Association of European Printing Museums Minutes of the annual general meeting 2020 The annual general meeting was held online on September 7, 2020. The invitation, sent out on the 23 August 2020 included online access to all the necessary documents and information in preparation of the AGM. 1. List of members present Board members: Alan…
We learned with great sadness of the death this week of Susan Shaw, publisher and indefatigable founder and defender of the Type Museum which she established in Stockwell, London in 1992. Over the years the Type Museum, now called The Type Archive, amassed a fabulous collection of historical type-making materials – punches, matrices, machines and…
Stitching machine manufactured by Georges Andriès, Oullins, (69), France. Vertical darkroom camera, model BR450, marketed by Ofser, Bois-de-Haye (54840), France. Contact Jean-Marc Long +33 (0)6 50 74 11 59 jeanmarclong@outlook.com
[Città di Castello, Perugia, Italy] History of the Tipografia Grifani Donati 1799 heritage workshop In the 15th century, at the time of the Renaissance, Italy was thriving. So, hardly surprisingly, it was here that the new invention by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany, namely the technique of movable type printing first became widespread. In fact, the…
The activities of the International Exlibris Center have been discontinued since November 2019 On the retirement of the collections manager of the International Exlibris Center in November 2019, the City of Sint-Niklaas in Belgium has decided not to renew the appointment. As a result, the museum activity of the International Exlibris Center has been discontinued.…
Dr. Susanne Richter, Museum of Printing Art Leipzig Museums in Leipzig have been closed since March 14, 2020, and the Museum of Printing Art has become very quiet, both its collections and the current exhibition The Eye of the Photographer. Sometimes it takes a crisis for things to change. In recent weeks Leipzig museums have…
A wealth of information on the history and techniques of typography Jacques André, noted specialist and author of numerous books and articles on traditional and digital typography, has just updated his Digital Typography Library, which offers a wide range of online bibliographic sources useful for all those who are interested in the history of typography.…
VEB Reprotechnik Polygraph Leipzig AVZ 2-56 reproduction camera Vertical two-room reproduction camera 50×60 cm. Production year 1990. Only one owner, 100% operational. The owner is offering it to a museum or enthusiast for free. But pickup must take place by 05/05/2020. This is the deadline. Disassembly and transport is the responsability of the new owner.…
An essential source for understanding typography in the age of the personal computer Earlier this month the Letterform Archive announced free online access to the full series of Emigre, the epoch-making magazine which was published between 1984 and 2005 by the Emigre digital type foundry. This invaluable archival source for anyone interested in typography in…
Verily it is heavenly anticipation. Book and written art on texts by Friedrich Hölderlin The Klingspor Museum was to be one of the hosts of the 2020 Aepm annual conference. But, as you can imagine, the conference has been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak and the Museum is closed to the public until further…
The Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp has announced that it will be closed until further notice because of the coronavirus outbreak. But if you are feeling at something of a loose end during lockdown you might like to explore and play with the the Museum’s fabulous collection of 14,000 woodcuts (blocks and impressions) which it has…
A message from the Centre for Printing History and Culture Thanks to the remarkable support of people in Birmingham, Britain and overseas, Matthew Boulton’s Baskerville family Bible, due to be auctioned by the Assay Office on 26 March 2020, was secured by the Consortium of The Baskerville Society, Centre for Printing History & Culture (Birmingham…
Seeking innovation in a printing museum. TYPA seeks new ways to explore the boundaries of print. This month TYPA was gearing up to hold its tenth birthday event, to celebrate the coming-of-age of this small but colourful institution dedicated to paper and print. Born out of the alternative arts space of the Polymer Cultural House,…
A message from the chair of the AEPM. It was with heavy heart that the AEPM announced several days ago the cancellation of its annual conference which had been programmed for the end of May. The decision was of course inevitable given the progression of the coronavirus epidemic in Europe. Registrations for the conference had…
Dear fellow printers, would you, or someone you know, be interested in a functional Grafopress, model A, which is available for free, only for transport from Sušice in the Czech Republic? I warmly greet. Pavel Pohlreich, +420 601 592 803, pavel.pohlreich@ntm.cz National Technical Museum in Prague
Museum für Druckkunst Leipzig The eye of the photographer. Industrial culture in photography since 1900 Exhibition from 8 March till 28 June 2020 In the Year of Industrial Culture 2020 in Saxony, the Museum of Printing Art focuses on the medium of photography, which perfectly reflects the diversity of industrial culture. Since the beginning of…
From our Australian correspondent, Jürgen Wegner. Article first published in The shadowland newsletter, n° 105, January 2019. It is always a delight to get publications in the mail, especially when these are on the subject of printing history. The Druckwerstatt Mosbach (Ger., Printing Workshop Mosbach) is a small but very well set up and active…
Call for participation from Contextual Alternate An initiative to create a publicly sourced archive of a single day, as seen through newspapers across the world 10 March 1888/2020 Join us in creating a publicly sourced archive of a single day, articulated and comprehended through newspapers from all around the world. Calling all readers, designers, print-aficionados,…
When brands take a stand The Museum of Brands 111 – 117 Lancaster Road Notting Hill, London W11 1QT United Kingdom The Museum of Brands new exhibition, When Brands Take a Stand, opens on 10 March 2020. The exhibition and accompanying series of talks present some of the most inspirational and debated advertising campaigns that…
Call for pledges to maintain Matthew Boulton’s Baskerville family bible as a public heritage asset On 26 March 2020, Boulton’s Baskerville family bible will be auctioned in London. This particular bible is arguably one of Baskerville’s most important volumes due to the quality of its bindings and the use of his endpapers. Annotated by a…
