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Public Printing Tour

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

Be a Printer for a Day! Join a Public Printing Tour. Join TPM Artist-in-Residence Charles Criner on a hands-on tour of printing history. During your guided tour, you will learn of early forms of printing, participate in the hands-on printing of a leaf of the Gutenberg Bible pulled from a replica press, print a copy […]

Public Printing Tour

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

Be a Printer for a Day! Join a Public Printing Tour. Join TPM Artist-in-Residence Charles Criner on a hands-on tour of printing history. During your guided tour, you will learn of early forms of printing, participate in the hands-on printing of a leaf of the Gutenberg Bible pulled from a replica press, print a copy […]

Letterpress Studio Practices

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

This class will engage students with a hands-on approach to learning proper print shop practices in the museum's letterpress studio. Students will be taught proper care for type, tools, and presses, as well as their proper use. Moreover, the class will pull prints from various presses in the studio, while other presses will be demonstrated […]

Binding a Classic Hard Cover Book

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

In this introduction to bookbinding, students will learn the basics of materials (book board, book cloth, adhesives, paper) and techniques (folding paper, cutting, sewing, and applying adhesives). By the end of the class, students will have completed 1 or 2 flat-back, case-style bindings, covered in cloth and decorated paper. Cost:  $140 (for both days and […]

Public Printing Tour

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

Be a Printer for a Day! Join a Public Printing Tour. Join TPM Artist-in-Residence Charles Criner on a hands-on tour of printing history. During your guided tour, you will learn of early forms of printing, participate in the hands-on printing of a leaf of the Gutenberg Bible pulled from a replica press, print a copy […]

Silkscreen T-Shirts and Posters

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

Learn the basics of silkscreen to print your own t-shirts and posters! Charles Criner, the Museum’s Artist in Residence, guides students through the process of choosing a design, building the frame, and burning the screen using the photo-emulsion method, transparent film, or the touch and glue method. Proper inks and color applications will also be […]

Public Printing Tour

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

Be a Printer for a Day! Join a Public Printing Tour. Join TPM Artist-in-Residence Charles Criner on a hands-on tour of printing history. During your guided tour, you will learn of early forms of printing, participate in the hands-on printing of a leaf of the Gutenberg Bible pulled from a replica press, print a copy […]

Public Printing Tour

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

Be a Printer for a Day! Join a Public Printing Tour. Join TPM Artist-in-Residence Charles Criner on a hands-on tour of printing history. During your guided tour, you will learn of early forms of printing, participate in the hands-on printing of a leaf of the Gutenberg Bible pulled from a replica press, print a copy […]

Public Printing Tour

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

Be a Printer for a Day! Join a Public Printing Tour. Join TPM Artist-in-Residence Charles Criner on a hands-on tour of printing history. During your guided tour, you will learn of early forms of printing, participate in the hands-on printing of a leaf of the Gutenberg Bible pulled from a replica press, print a copy […]

Linoleum Block Printed Postcards (Banned Book Theme)

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

Postcards, often censored by governments during wartime, cost 2 cents to mail during WWI in the U.S..  Now, as postal prices increase, did you know you can send a postcard today for 35 cents and open up a dialogue about censorship?  Why not make your own to send to friends and loved ones and participate in […]