The Gutenberg Museum is located in Mainz, Germany. Folks recognize the name as associated with moveable type printing and the Gutenberg Bible.
My own association is a little different. Because of my interest in social media, I associate Gutenberg with the history of a technology allowing more individuals access to knowledge. Internet access is often described as an updated historical opportunity. In addition, this new technology expands what was once a very limited opportunity to express oneself to the real chance to write something viewed by others in all corners of the world. This blog would be an example. Books I have read such as Gutenberg the Geek and From Gutenberg to Google draw this comparison in making the case that recent advances in technology offer opportunities of world changing significance.
The following images are from our visit to the Gutenberg Museum
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