Bewahrung und Dokumentation von Buchstaben
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Preservation and Documentation of Letters
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The Museum of Letters is devoted to preserving and documenting letterforms. Hundreds of signs have already been rescued from decay and the scrap heap. Typographic elements are selected independently of culture, region, language and script system. Das Buchstabenmuseum hat sich die Bewahrung und Dokumentation von Buchstaben zur Aufgabe gemacht. Hunderte Buchstaben konnten bereits vor Verwitterung od
er endgültiger Verschrottung gerettet werden. Gesammelt werden typografische Exponate – unabhängig von Kultur, Region, Sprache und Schriftsystem.
Is anyone looking for a topic for their bachelor's thesis?
How about the Buchstabenmuseum as inspiration?
Here we show you a glimpse into the work of Emma Pfützenreuter, who has conceived and designed a very beautiful publication with a very interesting theme! Urban Letters! 💚
Thank you for letting us be a part of your work!
On 28/29 October is our End of Summer Sale!
There will be letters at low prices and you can also discover more products in our shop.
For example, posters, postcards, books and much more.
We look forward to seeing you!
A new lettering in our collection!
We thank Karin S. from our team, because she gave us the tip!
From a Kreuzberg backyard, the beautiful »Moden« found its way to our museum.
Unfortunately, there is no background information.
Does anyone recognise this lettering and know more about it?
Ü-291 Moden
‼️ We have extended our exhibition ‼️
»FINAL SALE - FROM DEPARTMENT STORES' TO MUSEUM«
An exhibition of former department stores from 1980 to the present day.
Horten, Quelle, Hertie, Kaufhof and Karstadt - corporate names that are disappearing from German city centres. Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof is currently struggling with closure in instalments. With the creeping loss of the corporations, the distinctive lettering of the department and department stores' chains is also being lost.
»Final Sale« tells the typographic and urban-historical stories of the letters and shows the former significance of the department stores and their architecture.
We invite you to discover the typographic department stores' icons and to buy selected items in the exhibition.
Let's fight together saving neons!
MONA meets Buchstabenmuseum.
It was a pleasure to meet you Eric!
We accept not only the big letters but also the small ones.
The large »Sparda Bank« letters are now joined by the small letters from the lower house façade.
Ü263 - Sparda Bank
Happy new year 2023!
We wish you a good start into the new year, stay healthy and we look forward to seeing you at the museum!
Today we say »Ciao«!
That was our series of new lettering from Vienna.
How did you like the new letters?
Do you have a favourite?
Ü274 - Ciao Agip
The beautiful infinity symbol of a »Konsum« is also in our collection. For us, a symbol for continuing to collect old signs and writings.
Ü275 - Konsum Logo/Zeichen
Wir brauchen eure Hilfe!
Weihnachten ist vorbei, aber wir haben noch einen großen Wunsch: Unterstützung bei Fotos!
Für unsere nächste Ausstellung »Final Sale« suchen wir dringend Bild- und Fotomaterial.
Motive rund um die Themen:
– Warenhaus/Kaufhaus
– Shopping
– Außenaufnahmen (Gebäude)
– Innenaufnahmen, mit oder ohne Menschen
– vor allem zu den (ehem.) Marken: Karstadt, Wertheim, Galeria Kaufhof, Quelle, Schlecker
– egal welche Qualität oder Größe
– Nutzungsrechte müssten auf uns übertragbar sein
Vielleicht habt ihr noch Fotos/Dias? Schickt uns ein Vorab/-Handy-Foto bis 08.01.2023!
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We need your help!
Christmas is over, but we still have one big wish: support with photos!
For our next exhibition »Final Sale« we are urgently looking for pictures and photo material.
Motifs around the themes:
– Department stores' / Department shop
– shopping
– Exterior shots (buildings)
– interior shots, with or without people
– especially the (former) brands: Karstadt, Wertheim, Galeria Kaufhof, Quelle, Schlecker
– no matter what quality or size
– Rights of use must be transferable to us
Maybe you still have photos/slides? Send us an advance/mobile phone photo by 08.01.2023!
Furniture transport with a difference!
