Activities
Our Heidelberg Windmill in action.
Activities running throughout the day include:
• Letterpress “Swap Meet:” Don’t miss your chance to buy antique letterpress equipment and everything you need for your own print shop. Type-lovers, graphic designers, artists, printers and members of the public are welcome to ogle over hundreds of cases of type and thousands of pounds of equipment.
• Ask expert Bill Berkuta all your press and equipment questions. Bill is in-demand all over the state, so take advantage of his live consultation at the Fair.
• General Gallery Tours – experience 500 years of printing history as our knowledgeable docents guide you through our collection. Letterpress demonstrations on various presses will be on-going throughout the day. Formal tour times are at 10 am, 11:30 am, 1:30pm only.
• Windmill Demonstration – Richard Tautenhahn will demonstrate the ins and outs of a Heidelberg Windmill Press. Rich has over 40 years of experience and was one of the consultants for the movie “Seven Pounds.”
• Printmaking demonstrations in our back building on-going throughout the day. See our collection of litho stones.
•Bookbinding Demonstrations on-going in our Book Arts Institute teaching space. Lucia Farias Villarreal will demonstrate bookbinding and leather techniques (join her class on 8/30). Merle Bobzien will demonstrate Clamshell Boxes.
• “The 40’s Shop” - Travel back in time to experience a 40’s era working print shop. See Ludlows, Linotypes, platen presses, proofing presses, a Miehle Vertical and our vast collection of wood and lead type in our newest area of the Museum. See slugs cast on our working Linotype operated by Luis Garcia.
• Sit down and enjoy reading in our Library with holdings on printing, papermaking, printmaking, typography and so much more.
• Purchase beautiful letterpress-printed pieces, artist books, gorgeous handmade and commercial paper/envelopes and more from one of our Vendors at the Fair.
• Drinks will be available for purchase. Food options are located nearby.