At the end of June, the first workshop meeting on the "Modernization of the Gutenberg
Museum" took place in the town hall at the invitation of the city of Mainz. Mayor Michael Ebling and Head of the Department of Construction and Culture Marianne Grosse emphasized that the large group had agreed to focus future efforts on shaping the museum's future, drawing on the momentum generated by the referendum to permanently enhance the museum through combined forces and ideas. The main objective of the first meeting was initially to define formal aspects in order to establish itself as a working workshop and to agree on the basis for future working meetings. Specifically, it was agreed that a call for expressions of interest (IBV) would be issued to recruit an external office to moderate the working workshop.

The second workshop took place on August 21, 2018. The topics of the workshop were the further schedule for the expression of interest process and the concept for the museum scenography that had been developed so far.

The third workshop took place on October 16, 2018. The main focus was on providing brief information on the current status of the expression of interest process and collecting topics for the workshop's further proceedings.

The fourth workshop took place on December 5, 2018. Goals and agenda of the meeting:

• The selected firm PLANKOM introduces itself and the planned approach.
• Initial questions were clarified. The next steps were agreed upon.

The sixth workshop took place on March 22, 2019. The main topic of the workshop was the presentation of the scenography concept for the Gutenberg Museum, which was developed by Atelier Brückner in collaboration with the Gutenberg Museum.

The first public participation event on the future of the Gutenberg Museum took place as part of the 11th workshop on September 26, 2019. The focus was on presenting the museum's current problems and their current impact. The alternative locations discussed in the workshop were also presented and their feasibility explained. Citizens thus had the opportunity to gain an impression of the museum and its problems and needs, and to learn about the working workshop's approach. There was also an opportunity for discussion and for questions and suggestions to be raised. The presentations on the alternative locations and the speech by Dr. Schutt-Kehm, Deputy Director of the Gutenberg Museum, can be downloaded below.

On September 26, the first public meeting of the Gutenberg Museum Modernization Workshop took place at the museum with interested parties from Mainz.

Participation continued with a public excursion to Frankfurt am Main on Saturday, October 19, 2019. There, the members of the workshop and other participants from Mainz visited the Historical Museum. The museum has undergone a similar development to the Gutenberg Museum in terms of structural and content expansion.

In addition to a lecture by the museum's director, Dr. Gerchow, there was an opportunity to get to know the museum better. Citizens thus had the opportunity to exchange experiences, approaches, and ideas based on a project that had already been realized.

Building on the public meeting of the working group on September 26, 2019, at the Gutenberg Museum and the excursion to the Historical Museum in Frankfurt am Main, the third public event of the "Modernization of the Gutenberg Museum" working group took place on November 28, 2019, with interested parties in the Drusussaal at the Citadel.

The main topic of the event was the question of location. The preferred locations and options – new construction on the Ernst-Ludwig-Platz parking lot, new construction on the site of the Allianz building, and the current location as a renovation or new construction option – were presented in more detail. Citizens had the opportunity to learn more about the individual location alternatives and to make their statements. There was also an opportunity for discussion and for questions and suggestions to be raised.

The presentation on the location alternatives presented by Kirstein und Rischmann Architekten und Ingenieure GmbH and the three additional location alternatives for the presentation at the 11th meeting on September 26, 2019, can be downloaded below.

What is the next step in the development of the World Museum of Printing? On March 3, 2020, the fourth public event of the "Modernization of the Gutenberg Museum" workshop was held at the Gutenberg Museum with interested parties. The purpose of the participatory event was to present the status of discussions in the workshop regarding sponsorship and the location decision. In particular, the two remaining location options, i.e., a new building at the Allianzhaus and a new building at the existing location, were to be discussed with the public and opinions sought.

Following the recent easing of restrictions, the working group resumed its activities and its members met for their 18th meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

The working group decided by a large majority to recommend the current location on Liebfrauenplatz to the city council as the site for the Gutenberg Museum.