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Tours & Demos

Interested in a guided tour of the museum, or a demonstration of some of the machines by retired printers and compositors? We have a number of options available for all ages, from our daily guided tour and monthly demo hour, to specialised tours and demo days. Have a look at what’s on below.

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Boy looking closely at type blocks

Occurs weekly (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Family-Friendly Tour

Travel back in time to experience what it was like to be a young...

A printer inking a forme on a Vandercook proofing press

Printing on the Vandercook Proofing Press

Celebrate Heritage Week by stepping into the world of traditional letterpress printing. Join us...

A view of the exhibition 'Poster Boys', showing several posters hung on the wall

Curator’s Tour of ‘Poster Boys’

Join curator Dr Linda King for a tour and discussion of the exhibition 'Poster...

A replica copy of the Proclamation resting on the drying rack of a Wharfdale printing press, seen from below

Revolution in Print: The Craft Behind the Proclamation

The printed page has long been, and continues to be, a space for innovation,...

Visitors composing type from a type case

Guided Historical Tour

Learn how the printing press, invented in 1439 by Johannes Gutenberg, changed the world....

Poster Boys Exhibition

Mini-Tour of ‘Poster Boys’

Join one of our tour guides for an introduction to the exhibition 'Poster Boys:...

Ukranian TourGuide

Guided Tour in Ukrainian

Пориньте в дивовижний світ друку та дізнайтесь, як зародилася і розвивалася книжкова індустрія! Більш...

Retired compositors demonstrating the linotype machine

Monthly Live Demo

Experience the Museum come to life as a volunteer panel of retired printers and...