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Nonhuman reading machine in Leipzig, Germany.


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LESEMACHINE in Leipzig, Germany


A custom-built Nonhuman Reading Machine ('lesemachine') was acquired by The National Museum of Books & Writing, Deutches NationalBibliotek, Leipzig, Germany. The lesemachine was fully functional and could be operated by the public during the exhibition which ran until February 2024. 

From the DNB website:
"Founded in Leipzig in 1884 as the Deutsches Buchgewerbemuseum (German Book Trade Museum), it is the world’s oldest museum of book culture, while its scope and the quality of its holdings also make it one of the most important. Our permanent exhibition takes visitors on a journey through 5,000 years of media history and tells the story of knowledge, censorship and freedom of opinion."

Exhibited November 2023 - February 2024.



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