Collections
Founded in 1924, the Deutsche Fotothek is a universal cultural history archive with a total holdings of around five million images. It offers a wide range of subjects with a focus on photography, art, architecture and the history of technology.
In addition to the Archiv der Fotografen — Archive of Photographers, the portal Weltsichten — World Views, the Kartenforum — Map Forum as an information portal of libraries, museums and archives managed by the Deutsche Fotothek and funded by the DFG, as well as the extensive collection of architectural and machine drawings from more than 20 collections deserve special mention.
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Photography
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Archiv der Fotografen — Archive of Photographers
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek and many other partners
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Update!
Die Gute Form — Good Design
Product PhotographyFrom the stock of the Rat für Formgegung
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Weltsichten —
WorldviewsFrom the stock of the SKD, Deutsche Fotothek and many other partners
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Experimental Photography
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek und other partners
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New!
Kraftwerk Hirschfelde
From the stock of the Stiftung Kraftwerk Hirschfelde
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Hand colored slides from the 30s
In Co-operation with foticon
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Worker Photography
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek and other partners
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World War I
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek
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Historic Picture Postcards from the Giesbrecht Collection
From the stock of the University of Osnabrück
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Sorbian Culture
From the stock of the Sorbisches Institut and the Deutsche Fotothek
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Historic Mill Archive Günter Rapp
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek and the OLB Görlitz
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Aerial Photos
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek and other partners
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Fashion photos 20s and 30s
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek and other partners
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Architectural photography
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek
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Furniture Design
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek
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Former SLUB Locations
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek
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Other Collections
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"Sonderauftrag Linz"
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek
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Shorthand
From the stock of the SLUB
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Provenance Research
From the stock of the SLUB and other collections
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Virtual Museum of Prints and Drawings
From the stock of the HAB Wolfenbüttel and the Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum Braunschweig
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Talleyrand Collection
From the stock of the SLUB
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History of technology 16th/17th Century
From the stock of the SLUB
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Janke Archive
From the stock of the Janke Archive of Rosengarten e.V.
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History of Technology
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek and other partners
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Transport
From the stock of the SLUB
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M. D. Pöppelmann
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek and other partners
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Richard Strauss
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek and other partners
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Richard Wagner
From the stock of the Deutsche Fotothek and other partners
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Art of the GDR
From the stock of the Wismut Collection
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Artist Magazines
From the stock of the SLUB
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"Spuren. Ein JahreBuch"
From the stock of the SLUB
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Kartenforum // Map Forum
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City Maps
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"Meilenblätter" of Saxony
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Maps of Saxony before 1850
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Maps of Saxony after 1850
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Germany and Central Europe
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Geological maps
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River Maps
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Country Maps
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Fortress Plans
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Vedutas
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Castles
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Palaces
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Gates
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Bridges
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Coats of arms
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Adelung Collection
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All Maps
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All Vedutas
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Architectural and Machine Drawings
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Construction engineering
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M. D. Pöppelmann
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Hans Poelzig
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Castles
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Bridges
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Wilhelm Dilich
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Department Stores
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Heinrich Schickhardt
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Railway Stations
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Friedrich von Thiersch
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Friedrich von Gärtner
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Leo von Klenze
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Architekturmuseum TU München
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Architekturmuseum TU Berlin
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Renaissance Drawings
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All Architectural und Machine Drawings