Learning the history of Typography in the workshop of the "last Gutenberg"
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Addressed to
Primary school fifth and sixth grade students, and junior high school students.
Program duration
45-60 minutes
Venue
Held online, via a digital platform
Application and selection process
Filling out the digital application form does not guarantee you a place on the program. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
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Τ.: +30 210 371 3000
Email: education@onassis.org
Introduction
How did people read the same books without modern-day printing machines? Come live in the 15th century to discover typography anew before heading back to the here and now of modern-day digital and 3D printing. The history of typography is alive and in your hands.
Come take part in this time capsule of a workshop. Travel back to a time when books weren’t easily accessible for all and meet Johannes Gutenberg, who gave the world one of the most important inventions in history: the printing press – that is, a way of quickly and easily printing on paper. Here, the history of typography isn’t left in the past. Get to know, and experiment with 3D printers, laser cutting machines, and digital printers.
Experience the entire history of typography. Get a close-up look at one of Gutenberg’s first works, printed in 1455 – a bible. Explore how printing is connected to the Greek Revolution – the struggle for independence that broke out in 1821. And see what the printing press of a modern-day Gutenberg in Athens looks like. In this workshop, you’ll get to trace the entire process of making a book, from start to finish – even how metal is melted in a pot to cast movable type. At the end of the workshop, in addition to your memories of a journey taken with the book as its vehicle, you’ll also take away a small stamp seal bearing your name – a gift from the Onassis Library, but also from you, since you will be the one who made it.
