This conference looks at the interdependent relationship between historians of printing and the museums and archives that are custodians of the material that enables the research.
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SPEAKERS
Archer-Parré, Caroline; Carey, Ann-Marie: Small Performances: investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville through heritage science and practice-based research.
Bolton, Claire; Bolton, David: The Role of the Practitioner
Butler, Angie: Preserving and Developing Early Modern Print Culture through Practice-based Research
Depuydt, Joost: Research at the Museum Plantin-Moretus
Grant, Georgina; Williams, Helen: Can you come and look at this please? Industrial skills, printing machines and buildings at risk
Jimenes, Rémi; Baydova, Anna: A database of Renaissance printing types and engraved materials: BATYR
Kympers, Marie; Ghazaryan, Armina: Passing on wood type to future generations: from manual typesetting to digital revivals
Machado, Graciela: Pure Print Archaeology: Reconstructing Techniques and Territories in the European Periphery
McMahon-Grier, Julieanne: From Discovery to Engagement: The Evolving Story of Gray's Printing Press
Morris, Sallie: Caretaking typefounding material in the twenty-first century
Pickstone, Edwin; Robertson, Frances: The Caseroom at 60: sustaining print heritage at Glasgow School of Art
Rygovskiy, Danila; Grushka, Katerina: Machine Typesetting as Heritage
Sandoval, Laurine: Proposition d’intervention Le Centre Gutenberg et le projet AGORATRIUM
Schnotale, Heike; Walter, Katharina: The print shop as a museum object: The Offizin Haag-Drugulin in the Museum für Druckkunst Leipzig
Schulz, Pawel: A Custom Digital database for Integrating Institutional Knowledge and Enhancing Engagement with collections
Wilkinson, Hazel; Bryars, Tim: Benjamin Franklin at Great St Barts: Recovering a Forgotten Print Heritage Site
About | Association of European Printing Museums The aim of the AEPM is to encourage the sharing of knowledge, experience, initiatives, and resources in all fields of the graphic arts as they have been practised from the time of Gutenberg until the present day. Originally founded as an association of European printing museums, the AEPM has gradually enlarged its remit to include a broad range of organisations and individuals interested in printing heritage, both in Europe and beyond. More information: aepm.eu
About | Centre for Printing History & Culture (CPHC) CPHC is a joint initiative between Birmingham City University and the University of Birmingham and consists of researchers, heritage professionals, practitioners, and librarians. It seeks to encourage research into all aspects and periods of printing history and culture, as well as education and training into the art and application of printing. More information: cphc.org.uk
About | Winterbourne House & Garden Winterbourne is a rare surviving example of an early twentieth-century suburban Arts and Crafts villa and garden. Built in 1903 for John and Margaret Nettlefold, and in 1944 it was bequeathed to the University of Birmingham and the garden became the University’s Botanic Garden. The house was Grade II listed by English Heritage in 2008 and in 2024 ALL.com ranked Winterbourne as one of most beautiful gardens in Europe. Winterbourne is also home to the Typographic Library, which holds an excellent collection of books, journals, magazines, type specimens and other typographic ephemera. The Winterbourne Press maintains several nineteenth-century printing presses which are now used for workshops, demonstrations and for making merchandise sold in Winterbourne’s gift shop. More information: winterbourne.org.uk