Dear user of the Political Archive,
access to the reading room of the Political Archive is only permitted - after booking an appointment - for persons who have been fully vaccinated with an EU-approved vaccine or have recovered from a covid infection (so-called 2G standard).
The social distancing and hygiene rules imposed due to the pandemic remain in force. And it is still necessary to limit the number of workstations available in the Reading Room. The wearing of a FFP2 mask, which you must bring with you, remains obligatory, even if you present a medical certificate.
Please note that if the 7-day incidence rises significantly, we may be forced to close the Reading Room again. It may then be necessary to cancel the booked appointments without offering alternative dates.
You may continue to search our finding aids online as before. When working from home or when out and about, you have the option of searching electronically in our finding aids and accessing scanned files (where available) using invenio, a Federal Archives application.
We thank the Federal Archives for allowing us to use the invenio search engine. Please note that it is not possible to search in the holdings of more than one archive at a time; if you wish to search in various archives, you will have to register more than once. In some cases it was necessary, for technical or organisational reasons, to allocate new record group designations.
We will publicise any changes as a result of the current COVID‑19 situation on our website. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
