Following the yearly tradition of the Museum Night, on Thursday 03.12 the 9 museums of Gent are opening their doors from 18 till 01 o'clock. The entrance is free and each museum is offering various activities, music performances, or new exhibitions. As for example the MIAT with a new Amai, email! - Oh my, enamel! exhibition.
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Gedrukt voor de stad, Hans Moolenbel, Uitgeverij Bas Lubberhuizen, 2014
Visiting Sander Pinkse Boekproductie
Our next stop in Amsterdam is Sander Pinkse Boekproductie studio, located just a few minutes away from Letterpress Amsterdam. Sander Pinkse designs and produces books, of all shapes and sizes. He has been working as a book designer for more than twenty years. Sander's studio also houses a letterpress print shop.
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Letterpress Amsterdam
It's been a while that I was thinking about spending a weekend in Amsterdam. And yes, finally, we jumped into our car and drove from Gent to Amsterdam. After checking in Airbnb apartment in the Jordaan district, we headed to visit Thomas Gravemaker from Letterpress Amsterdam.
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Yerevan. Museum of Literature and Art.
This year I took another week off to visit my family in Yerevan. Yesterday when strolling around the city I've discovered the Museum of Literature and Art after Yeghishe Charents. This tiny museum, situated behind the National Gallery, includes archives of almost all classics of Armenian literature, theater, music and cinematographic art from the 18th century up till now. In fact it is the continuation of Mashtots Matenadaran (repository of ancient manuscripts).
Read MoreThis was DRUKOPSTRAAT 4. MIAT, Gent
For a fourth year on a row Topo Copy teamed up with Helix and Het Miat (Museum of Industrial Archaeology and Textiles Ghent) to make giant prints, not on a press but on concrete with a steamroller, a type of heavy construction machinery used for flattening/compacting surfaces, such as roads or airfields. During a two-day-event the artists carved lino's and printed them on ‘flags’, paper and even clothing.
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designed by Type & Press, printed by Topo Copy (riso)
DRUKOPSTRAAT 4. 19-20.09.15
The 4th edition of the spectacular steamroller printing event DRUKOPSTRAAT is coming your way! It will take place on 19-20 September, from 10 till 17, in front of the MIAT, Gent.
Watch artists carving & printing huge linocuts, visit the demonstration at the printing workshop (4th floor) and join to this year's special - the DIY corner where you can print something of you own, so feel free to bring your linocuts/woodcuts.
Letterpress Workers Summit. Milan
For a fourth year in a row the creative collective Novepunti is organising the Letterpress Workers Summit in Milan.
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