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  Museum of Printing History

  1324 West Clay Street
  Houston, TX 77019

  Phone: 713-522-4652   |   Fax: 713-522-5694   |   Official Website

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  On site and street parking available.

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• • Current Events

    04/25/13- 08/03/13	Optical Spaces -- The Art of Victor Vasarely Museum of Printing History Optical Spaces -- The Art of Victor Vasarely Presented by Museum of Printing History at Museum of Printing History April 25-August 3, 2013 The Museum of Printing History presents the exhibition Optical Spaces -- The Art of Victor Vasarely. OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. On view April 25, 2013– August 3, 2013. GALLERY TALK: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 6:00P.M. to 7:00 P.M. In collaboration with the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas, the Museum of Printing History is pleased to present Optical Spaces – the Art of Victor Vasarely, organized...
    03/21/13- 06/15/13	Clay & Print IV (in Conjunction with NCECA) Museum of Printing History Clay & Print IV (in Conjunction with NCECA) Presented by Museum of Printing History at Museum of Printing History March 21-June 15, 2013 The Museum of Printing History presents the exhibition Clay & Print IV. OPENING RECEPTION: March 21, 6pm-8pm. On view March 21, 2013– June 15, 2013. Curated by Chicago-based artist Paul Andrew Wandless, Clay & Print IV is part of a series of exhibitions that have examined how artists are exploring the intersection between ceramics and printmaking. Wandless states that “clay prints utilizing printmaking methods...
    02/28/13- 05/25/13	Where The Border of Water Meets The Air, Dragonflies Gather Museum of Printing History Where The Border of Water Meets The Air, Dragonflies Gather Presented by Museum of Printing History at Museum of Printing History February 28-May 25, 2013 The Museum of Printing History presents the exhibition Where The Border of Water Meets The Air, Dragonflies Gather. OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, February 28, 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. (opening remarks and musical performance by Danish songwriters and composers Susanne Thea and Bent Malinovsky at 7:00pm). On view February 28, 2013– May 25, 2013. "Where The Border of Water Meets the Air, Dragonflies Gather," organized by Danish artist Susanne...

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Upcoming Events

• Current Events

  04/25/13- 08/03/13	Optical Spaces -- The Art of Victor Vasarely Museum of Printing History Optical Spaces -- The Art of Victor Vasarely Presented by Museum of Printing History at Museum of Printing History April 25-August 3, 2013 The Museum of Printing History presents the exhibition Optical Spaces -- The Art of Victor Vasarely. OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. On view April 25, 2013– August 3, 2013. GALLERY TALK: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 6:00P.M. to 7:00 P.M. In collaboration with the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas, the Museum of Printing History is pleased to present Optical Spaces – the Art of Victor Vasarely, organized...
  03/21/13- 06/15/13	Clay & Print IV (in Conjunction with NCECA) Museum of Printing History Clay & Print IV (in Conjunction with NCECA) Presented by Museum of Printing History at Museum of Printing History March 21-June 15, 2013 The Museum of Printing History presents the exhibition Clay & Print IV. OPENING RECEPTION: March 21, 6pm-8pm. On view March 21, 2013– June 15, 2013. Curated by Chicago-based artist Paul Andrew Wandless, Clay & Print IV is part of a series of exhibitions that have examined how artists are exploring the intersection between ceramics and printmaking. Wandless states that “clay prints utilizing printmaking methods...
  02/28/13- 05/25/13	Where The Border of Water Meets The Air, Dragonflies Gather Museum of Printing History Where The Border of Water Meets The Air, Dragonflies Gather Presented by Museum of Printing History at Museum of Printing History February 28-May 25, 2013 The Museum of Printing History presents the exhibition Where The Border of Water Meets The Air, Dragonflies Gather. OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, February 28, 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. (opening remarks and musical performance by Danish songwriters and composers Susanne Thea and Bent Malinovsky at 7:00pm). On view February 28, 2013– May 25, 2013. "Where The Border of Water Meets the Air, Dragonflies Gather," organized by Danish artist Susanne...

• Upcoming Events

  There are no upcoming events at this time.

