The History of Printing | 2022-23

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.

Get a close-up look at one of Gutenburg’s first printed works – 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 Gutenburg 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, you’ll take away a small stamp seal bearing your name – a gift just for you, straight from the fifteenth century.