The furniture shop had to close and in the end the red letters ended up with us.
Ü269 - Möbel Anny Manninger
Frohe Weihnachten!
Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! Feliz Navidad! Feliz Natal! Buon Natale! Vrolijk Kerstfeest! Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia! Весёлого Рождества!
The lettering from Vienna included a box with individual colourful letters. Together they made up the word »Friseur«.
Another »Friseur« in our collection!
Ü276 - Friseur
The holidays are approaching and we look forward to your visit!
Except for Saturday 24.12. we are open Thursday-Sunday from 1-5pm.
Today we show you the short lettering »été« from Vienna.
Its accents aigus are special. We hardly have any French letters in our collection so far.
How do you like the narrow pointed letters?
Ü272 - été
The beautiful letterings »Bücher« and »Papier« we also have from Vienna, from Billrothstraße 63.
How do you like the letterings?
Ü268 - Bücher Papier
Morgen wird die ARTE- Kurzschluss-Sendung „Das ABC des Kurzfilms“ um 00.35 Uhr ausgestrahlt und ist im Anschluss abrufbar in der ARTE Mediathek.
Eine Sondersendung anlässlich des Kurzfilmtags 2022.
Warum erzählen wir euch das?
Weil unser wunderbares Museum in der Sendung zu sehen sein wird.
Also schaut rein!
Fotocredit: © PINKMOVIES
Today we show you the »City Confiserie«.
A legendary »Zuckerlgeschäft« in the first district, Bognergasse.
At that time it was embedded between the even more legendary restaurant/bar »Zum Schwarzen Kameel« and today it is part of it.
The lettering has an unusual typography, recognisable by the sweep in the C.
The word City is slightly different in type, probably added later.
Or do you know more?
Ü273 - City Confiserie
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The beautiful »Christen« lettering has also found a home with us.
Founded in 1971 by Ernst Christen, it was located at Josefstädter Straße 8 in Vienna.
The retail store sold leather goods of all kinds.
Ü271 - Christen
This »Anker« lettering was taken directly from the bakery.
Ankerbrot is one of the largest bakeries in Vienna and in the whole of Austria. It was founded in Vienna in 1891 and still bakes there.
As a symbol of trust and a distinguishing feature, they have anchors embossed in their breads and thus also establish the later name of the bread factory.
Ü270 - Anker
Today we start to introduce you to our beautiful new letters from vienna.
We start with »Johann Strauss« from the branch in Mariahilfer Straße, 1060 Vienna.
The women's fashion shop, a traditional business, had to close at the beginning of 2014, as did several other shops.
Ü267 - Johann Strauss
The word »Advent« comes from Latin and means »arrival«.
A few new signs have also arrived here at our Museum!
They were rescued in Vienna many years ago and now have a permanent place in our collection.
Many thanks to Christian from the Vintage Interiors shop »nichts neues«, in Burggasse (Neubau, Vienna 7).
We wish you a wonderful Advent Season!
Drei der verschwundenen Hornbach Buchstaben sind wieder aufgetaucht!
Und das bei uns im Museum!
Ab sofort könnt ihr euch die Buchstaben live im ersten Bogen anschauen.
In september we were able to save the beautiful letters of the »Apotheke« in Berlin-Steglitz and the 3 letterings have a new home in our museum.
We now have a total of 6 »Apotheke« lettering in our collection.
Ü264 - Apotheke (Rheineck Apotheke)
Today we can introduce you to another newcomer.
The beautiful »Goyert« letters from the art shop in Cologne have found their way to us.
Many thanks to our member Frank!
We have new letters: O S T S E E Z E I T U N G !!!
O, Z, G are missing, but the rest of the letters have found a new home with us.
Today is the day!
We go neon!
We are opening our neon workshop!
We start at 5.30 pm!
We are looking forward to seeing you!
1, 2, 3, - soon we will start with our new neon workshop programm.
Who is taking part?
On thursday we celebrate the opening from 5.30 pm.
We look forward to seeing you!
We are pleased to announce that we will soon be able to present our neon workshop to you.
From thursday, 5.30 p.m. it starts!
Are you curious?
