Printing Museum

LETTERPRESS, BOOKBINDING & PRINTMAKING

Printing Museum

1324 W. Clay Street
Houston, Texas 77019

Objects on display in The Printing Museum collections demonstrate how printing has significantly contributed to the development of civilization-transforming our lives to the present day. The galleries unfold in a broad chronology and illustrate the enduring impact of printing by exploring the intersections of the history, art, and technology. Seminal moments from the past—from the invention of paper and moveable type to the struggle of free press in the early American Republic to important advances in printing technology and publishing in the twentieth-century—highlight how technological and artistic advances often fueled significant historical events throughout the centuries.

LETTERPRESS, BOOKBINDING & PRINTMAKING

• Bookable letterpress studio equipment includes: Vandercook Universal I, No. 4; Chandler & Price Pilot; Golding Pearl No. 3; an extensive collection of wood and metal type, borders, and cuts.

• The bookbinding studio is equipped with tools for cutting, stitching and binding, and the cutting and application of leather, lettering, and gold leaf.

• Monotypes, etchings, and linocuts are the editioned work that can be printed in the printmaking studio.