At a glance
The themes of the exhibition
Ground floor:
- Prelude: "Scholl Memorial" and printing station for media card
- Prologue: Gutenberg's life and work with city model
- The Gutenberg Museum – a look at media history: comparison of modern media with objects from the Gutenberg Museum collection in six thematic areas: "Describing the world," "Passing the time," "Shaping opinion," "Unfolding splendor," "Creating knowledge," "Cultivating image," media use then and now, Columbia Press, selfie station
- Treasury: Gutenberg Bibles, books from Gutenberg's time, manuscripts, book production, wall projection of the Gutenberg Bibles
Staircase:
- Picture journey: Illustrations on the history of the Gutenberg Museum.
First and second floors:
- Printing technology: printing demonstrations and cinema, book production, paper manufacturing, bookbinding
- Print shop: museum education department
- Special exhibition area