The Printing Museum galleries and studios are open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, Tuesday through Friday, 10am – 4pm..

The Printing Museum features printmaking and letterpress studios, a papermaking studio, and a book bindery. These are operated and maintained by resident artists, staff, volunteers, and visiting artists. The studios are available for use through our WorkshopsPrivate ClassesOpen Studio daysArtist Residency program, and more!

The Vernon P. Hearn Print Maker’s Studio houses two 1830’s star wheel stone litho presses, and early 20th-century proof press, and a late 19th-century engraving press.

The A.V. Emmott Bookbinder’s Studio displays bookbinding tools and bound volumes in various stages of creation. Visitors can observe the processes of paper cutting, stitching and binding, and the cutting and application of leather, lettering, and gold leaf.

The Raoul Barton Beasley Letterpress Studio houses the Anita and Edward Bader type collections and numerous presses and equipment for traditional letterpress production.

The Papermaking Studio is a production area fitted with contemporary equipment for making paper by hand. The Museum periodically offers classes in papermaking and paper marbling.

Museum Hours

THURS-FRI: 12-5PM SAT: 11AM-5PM

GUIDED TOURS: SAT @ 1PM & 3PM