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Visitor tip
Take advantage of hands-on workshops to fully experience the museum—reviewers consistently praised the interactive printing demonstrations and ability to create your own souvenir cards or posters. These activities make the printing history come alive in a way passive viewing doesn't.
Best time
Attend special events like the LA Printers Fair or Krazy Kraft Days for an enhanced experience with operating presses, vendors, and demonstrations. Reviewers noted these events bring energy and scale to the museum's core offerings, though they can get crowded.
About International Printing Museum
Exhibits of antique printing machinery. Museum showcasing its collection of historic printing machinery through exhibits & demonstrations.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Printing Museum
- Highlights
- Antique printing machinery, letterpress printing, paper making, hands-on workshops
- Special Programs
- Scout Merit Badge Days, Book Arts Patch Days, School Field Trips, Museum on Wheels assemblies
- Hours
- Saturdays 10am-4pm; Tues-Fri by reservation
What visitors say
I attended a printing press poster making session. It was awesome! I printed five posters on a printing press, and also enjoyed a docent led tour of the museum. Friendly staff, great tour, and love the Women’s History Month posters!!
We visited for a special event, the LA Printer’s Fair, and it was such a great venue for an event focused on the printing arts. Just like it normally does, the museum was offering demonstrations and chances to try printing for yourself.…
Unique museum with original and replicas of printing machines, some hundreds of years old, excellent docents who explain and demonstrate how printing has evolved over the centuries, hands-on opportunity to craft your own type and print…
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Did You Know?
- Houses one of the world's largest collections of antique printing machinery and graphic arts equipment, spanning hundreds of years of printing history
- Offers hands-on workshops in nine different printing and paper arts techniques including letterpress printing, bookbinding, screen printing, paper marbling, and linoleum block printing
- Operates specialized educational programs including Scout Merit Badge Days and Book Arts Patch Days for Girls, with advance registration required for full-day experiences
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