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Exhibition “Ingolstadt Landshut Munich”
16 Oct 2023
Milestones in 550 years of library history: The University Library of LMU Munich 1473–2023
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In 2023, the LMU Munich University Library will celebrate its 550th anniversary. From October 16, 2023, to January 19, 2024, the anniversary exhibition “Ingolstadt Landshut Munich – Stages in 550 Years of Library History: The LMU Munich University Library 1473-2023” will be on display in the lending hall on the ground floor of the University Library.
Since its founding in 1473, many developments have shaped the history of the University Library of Bavaria's oldest state university. Using selected exhibits, the exhibition provides an exemplary glimpse into the long and eventful history of the University Library. Late medieval and early modern catalogs bear witness to the beginnings of the library of the Faculty of Arts in Ingolstadt. Secularization goods and acquisition requests from the Landshut period represent the rapid growth of the library at the beginning of the 19th century. Library regulations, bookkeeping, and lecture notes symbolize the transition to Munich and the largest University Library in Germany in the first half of the 20th century. The Nazi era and the destruction of buildings and collections during World War II are followed by old and new construction projects that span the arc of the University Library's recent history.
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Date and location of the exhibition
- Duration of the exhibition: October 16, 2023 - January 19, 2024
- Location: University Library, exhibition and lending hall (ground floor), Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München
Contact
Dr. Sven Kuttner
University Library of LMU Munich
Deputy director
Special Collections Department
E-mail: sven.kuttner@ub.uni-muenchen.de
Annika Assil, M.A.
University Library of LMU Munich
Special Collections Department
Rare Books Division
E-mail: annika.assil@ub.uni-muenchen.de