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“All the letters are from Berlin, a lot of them are from old Berlin when it
was divided. One of the signs that they have is the old East Berlin train
station, which has been torn down, and that's a really big deal,”
notes Southam.
History, there most certainly is in the crammed gallery it’s a small
industrial space, concrete floors, plain white walls and letters
everywhere.
“You walk in, and it's just a mess. There's about two meters by two meters
of free space where you can actually stand. The rest is just like a sign
graveyard, it's just piles and piles and piles of old signs,” says Southam.
But that’s the exciting part. It’s not a museum where you can look, but
not touch and everything is just so. Everything is chaotic here: letters on
top of letters, on top of letters and it’s amazing.
“You have everything from pop culture signs to historical signs, which
mean quite a bit, to H&M signs,” says Southam.
The museum will soon be expanding to a bigger location where
Dechant and Schulze will be able to properly display all the treasures
they house. But make no mistake, the next space will still have the same
inviting feeling where you can look and touch the little bits of history
these two typography fans have gathered for your viewing pleasure.
*The Letter Museum is by appointment only, so get in touch:
kontact@buchstabenmuseum.de
www.buchstabenmuseum.de