This year we — John Christopher (Flowers and Fleurons), Mark Pavey (Dead Methods), Graham Bignell and Beatrice Bless (New North Press), Christian Granados & me — decided to leave earlier for LpW 2015 and visit Tipoteca Italiana in Cornuda. We decided to meet in Venice and then travel to Cornuda by train the next day. Venice in the summer is very busy, but we’ve managed to escape the tourists spots, enjoy the city and have some local food.
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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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Flea market. Yerevan 2015
Found Type. Yerevan 2015
Komitas Museum
A museum dedicated to the 19th – 20th-century Armenian composer Komitas was opened in January 2015. A rich collection of personal belongings of Komitas and rare documents, thoughtfully organized by young & talented director in exhibition that runs through 7 halls, makes it an absolutely must visit when you are in Armenia.
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- How 3-D Printing Is Saving the Italian Artisan
- PRINT. A cross-disciplinary exhibition, 27.06.15, Amsterdam
- A facsimile edition of an unpublished masterpiece of calligraphy and painting by Hermann Zapf. Support it on Kickstarter.
Matenadaran. Yerevan 2015
Each year when I’m in Yerevan I make sure I visit Matenadaran (The Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts).The Matenadaran is a major center with a unique and exceptionally rich manuscript collection, one that has become a symbol of Armenia. It is named after Mesrop Mashtots, who is credited with the creation of the Armenian alphabet in 405. In fact The Matenadaran is both, it is a museum of ancient manuscripts and a scientific research institute.
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