Legal Deposit in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Experience State History in the Library
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How Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Preserves its Printed Memory
The exhibition opening The Legal Deposit in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: An Obligation for the State Library?! invites you to the State Library Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Günther Uecker in Schwerin on November 17, 2026. The focus is on a central task of cultural transmission: the collection, preservation, and archiving of the intellectual and written heritage of the state.
Local Chronicles as a Reflection of Regional History
This year's exhibition is dedicated to the focus Local Chronicles. Different time periods and publications from numerous places in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern offer a multifaceted view of regional identity, social change, and local memory culture. In the examination of the works, historical documents, library collection work, and the quiet materiality of the printed word come together.
The Legal Deposit between Law and Culture
The basis of the collection is formed by the State Press Law of June 6, 1993, and the regulation on the delivery of printed works from March 20, 1996. Publishers and editors must deliver one copy of printed works published in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the State Library free of charge within one month. The spectrum ranges from literary works and statistical yearbooks to maps and audiovisual media, as well as program brochures from cultural institutions.
The exhibition makes visible how this legal obligation creates a lasting cultural archive. Each individual legal deposit contributes to making political, economic, and social developments of the state accessible for research, education, and future generations.
An Evening with Lecture, Discussion, and Tour
The opening begins at 7:00 PM with a welcome by Dr. Ramona Dornbusch, head of the State Office for Culture and Heritage Preservation. Matthias Wehry, head of the State Library Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Günther Uecker, will speak about collection and duty. Dr. Barbara Unterberger explains the practical work surrounding acquisition, cataloging, and legal deposits.
With Lars Jendral from the State Library Center Rhineland-Palatinate, the focus also shifts to the legal deposit in the online world. Following that, Joris Busch, head of the legal deposit office, will guide through the exhibition. Thus, the evening connects art and cultural history perspectives with professional categorization and cultural education.
Aesthetic Experience in the Sign of Printed Heritage
The atmosphere of the exhibition arises from the interplay of paper, typography, binding, signs of use, and historical distance. Local chronicles do not only appear as information media but as cultural testimonies with their own materiality. Their pages preserve voices, perspectives, and memories that can be newly interpreted in the present.
This art experience does not follow a classic staging of painting, sculpture, or installation. Its special quality lies in the concentrated encounter with documents that derive their effect from content, design, and transmission. The exhibition opens up an aesthetic experience of reading and shows how curation from library collections shapes a narrative landscape.
Conclusion: A Lively Look at Cultural Memory
Visitors can expect an informative opening evening about local chronicles, archiving, media change, and the responsibilities of a state library. The exhibition connects historical sources with current questions about the preservation of analog and digital publications. Anyone who wants to experience regional history, library science, and cultural transmission up close should definitely attend this special art experience in Schwerin live.
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