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An international printing heritage network

We share knowledge, experience, initiatives, and resources in all fields of the graphic arts as they have been practised from the time of Gutenberg until the present day. Read more about us

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11 avril - 30 août 2026

Jean Marchetti, coiffeur galeriste éditeur

50 ans d’images & mots Exposition: 11 avril → 30 août 2026 Au Centre de la gravure et de l”image imprimée La Louvière, Belgique Cette exposition met à l’honneur une figure singulière de la scène artistique belge: Jean Marchetti, coiffeur, galeriste (Le Salon d’Art) et éditeur (La Pierre d’Alun). Coiffeur de métier, il ouvre son

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28.3 - 26.4.2026

AAIP. Artists as independent publishers

Neue Ausstellung im Klingspor-Museum 28 .3 – 26.4.2026 Das Ausstellungsprojekt AAIP, durch das verschiedene Kunsthochschulen weltweit vernetzt sind, wurde an …

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29 May 2026

The Print Revolution then and now

Printing Historical Society at the Senate House Library, London, United Kingdom Friday, May 29 from 10:30 am to 12 pm …

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8-9 and 11-12 October 2026

Two courses in the identification of prints

Papier Restaurierung — Seminars 2026 Hildegard Homburger Krefelder Str. 17,    10555 Berlin,     Germany www.hildegard-homburger.de Identification of Prints Berlin, …

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AEPM 2025 - annual conference of the Association of European Printing Museums

3-5 September 2025 | Winterbourne House, University of Birmingham, UK.

A brief history of printing and related museums worldwide

in the form of a timeline of the foundation dates of over three hundred printing and graphic heritage organisations from 1843 to the present day

Publications & conference proceedings

A variety of publications about printing and graphic heritage including profiles of printing museums, a selection of papers from previous AEPM conferences and a brief history of printing and related museums in the form of a timeline of the foundation dates of nearly two hundred printing and graphic heritage organisations worldwide.

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Printing and related museums in Europe and worldwide

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Featured museum

Pavillon-Presse Weimar

germany