INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PAPER HISTORIANS

Paper Collections in Germany

historic paper mills, museums and library collections

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Landesmuseum für Handwerk und Technik
Westfalian Open Air Museum Hagen

Director: Dr. Michael Dauskardt
Curator in charge of paperhistory: Dr. Hubert Köhler
Address: Mäckingerbach, D-58091 Hagen-Selbecke
Tel.: +49-2331.780726
Fax: +49-2331.780720
E-Mail: freilichtmuseum-hagen@lwl.org
Visit their own website


Rheinisches Industriemuseum Bergisch Gladbach / Papiermühle Alte Dombach
Rhineland Industrial Museum /The Old Dombach paper Mill

Theme of the museum, located north-east of Cologne and opened on 6 August 1999, is to highlight the development of the manufacturing and application of paper and cardboard in the last 2 centuries. In addition to the mill buildings, the drying house, two living quarters and a stable, a part of the Dombacher factory houses the paper museum.
Literature:
Sabine Schachtner, Die Papiermacherei und ihre Geschichte in Bergisch Gladbach, Bergisch Gladbach 1990; Papier-vom Handwerk zum Massenprodukt, Cologne 2001
Director: Dr. Sabine Schachtner







Address: Alte Dombach, D-51465 Bergisch Gladbach
Tel. +49-2202.9366823 and 936680
Fax +41-2202.9366821


Die Deutsche Bibliothek/Deutsches Buch- und Schriftmuseum der Deutschen Bücherei
German National Library, German Museum of the Book

Die Papierhistorische Sammlungen/The Paperhistorical collections
The Deutsches Buch- und Schriftmuseum serves as the collection and documentation centre for the history of papermaking in Germany. The museum holds the world's largest collection of watermarks and samples of mechanically produced and modern handmade paper. The holdings also comprise extensive collections of coloured paper, ream imprints, plans for paper mills and technical facilities as well as other documents and archival materials on the history of paper. Special literature on the history of paper is available in a reference library. A computer-supported literature database provides access to more than 10.000 title entries which refer to independent and non-independent publications from Germany and abroad.
Address: Deutscher Platz, D-04103 Leipzig
Tel. +41-341.2271.240/273
Curator: Dr. Frieder Schmidt
The paper collection has its own homepage


Deutsches Museum
German Museum

Abteilung Papiergeschichte
Address: Museumsinsel 1, D-80538 Munich
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Museum Papiermühle Homburg
Homburg Paper Mill Museum

Recently (1997) opened paper museum, housed in an original Bavarian paper mill, built in 1807 and in operation until 1975
The town of Homburg is situated on the river Main, to the west of Würzburg. Literature: Annette Späth, "Museumsporträt: Papierherstellung mit Wasserkraft", Museum heute 15 (May 1998), pp. 9-14 (ISSN 0944-8497), Annette Späth, Museum Papiermühle Homburg, (Bayerische Museen, Band 26), Munich 1999 (ISBN 3-921669-26-X)
Director: Johannes Follmer
Address: Gartenstrasse 7, D-97855 Homburg-Markt Triefenstein
Tel./Fax: +49(0)93-9599222
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Stiftung Zanders - Papiergeschichtliche Sammlung
Zanders Foundation - Paperhistorical Collection

Founded by Dr. Johann Wilhelm Zanders in 1977.
Literature: Heinz Koch, Zanders. Aus der Geschichte eines Unternehmens, Bergisch Gladbach (Zanders Feinpapiere) 1989; Klara van Eyll, 1582-1982. 400 Jahre Papiermühlen an der Strunde. Eine historische Bilddokumentation, Bergisch Gladbach (Stiftung Zanders - Papiergeschichtliche Sammlung) 1982; Magdalene Christ, "Tradition und Fortschritt. Jubiläen bei Zanders in Bergisch Gladbach", International Paper History (IPH periodical) 9/2 (1999), pp. 23-24
Address: Hauptstrasse 267, D-51465 Bergisch Gladbach
Curator: Magdalene Christ
Tel. +49-2202.152060, Fax +49-2202.31974


