Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum

Over het museum

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.

Hoogtepunten

• 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

Vaste collectie

• 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.

Opgericht

2004

Beheerder

Stiftung Saarländischer Kulturbesitz

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: 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.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

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.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderfeestjes

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).

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car via the A620, exit Wadgassen, toward Wadgassen; leave the roundabout toward Bous and turn left onto the street Am Abteihof.

Service & horeca

• Garderobe
• Kluisjes

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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