BookTalkWalk – Gedankengang mit Thomas Kater

As part of the theme year “Tacheles – Jewish. Saxon. Human,” Transformatorenwerk Leipzig, in cooperation with the German Book and Writing Museum, is once again inviting people to join book walks in 2026.

Each BookTalkWalk combines a book with special locations that align thematically with the book’s content and ideas. On July 11, 2026, Prof. Dr. Thomas Kater will present Walter Benjamin’s book “On the Concept of History.”

Participation in the walks is free of charge and open to all interested residents of the city; no prior knowledge or familiarity with the book being presented is required. Ideally, the BookTalkWalk will inspire participants to read the featured book on their own afterward. 

The walk with Prof. Dr. Thomas Kater lasts 2 hours; the meeting point is the Bibliotheca Albertina. 

The event series is organized by Transformatorenwerk Leipzig e.V. in cooperation with the German Book and Writing Museum of the German National Library, the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Leipzig, Denkwege e.V., the German-Israeli Society e.V. (DIG Leipzig) and the Young Forum of DIG Leipzig, Expedition Philosophie e.V., and the Bibliotheca Albertina. The series is sponsored by the ZEIT-Stiftung Bucerius.

Information and Contact

Venue:Bibliotheca Albertina, Beethovenstraße 6, 04107 Leipzig

Cost:Free admission

Duration:2 hours

Registration:No registration required

Contact:dbsm-info@dnb.de