Leopold-Hoesch-Museum
Leopold Hoesch Museum of Paper Art

Address: Hoeschplatz 1, D-52349 Düren
P.O. Box/Postfach 486, D-52351 Düren
Director: Dr. Dorothea Eimert


Papiermuseum der Stadt Düren
Düren Municipal Paper Museum

Address: Wallstrasse 2-8, D-52349 Düren


Eberswalde Papiermanufaktur
Eberswalde Paper Manufactury

Brandenburgische Museen für Technik, Arbeit und Verkehr
Address: c/o Institut für Europäische Ethnologie
Schiffbauerdamm 19
D-10117 Berlin
Curator: Christian Hirte
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Papiermanufaktur- und Museum Wolfswinkel-Spechthausen (i.Gr.)

In the North of the Region Brandenburg, especially in Eberswalde-Finow, there is a "museum in founding". The old Papiermanufaktur Spechthausen was moved to Eberswalde in the 50s and rebuilt into the VEB Wolfswinkelpapierwerk (an old papermill and -factory). Around 10-20 Persons used to manufacture good quality writing papers. In the 1990s the factory closed and the owner, Mr. Schallenberg, only continues the manufacture. The workers had to go, but the inventory is still intact and should reactivated. Mr. Schallenberg and his partner Mrs. Gripekoven want to found a museum with a manufacturing part. There is capacity for around 5-10 persons per workshop. (Thanks to Roman Luplow for this information)
Address: Eberswalder Str. 27-29
D-16227 Eberswalde
Tel./Fax: +49-03334.354943 (Fax is eventually damaged)
Contact: Herr Schallenberg (Owner), Frau Gripekoven, Herr Altmann (Engineer)


Gutenberg-Museum Mainz

Address: Liebfrauernplatz 5, D-55116 Mainz


Papiermühle Plöger (im Planung)
Plöger Paper Mill (being established)

Address: D-32816 Schieder-Schwalenberg 1


MD-Papiermuseum

Address: Ostenstrasse 5, D-85221 Dachau


Klostermühlenmuseum Thierhaupten

Address: Franzengasse 21
D-86672 Thierhaupten
Tel. +49-8271.1769
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Museum für Papier- und Buchkunst
Museum for Paper and Book Art

Address: Schlossrain, D-73252 Lenningen


Museum Papiermühle Weddersleben
Paper Mill Museum Weddersleben

Address: Quedlinburg Strasse 2, D-06502 Weddersleben


Technisches Museum Papiermühle Niederzwönitz
Technical Museum Niederzwönitz Paper Mill

Address: Köhlerberg 1
D-08297 Zwönitz
Tel. +49-37754.2690
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Deutsches Technikmuseum
German Technical Museum

Abteilung Papiergeschichte
Address: Trebbinger Strasse 9, D-10963 Berlin


Technisches Museum "Holzschleiferei Weigel"

Address: Karlsbaderstrasse 80
D-08355 Rittersgrün
Tel. +49-37757.7216
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Regionalmuseum des Amtes Malliss
Regional museum of Neu Kaliss

Neu Kaliss is located near Doemitz near the Elde-River. The regional museum has an interesting paper-historical section. It is oriented on the history of the local papermill (today Neu Kaliss Spezialpapier-GmbH, part of the MELITTA group, before VEB Feinpapier Neu Kaliss, before Felix Schoeller & Bausch Feinpapierfabriken).
The exhibition was build from rests of acts and probes of the older fabriques and some personal collected things of their workers. The museum is managed by an old ex-teacher, but is has an excellent quality in the paper-historical substructure! The buildings of the mill are a legally protected monument but without any mindful use. The machines are broken down and not given into the museum. (Thanks to Roman Luplow for this information)
Address: Karl-Marx-Str. 22
D-19294 Kaliss
Tel./Fax: +49/38758/26344 Contact: Hans-Joachim Boetefuer







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