Past
Events

• Past Events

  02/23/13	Hard Cover Accordion Class Museum of Printing History
  01/24/13- 04/13/13	Arturo García Bustos: La Imagen del México Postrevolucionario Museum of Printing History
  11/16/12- 11/17/12	Lecture and Workshop with Rolando Estévez Museum of Printing History
  11/15/12- 01/12/13	AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers Museum of Printing History
  11/10/12	Tenth Annual Houston Book Fair at the Museum of Printing History Museum of Printing History
  10/26/12- 11/03/12	Scriptwriters/Houston 5th Annual Museum Play Festival Museum of Printing History
  10/18/12- 02/09/13	IMPRESSIONS 2012: Annual PrintMatters Members' Exhibition Museum of Printing History
  08/30/12- 10/06/12	A Heroine's Journey: Juried Print and Photography Exhibition Museum of Printing History
  08/30/12- 11/17/12	Of Birds and Texas: The Art of Stuart and Scott Gentling Museum of Printing History
  06/14/12- 08/11/12	Advancing Tradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press Museum of Printing History
  05/31/12- 08/25/12	Multiple, Limited, Unique: Highlights from Permanent Collection of The Center for Book Arts Museum of Printing History
  03/22/12- 05/19/12	21ST Editions, The Art of the Book Museum of Printing History
  03/15/12- 06/09/12	Contemporary Collotype: Photographs in Ink by Neal Cox, Kent Rush, and Paul Thirkell Museum of Printing History
  02/23/12- 06/09/12	The Graphic Arts of Hans Erni Museum of Printing History
  11/05/11	Ninth Annual Houston Book Fair at the Museum of Printing History Museum of Printing History
  10/27/11- 02/11/12	Houston 175: Commerce Museum of Printing History
  10/06/11- 02/25/12	Etchings of Bernhardt Wall: Following Sam Houston Museum of Printing History
  09/29/11- 01/14/12	Thread That Binds: Guild of Bookworkers, Lone Star Chapter Museum of Printing History
  09/01/11- 10/01/11	Finding Balance: WIVLA Print & Photography Show Museum of Printing History
  09/01/11- 02/04/12	Highlights from the Collection: Bohuslav Horak Lithos Museum of Printing History
  09/01/11- 02/04/12	Greetings From Houston: Vintage Postcard Views of the City Museum of Printing History
  08/05/11- 09/30/11	Second Edition Museum of Printing History
  06/20/11	Staged reading of The Commonwealth by Neal Adleman Museum of Printing History
  06/03/11- 07/29/11	Sojourns, Metaphors and Flying Machines: The Mythical Prints of Future Akins, Stacy Elko and Sang-Mi Yoo Museum of Printing History
  06/03/11- 08/27/11	Texas Zydeco Museum of Printing History
  05/14/11	Paraphrase of the Bayeux Tapestry, Artist Talk with Susanne Thea Museum of Printing History
  05/12/11	Closing Reception (and Book Signing) for Paraphrase of the Bayeux Tapestry by Susanne Thea Museum of Printing History
  04/29/11- 05/07/11	Scriptwriters/Houston's 4th Annual Museum Plays Museum of Printing History
  03/24/11- 08/13/11	Bayou City Noir: the Photography of Marvin Zindler Museum of Printing History
  02/17/11- 06/11/11	The Book Club of Texas Museum of Printing History
  02/03/11- 05/21/11	Paraphrase of the Bayeux Tapestry by Susanne Thea Museum of Printing History
  01/31/11	Barry Moore Lecture Museum of Printing History
  12/11/10	Altered Papers Class Museum of Printing History
  12/07/10- 12/10/10	Silkscreen T-Shirts and Posters Museum of Printing History
  11/20/10- 11/21/10	Woodcut Class Museum of Printing History
  11/13/10	Basic Book and Paper Repair Class Museum of Printing History
  11/09/10- 11/12/10	Introduction to Lithography Museum of Printing History
  11/06/10	Eighth Annual Houston Book Fair at the Museum of Printing History Museum of Printing History
  10/30/10	Wood Type Posters Class Museum of Printing History
  10/23/10	Letterpress Business Cards Class Museum of Printing History
  10/22/10- 01/29/11	Poems and Pictures: A Renaissance in the Art of the Book (1946-1981) Museum of Printing History
  10/16/10	Longstitch and Tacket Binding Class Museum of Printing History
  10/16/10	Hand Papermaking Class Museum of Printing History
  10/14/10	Post Screw Album Class Museum of Printing History
  10/09/10	Drypoint Class Museum of Printing History
  10/05/10- 10/08/10	Silkscreen T-Shirts and Posters Class Museum of Printing History
  09/30/10- 03/05/11	The Workshop of Ernest F. de Soto, Master Printer Museum of Printing History
