Imprinting the Centre The launch of the Centre for printing history and culture by Birmingham City University and the University of Birmingham The Centre for printing history and culture, a joint initiative between Birmingham City University (BCU) and the University of Birmingham, was launched at an event entitled Imprinting the Centre’at Winterbourne House, Birmingham on…
Reminder The annual conference of the International working group on print and media history (IADM) will take place in Mossbach and Heidelberg (Germany) from the 12-14th November next. The twin themes of the conference are: From old boxes to full bottles: packaging printing, and Museum projects of today and IADM prospects for tomorrow Full details (in…
The AEPM at the Tipoteca italiana The 2015 edition of the AEPM’s annual meeting brought together 60 speakers and delegates from twelve countries and three continents to talk about the pertinence of typographical collections for today’s designers. Museum professionals, historians, designers, collectors and practising letterpress printers enjoyed two days of talks, visits and intensive discussions…
Can you help us identify this press? Through a donation from the Dutch National Topographic Services the Nederlands Steendrukmuseum came in 2008 alongside a large batch of litho stones with topographic maps also in the possession of a remarkable looking press. On the press we see the year of 1843 and the city name Delft.…
International symposium On the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and France, a symposium is being organised in Gravelines (France), the 30 – 31 October 2015, on the theme Printing in the West and in the East The speakers will be: Paul Ripoche, director of Gravelines Museum (France)…
The relevance of typographical collections for today’s designers The next AEPM conference will take place on the 2-3 October 2015 and will be hosted by the Tipoteca italiana (Cornuda, Italy). It will look at the many ways in which typographical collections can be used by graphic designers and all those interested in the development of…
July 2015: a new version of the rpi2caster has been assembled at the Enkidu-Pers in Holland, in close cooperation with the young computer-genius Krzysztof Słychań of the BookArt Museum in Lodz, Poland. This interface uses four Italian-made matrix-valves, a RaspberryPi mini-computer with a specially designed board mounted on it. The whole is mounted in a…
Disturbing news from the St Bride Printing Library (London) The St Bride Foundation has just announced that it is no longer able to keep the printing workshop and library open in their current format because of funding constraints. The result of this is that the staff working in those departments have been made redundant. The…
The next AEPM conference will be on the theme of The relevance of typographical collections for today’s designers dates: 2-3 October 2015 place: the fabulous Tipoteca italiana (Cornuda, Italy). The theme of the conference Who cares about about outmoded letterpress techniques in the digital âge? Old machines and metal type are nice to look…
Dear Members of AEPM, I would like to invite you to this year’s IADM conference which will take place on November 12-14th in Mosbach and Heidelberg. We will discuss the following topics: “Special features of packaging print – Tales from old boxes and full bottles” and “Today’s museum projects and tomorrow’s IADM perspectives”. On November…
International poster contest 10 years of the Museum of Typography, Chania, Crete Unique in Greece, the “Museum of Typography”, in Chania/Crete, with great pleasure invites for a second year those who have artistic flair, talent, inspiration and imagination, to participate in the 2nd international poster contest, launched officially today, Friday, May 22, 2015.:This year’s theme…
Exhibition: Vincent van Gogh the graphic artist The art of ‘black and white’… 2015 marks the 125th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh’s death (1853-1890). This occasion is being commemorated in over 30 locations throughout Europe under the title: ‘Van Gogh 2015: 125 years of inspiration’. The Dutch Museum of Lithography is participating in this event…
Jürgen Bönig of the Museum der Arbeit (Hamburg, Germany) writes to ask if anyone can provide an estimation of the value of some British paper-makers’ hand moulds. The estimate is for tax purposes following the gift of the moulds to the Museum. Size in cm: 60 x 77 cm 2 pcs. 47 x 59 cm …
Frans Masereel and his work for the press The German Newspaper Museum and the Frans Masereel Foundation are offering for hire a new traveling exhibition entitled Frans Masereel and his work for the press. The exhibition will be shown in the German Newspaper Museum (Wadgassen, Germany) from January to March 2016. After that it is…
Reopening of the Bodoni Museum Saturday, April 18 at 17.00 the Bodoni Museum reopens after two and a half years of enforced closure following a fire in the Biblioteca Palatino in October 2012. The Museum will again be open to visitors with a new permanent exhibition. Exhibition The occasion will be marked by a new…
In reply to the question about the availability of heating elements for Cüko-casters, a quick search on google revealed the following website: https://www.watlow.com/contactus/salesloc_intl.cfm?region=4. The firm has three outlets in France: Watlow France Tour D’Asnieres 4, Avenue Laurent Cely 92600 Asnieres sur Seine FRANCE Phone: +33 (0) 1 41 32 79 70 Fax: +33 (0) 1…
Küco typecasting machines, Darmstadt, Germany At Darmstadt M. Rainer Gerstenberg is the last commercial typefounder working with Küco typecasting machines. I recently organised a meeting between him and the Imprimerie nationale so that Rainer could explain the technique of the Küco to one of their younger employees. The Imprimerie nationale has several Küco casters in…
Second launch event for the History of the Monotype Corporation A second event to mark the recent publication of the History of the Monotype Corporation (Vanburgh Press) is being organised jointly by the Type Archive and The Printing Historical Society. Though principally intended for PHS members who missed the original launch event, some places are…
For the Nederlands Steendrukmuseum’s upcoming exhibition Vincent van Gogh as a Graphic Artist 9 May – 4 October 2015 At Nederlands Steendrukmuseum at Valkenswaard the phase of research has now fully started. Meanwhile our museum has invited an enthusiastic and well-established guest curator. This curator worked until recently at the Van Gogh Museum and is…
Check out the Book art museum’s new video describing their origins and activities in Łódź, Poland. The Book art museum was recently awarded the American printing history association’s Institutional Award for 2015 for its outstanding contribution to the study, recording, preservation and dissemination of printing history in Poland over the last 35 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X3jg67-6bI
