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Papermaking is an engaging and physical process that you can do right in your own home or workspace. Learn the basic elements of this ancient art as the instructor leads the class through the process of preparing the vat of pulp, pulling a sheet with a mould and deckle, couching the sheet, then pressing the […]
This hour and a half seminar will cover information on different ebook formats (EPUB, iBooks, KF8-Kindle Format), software programs, metadata, technical and stylistic considerations, and options for self-publishing an eBook. A three part workshop series on "Creating Your Own Ebook" at UH Sugarland will be scheduled, if an interest and demand results from this program. […]
To celebrate Mothers Day, all moms will receive FREE admission for the 2 p.m. Public Printing Tour and receive a special printed keepsake from our Letterpress Studio.
Join the Museum's young professionals group, The Misprints, for an early evening of refreshments, conversation and the Houston premiere of "velvet, black velvet" by Houston musician Mark Hirsch. From Mark's web site: "Through his work, Hirsch seeks to use experimental technology to create new connections to the important, personal aspects of our lives. The interactive […]
Celebrate the machine that Thomas Edison called “The Eighth Wonder of the World.” The Linotype Machine was the first machine at which a person could use a keyboard to compose a single line of type, cast in lead. We’ll be casting type from visitor submitted text from 10 a.m. to Noon, locking it all up […]
To celebrate Fathers Day, all dads receive FREE admission to the 2 p.m. Public Printing Tour and receive a special keepsake printed in our Letterpress Studio.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join The Printing Museum at the "Old Glory Print Shop" on Saturday, July 4, 2015, as we participate in the City of Houston's Freedom Over Texas event in the Dr. Pepper One-of-a-Kind Zone at Sam Houston Park. Event goers can print patriotic postcards, fold a printers cap and enter to win great door prizes, including […]
