The process of moving a museum — collections, offices, and equipment some of which weigh thousands of pounds — is no simple task. Moving The Printing Museum was a once in a generation opportunity to take a long, hard look at our programs, facilities, and collections to determine how best to use all three to advance our mission to ignite creativity, foster hands-on self-expression, and champion history and power of print.

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Virtual public programs to continue

The Printing Museum will close its galleries and studios at 1324 West Clay Street — its home for 40 years — to the public after May 28, to prepare for its relocation to 3121 San Jacinto Street in Midtown later this summer.

All in-person programs — including but not limited to exhibitions, guided tours, public and private workshops and events — will be on hiatus during the summer. The museum will continue to offer virtual programs during the transition.

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I am excited to announce we have secured a new location for the museum, 3121 San Jacinto Street in Midtown. We are thrilled to join the many vibrant cultural institutions in the district such as the Buffalo Soldiers Museum, DiverseWorks, The Ensemble Theater, The MATCH, and Houston Community College. At 9,500 square feet, it offers us the chance to create a purpose-built facility that will support our programming goals well into the future. First, the new building will offer a better climate-controlled environment for our permanent collection galleries; second, the building will support greater access to our book arts studios, equipment and resources, which will increase the growing number of workshops and kickstart our studio membership and rental program for artists. Third, the building will be more ADA accessible and compliant, and galleries will feature more resources for the hearing and vision impaired. We’re energized by the possibilities this new space can present.

We have already started renovations which we expect to take six months. That means all in-person programs will be on hiatus this summer. We will continue to offer virtual exhibitions and public programs during our transition. We hope to welcome you to our grand reopening and 40th anniversary celebration in October. Stay tuned for this and other anniversary events!

A new space has new realities, which for us means increased occupancy expenses. In the coming months, we will launch our campaign for the future of The Printing Museum: Forward@40.

In the meantime we invite you to become a member or make a tax-deductible gift today.

We hope you will be able to experience the exciting new programming at the Museum on your next visit.

Brian Hodge
Executive Director

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