Culture - Mainz mayor: Federal government will not contribute to Gutenberg Museum
The federal government will not become a sponsor and permanent supporter of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. This means that there will also be no support amounting to a maximum of EUR 20 million for the further development of the museum, Mainz Mayor Nino Haase (non-party) told the German Press Agency. Nevertheless, the city will continue to press ahead with the project.
The museum, which is primarily dedicated to the inventor of printing with movable type, Johannes Gutenberg, will be moving out of its outdated building by the cathedral next year and will temporarily be housed in the Natural History Museum in the state capital, sharing the building with it. A new building is planned for the actual location, and the entire concept is to be modernized as part of this. According to the city, the new building could ideally begin in 2026 and be completed in 2029.
Haase's predecessor in office, the current Rhineland-Palatinate Interior Minister Michael Ebling (SPD), had campaigned for a reorganization of the museum's sponsorship; under his aegis, the city approached the federal government. A few years ago, Ebling said that permanent funding from the state and federal government would lift the museum "into the national league". In his view, this would be appropriate for the invention of printing and the consequences it had triggered.
A spokeswoman for the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth (Greens), announced that the project had not been selected as part of the parliamentary procedure. "Unfortunately, your expression of interest could not be considered as part of the "KulturInvest" 2023 funding procedure," the letter of rejection read. At a meeting on September 28, 2023, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag did not provide any funding for the "Gutenberg Museum Mainz" project. The number of projects submitted had significantly exceeded the amount of budget funds available.
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- Despite the federal government's decision not to contribute to the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, the city, led by Mayor Nino Haase, will continue its plans for the museum's relocation and modernization.
- The Mayor of Mainz, Nino Haase, announced that the Gutenberg Museum, dedicated to the inventor of printing, Johannes Gutenberg, will temporarily move to the Natural History Museum in Mainz next year.
- Rhineland-Palatinate's former Interior Minister Michael Ebling (SPD) had previously advocated for a reorganization of the museum's sponsorship, aiming to secure permanent funding from the state and federal government to elevate the museum to a national level.
- The spokeswoman for the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth (Greens), confirmed that the project did not make it into the "KulturInvest" 2023 funding procedure, as the number of projects was more than the available budget funds.
- Municipalities across Germany, including Mainz led by Nino Haase, contribute to the cultural landscape of Rhineland-Palatinate, having numerous museums such as the Gutenberg Museum that attract tourists and promote Germany's rich history and heritage.
Source: www.stern.de
