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Saxony acquired the historically valuable library of the St. Marienthal monastery in Ostritz (Görlitz district) in 2023. Now, for the first time, an exhibition provides access to the bibliophile treasures.
For two years now, Saxony's State Library has been a hotspot for gourmets. The German Archive of Cuisine contains evidence of the art of cooking - past and present.
Public libraries are Saxony's most visited cultural and educational institutions. People don't just go there to learn and work.
Saxony's libraries and archives preserve the state's memory. Preserving, maintaining and researching this written cultural heritage costs money - and some of it has to be saved from decay.
Public libraries in Saxony preserve and lend books and other media. They are also places for reading, meeting and discussion - and now there are further goals.
During the summer vacations, special books for children and young people are always on offer in Saxony's libraries. They can be borrowed free of charge after registering - and readers can vote for the best title.
The Saxon State Library also preserves cultural heritage beyond books. This treasure is now more easily accessible in digital and analog form - for everyone.
By the beginning of August, 116 public libraries in Saxony will once again be offering special books for 11 to 16-year-olds during the summer vacations. "Whether fantasy, love stories, exciting novels or non-fiction, the offer is broad and up-to-date, there is something for every taste," announced t ..
The fifth extension to the German National Library in Leipzig is getting closer. As part of an architectural competition, 20 pre-selected participants from all over Europe have been invited to submit their designs and models for a fifth extension. This was announced by the director of Germany's larg ..
The Free State of Saxony and the State Library Association award the Saxon Library Prize, endowed with 10,000 euros.
Young people aged 16 and over can now use the German National Library's reading rooms in Leipzig and Frankfurt am Main free of charge. Lowering the age limit from 18 to 16 is intended to promote freedom of information and freedom of expression, among other things, the library announced on Wednesday. ..
For years, museums in Saxony have been searching for objects that don't belong there. The large institutions are pioneers in this research - but there are hurdles for the smaller ones.
The Sorbian Institute discovers a rare edition of the Prussian Church Agenda from 1899 in an archive in Bautzen.
The municipal libraries also had to cope with declines due to coronavirus. Now more people are coming back and borrowing books.
In the most extensive case of Nazi-looted property at the Goethe and Schiller Archive, manuscripts belonging to the collector Beno Kaufmann were handed over to rightful heirs.
With over seven million images, the Deutsche Fotothek is one of the largest archives of its kind in Germany. At its heart is the photographers' archive.
The St. Marienthal Psalter is considered the most important work from the library of the monastery of the same name and dates back to the first quarter of the 13th century. Now the bibliophile holdings from St. Marienthal have a new owner.
Around 100 unlawful books from the National Socialist era were discovered in the Saxon State Library.
After the gardening season began in March, the seeds provided by the Dresden Seed Library were completely sold out within a few weeks. Now there is a replenishment.