Landeshauptstadt Mainz Direkt zum Inhalt
Landeshauptstadt Mainz Direkt zum Inhalt
This name remains notable even in today's breathtakingly rapid world of visual and audio media. The museum bearing this name in the city centre is a homage to the inventor of the printing with moveable letters, with his world renowned 42 line bible being one of the prime exhibits.
One can watch as "live" demonstrations are made of printing the way it was done 500 years ago in the museum's workshop. Middle Age manuscripts, historical prints, artwork, printing presses, and typesetting machines of ages past round up the fascinating spectrum of items on display in this museum, which is with good reason one of the main attractions in Mainz.
Gutenberg-Museum
Liebfrauenplatz 5
55116 Mainz
Phone (0 61 31) 12 26 40-44
gutenberg-museum@stadt.mainz.de
Opening times:
www.gutenberg-museum.de
It is also possible to try your own hand at printing in the printing workshop ("Druckladen" of the Gutenbergmuseum). Opening times: Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (And by appointment.)