Subject: Re: Hands-On Printing Exhibits


Several years ago I created an exhibit called "Making Books" at the Virginia
Discovery Museum, a children's museum in Charlottesville. We found that
alphabet rubber stamps made a nice substitute for type for young children.
We also used stencils and rub-on letters. I think we had a toy-sized
printing press. We had volunteers and programs from a local book-arts group.
We did simple bookbinding, with pre-cut cardboard and paper, stitched or
glued, and  wrapped with wallpaper samples we got from a local dealer. We
had a giant-sized picture book with hinged pages that we used as a backdrop
for children to act out stories, with simple props and costume parts
supplied in a bin to the side. Our focus was broader than printing, per se,
but some of these ideas might help. You might be able to get more
information from the Museum - they're on the web, and the exhibit director
is Fenella Belle (though this exhibit was before her time, files and photos
should be there).

Carol Ely
Museum consultant
Louisville

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