html?cl2Categories_Typ=mitmachangebot" class="c-button">Current dates</a></p> <a id="doc147432bodyText6"></a><h2>Museum bingo</h2> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/museumsbingo_ft.jpg?__blob=normal&v=3" title="People are sitting at a table playing museum bingo. In the foreground, there is a bingo drum and a number board. " alt="People are sitting at a table playing museum bingo. In the foreground, there is a bingo drum and a number board. "/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Paul Uhde</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Combining games with a thirst for knowledge? Educational researchers have long known that knowledge acquired through play is stored in the long-term memory more quickly – and this doesn’t just to children and adolescents. That’s why the German Museum of Books and Writing will be inviting visitors to come and play museum bingo. Bingo is a classic game for the whole family. Five correct numbers in a row – bingo, you’ve won! But take care, we won’t make it that easy for you. First you have to score points in a quiz that will test your knowledge of the history of books and media, the museum and the library. The winner will receive an attractive prize, while everyone else will have a great time and share in the suspense. What’s more, you always know better after the event. Museum bingo can be played by anyone. Bring your whole family and spend some quality time together. We play (and share knowledge) once a month on Wednesdays from 17:00. </p> <p><a href="SiteGlobals/Forms/DNBWeb/Veranstaltungsuebersicht/EN/Veranstaltungsuebersicht-EN_Formular.html?cl2Categories_Typ=mitmachangebot&templateQueryString=Museum+bingo" class="c-button">Current dates</a></p> <a id="doc147432bodyText7"></a><h2>Readings</h2> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/vorlesen.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="Teenagers read to children" alt="Teenagers read to children"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Fanni Fröhlich</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Reading aloud is not only important for children's language development, it also fosters empathy and imagination. The German Museum of Books and Writing offers readings for groups of children (here at the Museum or at your institution). These can be booked at any time of the year. <br/> Once a year on the third Friday in November, we hold public readings for children to celebrate National Read Aloud Day, an initiative by <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Stiftung</span> Lesen, the weekly newspaper<span lang="de" xml:lang="de"> DIE ZEIT</span> and the <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Deutsche</span> <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Bahn</span> <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Stiftung</span>. The Museum warmly invites everyone to attend at 9 <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">am</span>, 10 <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">am</span>, 11 <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">am</span> or 2 pm. We also offer children’s readings at these times in March parallel to the <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Leipzig</span> Book Fair. Here we choose exciting books from the Museum’s extensive collection and read passages from them aloud.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> From pre-school<br/> Workshops for school classes and daycare groups must be booked in advance. The dates of our reading events are listed in our events calendar<br/> </p> <p><a href="SiteGlobals/Forms/DNBWeb/Veranstaltungsuebersicht/EN/Veranstaltungsuebersicht-EN_Formular.html?cl2Categories_Typ=mitmachangebot" class="c-button">Current dates</a></p> <a id="doc147432bodyText8"></a><h2>Museum Trunk</h2> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/museumskoffer.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="Suitcase with various materials for handcrafting" alt="Suitcase with various materials for handcrafting"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Dora Carstensen</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>We also come to you! Besides visiting the Museum’s physical location, our “mobile museum” offers children the opportunity to experience the “Hands-On Museum” at their school or daycare centre. Our museum educator visits the children with a suitcase full of objects from the Museum. Activities focusing on writing, printing and paper are organised depending on the topic and can also be integrated into lessons.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> By individual agreement, from pre-school age. </p> <p>Various theme-based events open to everybody. </p> <p><strong>Contact</strong><br/> <a href="mailto:dbsm-info@dnb.de" class="ContactData" title="E-Mail: dbsm-info@dnb.de"><span>dbsm-info@dnb.de</span></a><br/> <abbr title="Telefon">Tel.</abbr> +49 341-2271-324</p> <a id="doc147432bodyText9"></a><h2>Holiday programme</h2> <p class="picture rechts normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/ferienprogramm.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="In one of our holiday courses, we also make skeleton and bat lanterns, for example." alt="In one of our holiday courses, we also make skeleton and bat lanterns, for example."