Kreativwerkstatt: Die Kunst des schönen Schreibens

In the organizer's words:

From the beginning of the 16th century, there were already instruction and pattern books, the so-called Schreibmeisterbücher. They contained instructions on the use of steel nibs and decorative lettering. They could be used to learn a wide variety of scripts. You can write with a quill pen, steel nib and ink in calligraphy on tracing paper placed on a writing template. By moving the tracing paper, the words are put together in upper and lower case. This results in poems, letters and stories.

About the series of events

The creative workshop at the German Museum of Books and Writing in Leipzig is aimed at families with children as well as young people and adults. Various creative techniques can be tried out together. We will show you how to make paper balls, silhouettes and garlands or how to create small works of art using origami and other paper folding techniques.

The creative workshop takes place once a month on Thursdays from 3 to 4:30 pm. Our choice of topics is also based on the respective season.

We cordially invite you to get creative with us.

Information and contact

Venue: Museum Cabinet, German Book and Writing Museum of the German National Library in Leipzig

Registration: No registration required

Costs: Free admission

Duration: approx. 90 minutes

Age: Children from 7 years, teenagers and adults

Accessibility: The rooms in which the workshop takes place are wheelchair accessible.

Contact: dbsm-info@dnb.de