Only 3 days left!
Are you as excited as we are?
Celebrate with us this thursday from 5.30pm.
Thursday is the day!
We will go neon!
Celebrate this great renewal with us and visit us from 5.30pm.
There is a new »Friseur« lettering in our collection.
This is already the fourth!
Especially beautiful is the curved »s«, quite different from the »s« in the pink »Friseur« lettering.
The neon tubes of the »F« are unfortunately broken, but maybe we can repair it soon in our own workshop.
Thanks to Kai and Jürgen that we were allowed to take over the »Friseur« incl. »DAMEN« and »HERREN« lettering!
Ü259 - Friseur Damen Herren
Thursday, 15.09.
Silvana typeface launch and exhibition opening!!!
We invite you to gather for drinks, food, tunes and a type design installation at our Museum from 6PM.
We are part of the Ortstermin Festival next weekend!
27.08 16h
»Buchstäblich laut oder der buchstäbliche Laut«
Kuratorinführung mit der Leiterin des Museums /
Curators tour with the director of the museum Barbara Dechant
Anmeldung unter / Registration at:
[email protected]
Tickets 12 € / 6,50 € (inkl. Ausstellung / incl. exhibition)
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Öffnungszeiten / Opening hours
27.8. und / and 28.8., 13–17 h
Tickets 12 € / 6,50 € (inkl. Ausstellung / incl. exhibition)
About 2 months ago, the big red letters from »Lehner Versand« arrived from Switzerland.
The first time we had to fill out a customs form for letters.
Thank you so much for letting us give the letters a new home with us and for the great transport!
Ü258 - Lehner Versand
We welcome a new intern with us, Silvia!
She comes to us from Italy through the Berlink program.
»Hello, I’m Silvia,
I’m Italian and I’m doing my internship here, at Buchstauben museum. Before coming here I’ve never heard about it; but when I saw it for the first time I was amazed. It’s a museum about topography, a type of art linked with history; inside you can find letters about the story of the neighbourhood and important letters coming from all over the world; indeed it helps adults and elderly remembering, reliving old memories and even youngs in discovering something new, that has characterised the place where they have grown. The location is really particular and unusual, a little bit bizarre, that fits perfectly this kind of art; it is located under the train station inside a big white garage, animated by letters and lights of different colours.«
Beautiful yellow letters have arrived at our museum!
»Mode Ortmann« from Rheydt could be rescued and safely transported to Berlin thanks to our member Frank.
Many thanks Frank!
Ü261 - Mode Ortmann
It all started 17 years ago with these letterings.
The two letterings »Autoradio« in yellow and »Blaupunkt« in blue are each in cursive Helvetica and were stored in the Europahaus in Berlin.
Ü001 - Autoradio Blaupunkt
Welcome »Hotel Mondial«!
We have added another hotel lettering to our collection.
This time from the »Hotel Mondial« on the Kudamm here in Berlin. Besides the great old letters with neon lights on the outside, there were also small metal letters with star and a swimming pool. 😉
Many thanks to the hotel director Mr. Berkenkamp!
And Manuel for the great dismantling!
Ü260 - Hotel Mondial
Heute ist die Eröffnung des Stabi Kulturwerkes!
Kommt vorbei und folgt den »Ks« . 😉
Das Stabi Kulturwerk ist ein neuer Ausstellungs- und Workshop-Bereich der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
Das Stabi Kulturwerk macht vielfältiges kulturelles Erbe zugänglich und ist ein Ort des gemeinsamen Entdeckens und Forschens.
Das kostenfrei zugängliche Stabi Kulturwerk ist geöffnet
dienstags bis sonntags von 10-18 Uhr,
donnerstags bis 20 Uhr,
montags geschlossen.
Mehr Infos unter: https://staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/
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Today is the opening of the Stabi Kulturwerk!
Come by and follow the "Ks" . 😉
The Stabi Kulturwerk is a new exhibition and workshop area of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
The Stabi Kulturwerk makes diverse cultural heritage accessible and is a place for joint discovery and research.
