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Print Fest - a day out for all the family

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  • 30-08-2010 4:02pm
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    MuseumEducation
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    Print Fest '10


    You are invited to visit the National Print Museum to witness a traditional that has virtually disappeared. Printers from around the country will demonstration different aspects of the hot metal era. Type will be set by hand alongside practical demonstrations of the Linotype and Monotype and many other machines in the collection.

    This is a unique occasion to see how newspapers, books and all kinds of literature were designed and printed before the computer revolution. Expert advice will be on hand to answer any questions and people will be able to do some printing for themselves. The Museum will be brought to life on this unique afternoon and visitors will get a rare glimpse of what a printing house was like 100 years ago. It will be a very enjoyable day for anyone interested in printing, bookbinding, design, newspapers, books etc. It will also be a chance for printers who now work with computers to relive their old printing days.

    2pm - 6pm, Saturday 11th September 2010


    Free admission



    National Print Museum, Beggars Bush Barracks, Haddington Rd, Dublin 4


    Tel: 01 6603770 Email: printmuseumedu@iol.ie Web: www.nationalprintmuseum.ie


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    mfceiling
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    Thanks OP
    I'm always trying to find alternative things to do with the little ones....the park only cuts it for so long.
    Always nice to let them see/hear different things


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    MuseumEducation
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    My pleasure! We are a small organisation with no budget for marketing so we are on a constant battle to make ourselves known! We recently had a Family Sunday as part of Heritage Week which might have suited your little ones too! Our facebook page usually has the most up-to-date information about events..and apart from that we are open seven days a week for drop-in visitors!

    Although Print Fest is an exceptional opportunity to actually see the machines in operation and direct questions to the men that actually operated them. So we hope to see you down here on the 11th!


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