  09/25/10	Small Books From Everyday Objects Museum of Printing History
  09/20/10	Scriptwriters/Houston Play Reading: Robert Fowler and Roger Widmeyer Museum of Printing History
  09/09/10- 01/15/11	Literary Effigies: Woodcuts by Charles Jones Museum of Printing History
  08/05/10- 08/28/10	Oasis: WIVLA Print & Photography Show Museum of Printing History
  07/15/10	The Development of Independent Filmmaking in Texas Roundtable Discussion Museum of Printing History
  06/24/10- 09/18/10	Craig W. Jensen: Master of Fine Edition Binding Museum of Printing History
  05/27/10- 07/31/10	PIGC 2010 Graphic Excellence Awards Exhibition Museum of Printing History
  05/22/10	Printing with Light Gallery Talk and Demonstration Museum of Printing History
  05/20/10	Alternative Media in Houston Roundtable Discussion Museum of Printing History
  05/18/10	WIVLA (Women in the Visual and Literary Arts) Monthly Meeting Museum of Printing History
  04/16/10- 04/24/10	A Thousand Words: Six Short Plays About Photography Museum of Printing History
  04/15/10	Lecture with Dr. Robert Jensen Museum of Printing History
  04/08/10- 07/24/10	Underground in H-Town Museum of Printing History
  04/08/10- 05/29/10	AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers Museum of Printing History
  03/25/10- 08/14/10	FotoFest 2010 - Printing with Light Museum of Printing History
  03/25/10	Printing with Light Opening Reception Museum of Printing History
  03/12/10- 08/28/10	EXTENDED FotoFest 2010 - Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom Museum of Printing History
  03/11/10	Closing Reception and Gallery Talk by Maestro Derli Romero Museum of Printing History
  02/11/10- 04/24/10	FotoFest 2010 - Flashes of Hope Museum of Printing History
  11/07/09	Seventh Annual Houston Book Fair at the Museum of Printing History Museum of Printing History
  10/27/09- 03/13/10	Taller Michoacan Museum of Printing History
  10/08/09- 03/20/10	QWERTY: A Typewriter Retrospective Museum of Printing History
  10/01/09- 01/23/10	Paper & Ink Museum of Printing History
  09/17/09	Closing Party for Body Language Museum of Printing History
  06/25/09- 09/19/09	Body Language Museum of Printing History
  06/16/09	Women in the Visual and Literary Arts - June Monthly Meeting: Ann Shaw Museum of Printing History
  05/14/09- 09/05/09	Filigrane: a History of Watermarks Museum of Printing History
  04/30/09	Barbara Hamby Poetry Reading Museum of Printing History
  04/30/09- 10/10/09	The Shell Prints of Jean Charles Chenu Museum of Printing History
  04/28/09- 06/13/09	PIGC Graphic Excellence Awards Museum of Printing History
  04/24/09- 05/02/09	Much Ado about Printing Times Seven Museum of Printing History
  01/29/09- 03/21/09	The Vandercook Book Museum of Printing History
  01/27/09- 05/09/09	Pulled from the Vault: Selected Prints from the Collection of Anya Tish Gallery Museum of Printing History
  01/13/09- 04/25/09	Illustrated Fine Printing: The Whittington Press, Matrix & America Museum of Printing History
  10/30/08- 02/21/09	DATE CHANGE Branched & Rooted: Orna Feinstein Museum of Printing History
  01/01/06- 05/28/12	Visit the Museum of Printing History Museum of Printing History

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  Rental Contact Information

  Rental Contact Name: Rose Watts, Office Manager

  Rental Contact Phone: (713) 522-4652 Ext 203

  Rental Contact Email: rwatts@printingmuseum.org

  General Information

  Parking Info: On site and street parking available.

  Union Affliations: None

  Beer / Wine Permitted: Yes

  Liquor Permitted: Yes

  Food Permitted: Yes

  Catering Services allowed: Yes

  Support Staff available: No

  Insurance Required: Yes

  Insurance Provided: Yes

  Security Personnel Required: Yes

  Box Office: No

• Facility Information

  Seating (range): 100 - 249

  Seating (exact #): Varies based on event; view attached PDF

  Public Bathrooms: Yes

  Lighting Available: Yes

  Sound System Available: No

  Audio Recording Available: No

  Dance Floors Available: No

  Reception Area: Yes

  Loading Dock: No

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• Pricing

  Specify breakdown of rates: View attached PDF

  Non-profit Rates: No

• Additional Documents

  Museum_of_Printing_H­istory.pdf