The Stabi Kulturwerk, which is accessible free of charge, is open
Tuesdays to Sundays from 10 am to 6 pm,
Thursdays until 8 pm,
closed on Mondays.
More info at: https://staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/
Stadtbahnbogen 424
Berlin
10557
| Donnerstag | 13:00 - 17:00 |
| Freitag | 13:00 - 17:00 |
| Samstag | 13:00 - 17:00 |
| Sonntag | 13:00 - 17:00 |
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Thanks to Wall Gmbh for giving the logo to our collection! Important to know, the Wall company still exists. The logo was on a location that was closed this year. Not only logos from closures come to us, there are different reasons why. Ü288 - Wall
We are currently building our entrance area to have more shop space. How do you like the new entrance area? . . . #buchstabenmuseum #signhunter #leuchtbuchstaben #leuchtreklame #shopumbau #museeninberlin #museenentdecken
‼️ We have extended our exhibition ‼️ »FINAL SALE - FROM DEPARTMENT STORES' TO MUSEUM« An exhibition of former department stores from 1980 to the present day. Horten, Quelle, Hertie, Kaufhof and Karstadt - corporate names that are disappearing from German city centres. Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof is currently struggling with closure in instalments. With the creeping loss of the corporations, the distinctive lettering of the department and department stores' chains is also being lost. »Final Sale« tells the typographic and urban-historical stories of the letters and shows the former significance of the department stores and their architecture. We invite you to discover the typographic department stores' icons and to buy selected items in the exhibition.
Let's fight together saving neons! MONA meets Buchstabenmuseum. It was a pleasure to meet you Eric!
Have a nice sunny weekend everyone!
Easter Action! We have a typographic egg hunt for you at the museum. If you find all 6 »Ei«, you'll get a little something from us. Have fun searching! We look forward to your visit!
We have extended our Special Sale! By the way our shop is without entrance fee! #specialsale #shoppingtime #buchstabenmuseum
Second week, second lettering! We welcome the letters from »Motorola« to our collection. . . @motorola_de . #motorola #dismantle #buchstabenmuseum #buchstabenliebe #berlin #typeinberlin
Frohe Weihnachten! Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! Feliz Navidad! Feliz Natal! Buon Natale! Vrolijk Kerstfeest! Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia! Весёлого Рождества!
Today is International Volunteer Day! We thank all our helpers! Without you, the Buchstabenmuseum project would not be possible. We hope for many more years with you!
SPECIAL SALE Buchstabenmuseum 25.11.2021-09.01.2022
25.11.2021–09.01.2022
25.11.2021–09.01.2022
25.11.2021–09.01.2022
Sommerschlussverkauf im Buchstabenmuseum! Der SSV findet von Fr 08.10. bis So 10.10. jeweils von 13:00 bis 17:00 Uhr statt. // Summer Sale in the Buchstabenmuseum! The SSV takes place from Fri 08.10. to Sun 10.10. from 13:00 to 17:00. #ssv #schnäppchen #einzelstücke
Today is »The German Language Day«. It's always celebrated on the second Saturday in September since 2001. It was created by the German Language Association, which campaigns for the preservation of the german language. Do you have a favourite german word? . . @vereindeutschesprache . #deutschesprache #tagderdeutschensprache #sprachwissen #sprache #berlincity #signhunters #goodtype #typography #buchstabenmuseum #typeinberlin #welovetype #urbantype #letterlove #typedaily #typeinspiration #letters #neonsign #leuchtreklame #neonlights #visit_berlin #museenentdecken #type
+ + + ABSOFORT WIEDER GEÖFFNET: Donnerstag bis Sonntag (13:00 bis 17:00) + + +
Das Buchstabenmuseum hat sich die Bewahrung und Dokumentation von Buchstaben zur Aufgabe gemacht. Hunderte Buchstaben konnten bereits vor Verwitterung oder endgültiger Verschrottung gerettet werden. Gesammelt werden typografische Exponate – unabhängig von Kultur, Region, Sprache und Schriftsystem. The Museum of Letters is devoted to preserving and documenting letterforms. Hundreds of signs have already been rescued from decay and the scrap heap. Typographic elements are selected independently of culture, region, language and script system.
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