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This class will engage students with a hands-on approach to learning proper printshop 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 by […]
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 […]
The exhibition "The Legacy of the Kelsey Press Company" will be closed on Saturday, February 20, 2016, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a private event. The Museum's Theater also will not be available to the public on this day. We regret any inconvenience. The "Kelsey" exhibit will re-open on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A portion of the exhibition "Of Birds and Texas: The Art of Stuart & Scott Gentling" will be closed on Thursday, February 25, 2016, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a private event. We regret any inconvenience. The full exhibition will re-open on Friday, February 26, at 10 a.m.
Twice a year, the Printing Museum opens its doors to give everyone a glimpse of everything the Museum offers to the Houston community. During the Open House, you will see a showcase of the many features of the Museum from the permanent collection to workshops offered throughout the year. Partners, guild, and volunteers of the […]
This is a NEW feature letterpress workshop! No prior letterpress experience is necessary for registration. Participants will compose a type and image map to be created using only the materials already available in the studio, from type cases to furniture, and reglet as image. Participants will type set in wood and metal type on a […]
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 […]