Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum
Museum on the history of the press and printing technology in the former abbey courtyard in Wadgassen – with printing presses, historical newspapers, and workshops.
Om museet
The collection goes back to the press historian Martin Welke, who founded a private newspaper museum in Meersburg on Lake Constance in 1989 and gathered thousands of objects over decades. About ten years later the Saarbrücker Zeitung acquired the holdings and passed them on to the Stiftung Saarländischer Kulturbesitz.
The abbey courtyard of the former Premonstratensian monastery of Wadgassen was restored as the new location; the Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum opened there in May 2004. The abbreviation DZM is today also read as the museum's program: Demokratie, Zeitgeschichte, and Medienkompetenz (democracy, contemporary history, and media literacy).
The permanent exhibition describes around 400 years of press history in Germany, from early modern broadsheets to the present, and makes clear what role a free press plays for democracy – including in times of censorship. The collection includes newspapers and magazines of the 17th and 18th centuries, a high-speed press by Koenig & Bauer from 1867, a first issue of the Süddeutsche Zeitung from 1945 signed by those involved in its founding, a Luther Bible from 1560, and more than 800 works by the cartoonist Hans-Georg Rauch. As an extracurricular learning venue, the museum offers numerous workshops on paper, writing, and printing.
Højdepunkter
- High-speed press by Koenig & Bauer from 1867
- Broadsheets and newspapers of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Signed first issue of the Süddeutsche Zeitung from 1945
- Luther Bible of 1560
- Printing workshop with a historic hand press
Permanente udstillinger
- Ständige Ausstellung zur Pressegeschichte – Around 400 years of newspaper history from early broadsheets to today, with historic printing presses and the topic of freedom of the press.
- Grundlagt
- 2004
- Ejer
- Stiftung Saarländischer Kulturbesitz
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 5 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 3 €Groups of 10 or more paying people, holders of the Ehrenamtskarte or the SZ-Card, and members of the Bundesverband Museumspädagogik, the Deutscher Verband für Kunstgeschichte, the VHD, and the CISH |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 18 år · Children and teens up to 18 years have free admission. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount listed. |
| Personer med handicap | gratisPeople with severe disabilities (degree of disability 50 or higher) have free admission. |
| Studerende og elever | gratisUniversity students, vocational school students, and volunteer service participants free. |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 3 € pr. personReduced admission for 10 or more paying people. |
Gratis entré: Free admission on Wednesdays from 15:00 and on the first Sunday of every month.
Card payment not possible. Free admission also with SaarlandCARD, Saar Pass, and SozialCard, for recipients of transfer benefits, and for members of the Fördergesellschaft (friends' society), the Deutscher Museumsbund, and ICOM.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Step-free side entrance next to the stairs to the main entrance; four accessible parking spaces about 30 m from the entrance, reachable via wide gravel paths. An elevator (90 cm wide) serves all floors of the permanent exhibition and the accessible restrooms on the third floor; the rooms for changing exhibitions are accessible via a lifting platform.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 18 år |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Børnefødselsdage
Every first Sunday of the month a free hands-on workshop for children and families (13:30–16:00), such as papermaking, printing, or writing with quill and ink. Children's birthday parties with a tour and workshop (2 hours €70, 3 hours €100, up to 12 children).
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Bahnhof Bous · 10 min. til fods
By regional train to Bous, from there about a 10-minute walk.
I bil
Parkering muligt · 30 m til indgangen
Large parking lot directly in front of the building with four accessible parking spaces.
- Handicapparkering
By car via the A620, exit Wadgassen, toward Wadgassen; leave the roundabout toward Bous and turn left onto the street Am Abteihof.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Garderobe
- Opbevaringsskabe
Arrangementer & udlejning
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| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photography only in certain cases with a photo permit, without flash and tripod; ask at the ticket desk. |
| Godt at vide | Group tours (max. 20 people) in German, English, and French for €50 plus reduced admission; workshops for school classes and daycare groups. Booking Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00 at tel. +49 6834 9423-0 or buchung@deutsches-zeitungsmuseum.de. Bags of about A4 size or larger must be left in the coat check or a locker. |
