Educational Tours at The Printing Museum

The dynamics of the Printing Museum’s interaction with the general public center around the Museum’s educational and interactive tours for young and old alike. Hundreds of visitors daily explore history on tours that invite interaction and discovery.

The Museum is currently offering three educational programs:

PAGES OF INVENTION:
THE COMMUNICATION TOUR
A two hour tour combining the a detailed presentation in the Museum’s gallery followed by the Inventive Dr. Franklin Show in the Museum’s Heritage Theatre. Appropriate for all ages; fee is $175 for the first 25 people, then $7 per person (up to 80)

PAGES OF FREEDOM: THE CONSTITUTION TOUR
Students will enter into Independence Hall to become delegates of the original 13 colonies; with the help of Dr. Benjamin Franklin they will begin to debate the ideas that might, or might not, go into the Constitution. Following the signing of that great document, students will enjoy a tour of the Museum’s gallery with an emphasis on how printing has shaped and formed our freedoms. Appropriate for grades 5^th and above; fee is $175 for the first 25 people, then $7 per person (up to 80)

A MUSEUM ON WHEELS: FRANKLIN’S COLONIAL ASSEMBLY
A Museum on Wheels brings the dynamic quality of the Printing Museum’s programs to your school or organization. The 12-foot trailer exhibit features a fully functioning Colonial printing shop and colorful graphics that depict the history of books and printing. Following the hands-on activities at the trailer including printing and book binding, students will meet the inventive Dr. Franklin in the school auditorium. There Franklin will bring to life his amazing world of inventions and science; students will even have the opportunity to recreate many of his famous experiments with Franklin’s Electrical Generator. Franklin’s Colonial Assembly is a two hour visit, and is appropriate for 3^rd grade and above, with a strong emphasis on the 5^th grade curriculum. Fee is $550 and the program can accommodate approximately 150 students.
Franklin’s Colonial Assembly travels to schools throughout California and Arizona. Please call for scheduling information.