The Trust’s exhibition on the history of printing has been extended and will run for another week at the Lighthouse in Glasgow (until 11 January 2019). More than just books, highlights the range and variety of the printing industry in Glasgow, and was organised as part of the Trust’s celebrations of its 30th anniversary in […]
Trust exhibition opens in Glasgow
November 9, 2018
The Trust’s exhibition on printing in Glasgow, More than just books, is open from today at the Lighthouse in Glasgow. It has been organised to mark the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1988. The exhibition will run until 6 January 2019. For details of opening hours, please see the Lighthouse website.
Glasgow in Print exhibition
August 22, 2018
The opening night of the Glasgow in Print exhibition is on Thursday 2nd August, 6–8pm. The exhibition runs fomr August 3rd — September 30th 2018. More details on the Glasgow Print Studio website.
Print City, Dundee
May 19, 2017
Print City, a project by Print Festival Scotland will be hosted by Dundee Design Festival 2017. West Ward Works will once again be the home to the celebration of design from May 24 to 29 2017. For more details see the Print City website.
Exhibition of Bindings in Aberdeen
April 25, 2017
An exhibition of book bindings that belonged to people of note, many of them specially bound by hand. Cover stories: what bindings say about books is on at the Gallery in the Sir Duncan Rice Gallery, University of Aberdeen until the end of May 2017. For more information and details of opening hours etc see […]
Map exhibition at NLS
March 23, 2017
You are here, an exhibition about maps, how they show us the world, and how they are made, is open until Sunday 2 April at the National Library of Scotland’s George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh. The exhibition includes one of the finest plans of Edinburgh, the first map of Scotland, as well as railway, […]
Life in Letterpress
January 24, 2017
There is a major retrospective exhibition covering Alan Kitching’s life and work, spanning six decades currently in progress at the Lighthouse Gallery in Glasgow. Called A life in letterpress it includes examples of his work, sketchbooks, proofs, artefacts and equipment from his studio. The exhibition is on until 5 March 2017.
Oxford Guild of Printers Wayzegoose
October 7, 2016
On Saturday 22 October 2016, the Oxford Guild of Printers is holding a Wayzegoose at Oxford Brookes University from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free, and there will be more than 35 exhibitors. For more information see the Oxford Guild of Printers website.
Just My Type!
April 11, 2016
Drop in to St. Ronan’s Wells Visitor Centre on Saturday 16 April 2016. You will have a chance to view the exhibition celebrating 150 years of Robert Smail’s Printing Works and print your own souvenir keepsake using original typesetting and printing techniques! This is a free event, and no booking is required. For more information, […]
Lunchtime talks at Comic Invention
April 7, 2016
There will be a series of free lunchtime talks in assocation with the Comic Invention exhibition, currently underway at the Hunterian Art Gallery at the University of Glasgow. Topics will include a Comic Invention overview with exhibition curator Professor Laurence Grove, Hogarth and the Comic Strip with exhibition curator Peter Black and Colonna Hynerotomachia with […]
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