Book Arts Bonanza for Families

INSTRUCTORS: Museum Staff & Volunteers

Course Fee: $25

Class Length: Half-day (4 hrs)

Get ready for some creative family time when you join us for a half-day “makers workshop” that encourages the exploration of the world of book artistry. This hands-on workshop features artistic bookbinding, paper making, letterpress printing, and rubber stamping. Instruction is geared towards families with children aged 8-12. Sorry, no drop-offs and no children under age 5. All materials provided.

Merit Badge Day

INSTRUCTORS: Museum Staff & Volunteers

Course Fee: $65

Class Length: Full-Day (6 hrs)

The BSA Merit Badge Day is designed for scouts to meet all of the requirements of two merit badges in one day: Graphic Arts and the Pulp & Paper.  During the course of the day, teams of scouts will rotate between 10 stations covering every aspect of the printing and paper industries, from offset lithography and screen printing to digital design and how the paper industry manages and uses their forests. Each scout will have a chance to screen print their own t-shirt, run an offset press, grind pulp, make their own sheet of paper and letterpress print a card on an antique press. The day is filled with lots of hands-on activities and detailed presentations by industry experts and educators. Definitely a not-to-miss event for scouts in Southern California!

Book Arts Day for Girls

INSTRUCTORS: Museum Staff & Volunteers

Course Fee: $50

Class Length: Full-Day (6 hrs)

For girls age 10-18, a not-to-miss experience opportunity to explore the creative world of the Book Arts at the Printing Museum! Participants will rotate in small groups among 8 activity stations as they learn about the world of book arts, find out how books have been made over time and in different cultures, and explore the modern artistic expression of books. Each participant will have a chance to grind pulp and make paper by hand, learn mechanical and artistic methods of bookbinding, screen print their own t-shirt, print letterpress keepsakes and cards on an antique press, do paper marbling, and more! The day is filled with lots of hands-on activities and detailed presentations by industry experts and educators. SPACE IS LIMITED. Advance registration is required