/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Dora Carstensen</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>During the summer, autumn and winter holidays, we invite pupils of all ages to take part in creative activities in the Museum’s gallery, all of which focus on books, printing and paper. These events are part of the holiday pass programme offered by the City of Leipzig. Simple window stars, bound books, printed graphic designs, homemade coloured papers, lanterns featuring bats, skeletons or Frankenstein’s monster for Halloween – this is a great opportunity to make seasonal gifts and decorations.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong> <br/> from pre-school<br/> Workshops for school classes and daycare groups must be booked in advance.<br/> The dates and times of events in our general holiday programme are listed in our events calendar</p> <p><a href="SiteGlobals/Forms/DNBWeb/Veranstaltungsuebersicht/EN/Veranstaltungsuebersicht-EN_Formular.html?cl2Categories_Typ=mitmachangebot" class="c-button">Current dates</a></p> <a id="doc147432bodyText10"></a><h2>Seasonal programme </h2> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/angeboteSaison.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="Colourful bat lanterns on a table" alt="Colourful bat lanterns on a table"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: DNB, Paula Nerke</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>Along with our regular creative workshops, the German Museum of Books and Writing also offers other events for specific festivals and seasons: bat lanterns for Halloween, cards for Valentine’s Day, dragons and windmills in autumn, cones of sweets for the first day of school, Christmas stars for Advent season, funny origami rabbits for Easter.<br/> We give you step-by-step instructions on how to create little works of art using techniques both old and new.</p> <p><strong>Age</strong><br/> depending on the topic<br/> Workshops for school classes and daycare groups must be booked in advance. The dates of our reading events are listed in our events calendar </p> <p><a href="SiteGlobals/Forms/DNBWeb/Veranstaltungsuebersicht/EN/Veranstaltungsuebersicht-EN_Formular.html?cl2Categories_Typ=mitmachangebot" class="c-button">Current dates</a></p> <p><div id="sprg377468" class="wrapper-embedded"> <div class="c-content-teaser " aria-labelledby="contentteaser-377466" role="group"> <div class="c-content-teaser__wrapper row collapse"> <div class="c-content-teaser__text hellblau small-12 medium-6 columns"> <h2 class="c-content-teaser__section-header" id="contentteaser-377466"> Discovery tour for children and young people</h2> <p class="c-content-teaser__h"> Guided tour of the permanent exhibition<br/> Leipzig</p> <p class="c-content-teaser__button"> <a href="EN/Kulturell/GruppenfuehrungL/_content/entdeckungstour_anker.html" class="c-button c-button--c-button c-button--transparent">More</a></p> </div> <div class="c-content-teaser__image c-content-teaser__image--float small-12 medium-6 columns"> <p class="picture is-capsulated normal"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Fuehrungen/entdeckungstourKinder_Bild.jpg?__blob=normal&v=5" title="A group of girls looking at a papyrus scroll" alt="A group of girls looking at a papyrus scroll"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: PUNCTUM/Peter Franke</cite></span> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div></p> <a id="doc147432bodyText11"></a><h2>Thematic tours of the museum</h2> <p class="picture links normal" style="width:480px;"> <span class="wrapper" style="overflow: visible;"> <img src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Kulturell/Bildung/Museumzummitmachen/thementourenDbsm.jpg?__blob=normal&v=2" title="Illuminated display case in the exhibition of the German Museum of Books and Writing" alt="Illuminated display case in the exhibition of the German Museum of Books and Writing"/> </span> <span class="wrapper-text"> <span class="source"> <cite>Photo: PUNCTUM, Bernhard Kober</cite></span> </span> </p> <p>From cuneiform script to binary code: the permanent exhibition of the German Museum of Books and Writing tells the story of more than 5,000 years of media history. This offered plenty of material for several thematic tours, which can be booked individually and are intended for a wide audience. Visitors are guided through the permanent exhibition, the cultural history collection and the German National Library. From "Hidden Places" to music, industrial history, architecture, watermarks, languages, codes, book art and paper – the variety of topics is immense. Find out more in our flyer.</p> <p><a href="/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Kulturell/DBSM/faltbaltThementourenMuseum.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2" class="c-link c-link--download c-link--block FTpdf" title="Opens in new window" target="_blank"> <span class="c-link__icon c-link__icon--download c-link__icon--block"><svg data-name="Ebene 1" width="20" height="22" viewBox="0 0 20 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><defs><style>.st0{fill:#1d1d1b}</style></defs><path class="st0" d="M17.9 20v-2.79H20V22H0v-4.79h2.13V20z"/><path class="st0 icon-arrow" d="M16.15 8.87L10 15 3.88 8.87l1.51-1.51L9 10.91V0h2.13v10.91l3.56-3.55z"/></svg></span><span class="c-link__text">Download flyer "Thematic tours of the museum" (only available in German)</span> <span class="c-link__meta">3&nbspMB, PDF - Not barrier-free file.</span></a></p> <p><br/> </p> <a id="doc147432bodyText12"></a><h2>Opening hours and contact</h2> <p><div class="row wrapper-zweispaltig" id="sprg376148"> <div class="columns small-12 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