As Germany's largest bookbinding museum, the museum offers a comprehensive overview of historical craft bookbinding as it was practiced until the mid-20th century. The German Bookbinding Museum in the Gutenberg Museum was founded by the association. The foundation of the collection was donated by bookbinders from all over Germany.

The aim of the museum is to

1. to showcase historical bookbinding up to the beginning of the 20th century
2. to highlight the quality standards and level of bookbinding skills from the past to the present
3. to place modern bookbinding in its traditional context

Founded: 1962
Register of associations: VR 980