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AEPM 2016 call for papers
AEPM annual conference: call for papers The annual AEPM conference will be held at the Nederlands Steendrukmuseum (Dutch lithography Museum) in Valkenswaard (Netherlands) from 3-5 November 2016. It is being jointly organised with the IADM (Internationaler Arbeitskreis für Druck- und Mediengeschichte). The theme of the conference is: From stone to chip Lithography. Few people know…
A printing museum in Madrid (Spain)
Museo didáctico de las artes gráficas in Arganda del Rey (Madrid) The Club de gráficos eméritos recently visited the Museo didáctico de las artes gráficas, founded by the entrepreneur Mr Ángel Gallego Esteban. Mr Ángel Gallego’s life is linked to the field of the graphic arts since his earliest youth. At the age of 14…
Summer Letterpress Course in Denmark
Only one place left for: ‘Slow Printing’, a summer letterpress course in Denmark A truly unique opportunity to spend five days typesetting and printing with a small group of participants in a rural setting in Denmark. July the 11th to 16th 2016 Thomas Gravemaker from LetterpressAmsterdam and Jens Jørgen Hansen, bogtrykker will run this Summer…
French printmaking 1890-1905 available online
The Van Gogh Museum (Netherlands) has made available online an extraordinary collection of French printmaking with a beautiful and easy to navigate interface design. Hope you enjoy it. http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/prints/home
Museum of typography nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award
Museum of typography in Chania, Crete nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award 2016 The Museum of Typography has the honour to announce its nomination for the distinguished European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) 2016, an award presented each year by the European Museum Forum (EMF) under the auspices of the Council…
Frogmore living museum of papermaking in danger of closure
The unique Frogmore living museum of papermaking in Hertfordshire (UK) is under threat of closure. The Frogmore mill pioneered the use of Fourdrinier paper-making machines in the opening years of the 19th century and still operates Victorian era machines as part of its museum activities. Its parent organisation, the Apsley paper trail charity, which maintains…
Conference: British and Irish print networks
Print Networks call for papers * DEADLINE NOW EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 1* British and Irish Print Networks 11-12 July 2016 Moore Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway The 19th Print networks conference will have as its theme ‘British and Irish print networks’. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Ireland became increasingly integrated within a British…
Conference: The song of the sans serif
Call for papers The song of the sans serif Conference to be held at the Centre for printing history & culture (CPHC) Birmingham City University / University of Birmingham 30 September 2016 Details From printing types to digital typography the sans serif resonates across both page and screen; and from the advent of Caslon IV’s…
Lyon book history workshop 2016
Registration is now open for the 2016 Lyon book history workshop. Dates: Monday 4 July to Thursday 7 July 2016 Venue: Lyon, France The Lyon-based Institut d'histoire du livre organises an annual summer workshop in Lyon, whose purpose is to improve skills in the interpretation and understanding of specific fields relating to our written and…
Mission accomplished. Many thanks from Colophon!
The target has been reached but the campaign still has a week to run A word (in French) of heartfelt thanks from our colleagues Chantal and Yoann who run the Colophon printing museum in Grignan in the Drôme region of France. Their fundraising campaign has been a resounding success and they have reached their target…
A final effort for Colophon
Save a printing museum in 10 days? Easy peasy! The Colophon printing museum/workshop/bookshop recently launched an appeal for financial support to ensure their future. The response was massively positive and they have already raised 92% of the target sum (17,000 euros). That leaves them with ten days to raise the last 8%. Which will be…
Hand press fair (Hamburg)
11th Northern Germany hand press fair Over 50 exhibitors will be present at the 11th Northern Germany hand press fair 16-17 January 2016 Museum der Arbeit Hamburg (Germany). Programme (in German on the Museum de Arbeit web site) or download programme in printable PDF format.
Conference: Printers unite!
Call for papers for a forthcoming conference at The Centre for printing history and culture Printers unite! Print and protest from the early modern to the present ‘Printers unite!’ is a phrase that evokes the historic solidarities and struggles of printers and their eventual consolidation into a single trade union, Unite. On the 90th and 30th…
Frans Masereel’s graphic work for the press
New exhibition at the Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum (German newspaper museum) Frans Masereel und seine Arbeiten für die Presse (Frans Masereel's graphic work for the press) 19 December 2015 - 21 February 2016 Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum Am Abteihof 1 66787 Wadgassen
Colophon printing museum needs your help!
The excellent Colophon printing museum in Grignan (France) has had a difficult year in 2015. Though things are looking brighter they have launched a crowdfunding appeal (via Ulule) for 17 000 euros to get themselves back on an even keel. You can make a contribution, large or small from their website at: https://fr.ulule.com/soutenez-colophon/ The appeal…
Launch of the Centre for printing history and culture (Birmingham, UK)
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…
IADM International working group on print and media history
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…
Souvenirs, souvenirs…
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…
Is this 1843 press of English origin?
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, Gravelines, France, 30-31 October 2015
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)…