Long live the Black Arts / Visiting the National Playing Card Museum in Turnhout
After an inspiring three-day workshop at Atelier T in Bierbeek, it was time for our second field trip — and this one had a particularly rich visual and historical flavor. We had the pleasure of meeting Herwig Kempenaers at the National Playing Card Museum (Nationaal Museum van de Speelkaart) in Turnhout, Belgium — a destination that should be on every printmakers radar.
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1.De Makerij. Een gloednieuw museumlabo in het Speelkaartenmuseum. De opstelling neemt je mee doorheen de boeiende geschiedenis van de papier- en speelkaartenindustrie en moedigt kinderen en volwassenen aan om ook zelf aan de slag te gaan - link
2. Kickstarter project by Martin Schneider. The Postcard Printing Press. An ultra-portable, 3D printed printing press for etchings, linocuts, and more - link
3. Book History @ KBR. An afternoon of book history lectures. 18.09, KBR, Brussels - link
4. Graphics student Julian Jaffé travels around Europe to learn more about traditional printmaking - link