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American Bookbinders Museum The Story of the Book Audio, Group, Guided & School Tours Exhibits, Lectures, Events The only museum in North America dedicated to preserving and promoting the art and history of bookbinding. See how books were bound by hand until the 19th century; marvel at the first machines
Collector’s Talk and Tour for Stenciling in Book & Applied Arts
Join us on Saturday, December 9th at 2pm at the American Bookbinders Museum, for a talk and tour of ABM’s newest exhibition, Stenciling in Book & Applied Arts. Collector Alex Angell with share his immense store of knowledge regarding the art, history and technique of stenciling in Japanese Katazome, French
SF in SF with John Scalzi
Join us for a special mid-week SF in SF when SF author and raconteur John Scalzi comes to the American Bookbinders Museum, reading and in conversation with writer, gamer, and futurist Kimberly Unger. John Scalzi is probably best known for his Old Man’s War series, three novels of which have been
Marbling Fine Bindings
Saturday Dec. 2, 11am PT Join bookbinder–and marbler–Deborah V. Thomson of Echo Art Bindery for a look at marbling techniques on fine bindings. Deborah has a diploma in fine binding from the American Academy of Bookbinding where she studied with Don Glaister, Peter Geraty and Monique Lallier. She learned
Designing with Typography
Join us on Saturday, October 21 for the second of two virtual lectures with design binder Brenda Gallagher. “As a graphic designer, I enjoy making designs for books using letterforms in my designs. I’ll show you several ways to use letters as objects of design and discuss several ways of
Tips & Tricks for Developing Design Ideas
Join us on Saturday, October 7, for the first of two virtual lectures with designer and book artist Brenda Gallagher. This first will cover generating design ideas for bookbinding. A basic how-to for bookbinders looking for ways to create design ideas for bookbinding, the talk will begin with the content
Introduction to Bookbinding for Adults / Introducción a la Encuadernación para Adultos
August 5, 10:00 – 2:00 Back by popular demand–last chance to take Introduction to Bookbinding with master binder Dulce Maria Luna! Adults 18 and up will learn the elements that make up a book. Bookbinding is a traditional craft still practiced today. In this 4-hour session you will produce a
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American Bookbinders Museum The Story of the Book Audio, Group, Guided & School Tours Exhibits, Lectures, Events The only museum in North America dedicated to preserving and promoting the art and history of bookbinding. See how books were bound by hand until the 19th century; marvel at the first machines
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The Story of the Book Audio, Guided, Group & School Tours Exhibits, Lectures & Events 355 Clementina Street, San Francisco Open Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm www.bookbindersmuseum.org • 415-824-9754 The only museum in North America dedicated to preserving and promoting the art and history of bookbinding. See how