Volunteer Night at the Museum this Thursday!
We are so excited for our first monthly Volunteer Night on Thursday July 23rd at 7pm. This is a time for you to come meet museum volunteers and staff, take a tour of the museum and hear about our upcoming projects. If you can’t make this event please sign up
Japanese Bookbinding
Here is a brief sketch of the development of the Japanese book binding trade from its early development to its commercial beginnings and eventual industrialization written by Dana Gee. The word in Japanese for bookbinding is seihon. Papermaking was developed in China during the Han dynasty in the second century
A Celebration of International Poetry: Eliza Griswold Thursday July, 9th @ 7:00pm
A Celebration of International Poetry: Eliza Griswold Thursday July, 9th @7:00 pm The Poetry Society of America continues its 2015 series, A Celebration of International Poetry, in collaboration with the American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco.
(Another) Building Update!
Building work continues, and we are making plans to move back into the Folsom Street location. So, what does the place look like now? Well, it’s still a bit of a construction site; however, the finishing details are beginning to emerge. Our walls are painted.
A Brief History of Wove Paper
This week we have a guest feature from Marieka Kaye, Conservation Librarian and Book Conservator from the University of Michigan Library. In this article, she will be telling us about a book she’s recently been working on as a entry into exploring, briefly, the history of wove paper.
Bound to be Held: A Book Show
Our neighbors at the Contemporary Jewish Museum have a book exhibit opening tomorrow. Celebrating the book as object, artist Josh Greene turns the gallery into a place where celebrities and private individuals present books that have been important to their lives, and shared readings take place over the run of
Bookbinding with the Girl Scouts
Recently the Bookbinders Museum was approached by local Girl Scout troop 33239 who were planning activities around their Book Artist badge. Librarian, Amelia Grounds, visited the troop and showed various aspects of bookbinding and book construction. Here, she recounts the day’s activities. I enjoy any opportunity to talk about bookbinding
Building Update!
With the Folsom Street location closed since November, we know there’s been a lot of curiosity about what’s been happening behind the scenes to renovated the building. Here’s a brief update about our timeline and progress so far.