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An international printing heritage network

The AEPM shares knowledge, experience, initiatives, and resources in all fields of the graphic arts as they have been practised from the time of Gutenberg until the present day. Read more

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June 4, 2025 // AEPM webmaster

The Musée de l’imprimerie in Lyon is changing…

The museum’s future The Musée de l’imprimerie et de la communication graphique closed its doors to the public on 1 June 2025, for 18 months of building work to improve its accessibility. Although essential, this break is not the end: on the contrary, it marks the beginning of a major transformation. The collections are alive

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June 2, 2025 // AEPM webmaster

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A brief history of printing and related museums worldwide

in the form of a timeline of the foundation dates of over three hundred printing and graphic heritage organisations from 1843 to the present day

Museum finder

Printing and related museums in Europe and worldwide

Want to find a printing museum or other printing heritage organisation near you, or to visit when travelling? Try our Museum Finder

Publications & conference proceedings

A variety of publications about printing and graphic heritage including profiles of printing museums, a selection of papers from previous AEPM conferences and a brief history of printing and related museums in the form of a timeline of the foundation dates of nearly two hundred printing and graphic heritage organisations worldwide.