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Print demonstration at the Gutenberg printing press

Find out first-hand how printing took place at the time of Johannes Gutenberg.

Time:

Tue-Sat: on the hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (except for 1 p.m.)
Sun: on the hour from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Place: Gutenberg workshop, Museum basement

Cost: Included in the museum admission


Movie screenings

Several times per day, the Gutenberg Museum screens a movie by the SWR about Gutenberg, the invention of letterpress printing, and the Gutenberg Museum.

Time:

Tue-Sat:

20 minutes before the hour from 9:40 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. (except for 12:40 p.m.)

Sun: 20 minutes before the hour from 9:40 a.m. to 4:40 p.m.

Place: Museum auditorium, ground floor

Language: German

Cost: Included in the museum admission


Public museum tours

The one-hour tour of the Gutenberg Museum includes a demonstration of the historic printing press and a stop at the original Gutenberg Bibles in the museum vault.

The tour is conducted by the tour guides of the City of Mainz.

Time: Saturdays, 11 a.m. and according to prior agreement

Cost: €12.00/Reduced €10.00 per person (plus entry fee)

Booking:

Telephone: +49 6131 – 242 827 / 888
E-Mail: gaestefuehrungmainzpluscom
Online booking: MainzPlus

Family Sunday

The exciting children's tour "Of dancing letters and coloured leaves" for children from 6 years of age and their parents is offered by a museum education specialist according to the age of the children. The mobile printing workshop in the Gutenberg-Museum allows children to print their own pictures.

Time: 3 p.m.

Meeting point: Museum cash desk, ground floor

Cost: Guided tour €2.00 and printing €2.00, reduced admission €3.50 for parents and accompanying relatives.


"Remission of sins great and small"

Printing of letters of indulgence at the reconstructed Gutenberg press.

Time: Sat, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Place: Printing press, 1st floor

Cost: Included in the museum entrance fee.

The Gutenberg workshop with the historic printing press. Gutenberg-Museum, Mainz
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