We can help you earn merit badges!
Girl Scout Cadette – Book Artist
6th to 8th Graders, ages 11-14. (2 hours).
- Explore the art of bookbinding by starting with a hands-on tour of the museum, learning about the history of printing and book making.
- Visit our Bookbinder’s studio where you will learn about the tools of the trade and the parts of the book.
- Be a Book Artist and make your own book or journal to take home!
Make a Reservation
Programs are booked on a first-come, first served basis. Two-hour programs are available on the first Wednesday of the month, depending on instructor availability, between 4:00 – 7:00 PM (you can book either 4-6pm or 5-7pm).
HAVE QUESTIONS?
For more information on this or other scouting programs, please email info@printingmuseum.org, call 713-522-4652 ext. 201, or complete the contact form below.
More badges coming soon!
We don’t yet offer the following badges, but let us know if you’re interested by Contacting Us and we’ll see what we can work out.
Girl Scout Cadette – Comic Artist
BSA Pulp and Paper Merit Badge
- Make your own handmade paper!
- Learn about the history of papermaking, and paper’s role in our society and economy.
- Discover the trees that are the major sources of papermaking fibers.
BSA Graphic Arts Merit Badge
- Screen print with our Artist-in-Residence!
- See firsthand the evolution of printing from Gutenberg’s press to letterpress to offset lithography.
- See examples of printed books, newspapers and prints dating back to the 16th century.
BSA Journalism Merit Badge
- Explore the origins of freedom of the press in America!
- Witness how people like Benjamin Franklin, Susan B. Anthony and others used newspapers to bring about positive change in their time.
- Come face-to-face with newspapers detailing historic events, like the sinking of the Titanic, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the moon landing.
BSA American Heritage Merit Badge
- Print a copy of the Declaration of Independence on a 19th-century iron hand press!
- Read newspaper accounts of historic events like the end of the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Star-Spangled Banner.