It was in 1935 that the Book Museum first opened in the Japanisches Palais (Japanese Palace), where the Saxon State Library was located at the time. After the building was destroyed in 1945, the library moved to a former barracks in Albertstadt, a district of Dresden. A new book museum was established there in 1952 and remained within that framework until 2002. In 2003, the Saxon State, National and University Library of Dresden (SLUB) moved into its new facilities in Zellescher Weg, which also provides space for Book Museum presentations of different sizes. Alongside the most famous exhibit of all – the thirteenth-century Dresden Maya manuscript –, the museum’s changing shows feature manuscripts, early printed books, valuable book covers, music autographs, maps and more.
Opening times
Monday to Friday 10 am. to 6 pm., Saturday 2 pm to 6 pm, Saturday 2 pm public tour of the treasure chamber
Admission fees
Admission free of charge
Transport connection
Tram no. 11 to "Zellescher Weg", tram nos. 3/8 to "Nürnberger Platz", bus no. 61 to "Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek", bus no. 66 to "Technische Universität"
Extras/offers
cafespecial exhibitions
Misc. extras
museum café, guided tours in foreign languages by previous arrangement, special exhibitions
Handicapped accessible
- handicapped accessible in all areas
- handicapped accessible toilet
Foreign language offers
Exhibition texts in the Treasure Chamber (permanent exhibition) in German and English Guided tours in English and Spanish by previous arrangement (e-mail: tour@slub-dresden.de) Exhibition texts in English
Educational offers
Guided tours of the Treasure Chamber: every Saturday at 2 pm
Contact
Book Museum of the Saxon State and University Library
Zellescher Weg 18
01069 Dresden
Tel: +49 (0)351 / 4 67 75 80
