Melbourne Museum of Printing - Our New Home in 2011

typography classes; roots of printing; letterpress workshop; practical printing; Linotype; Ludlow; Monotype; graphic arts students; media studies; desktop publishing origins

Melbourne Museum of Printing NOW REVEALED
THE MUSEUM'S NEW HOME

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MMoP AT WEST FOOTSCRAY

NOW OPEN at 266 Geelong Road

Great Building :: Long Lease :: Everything in One Place !

Just 350 m from West Footscray station, enough space for the entire collection (consolidating from four locations!)

FACILITIES INCLUDE THE SPACIOUS SHOWROOM, FULLY EQUIPPED LETTERPRESS STUDIO, THOUSANDS OF FONTS (METAL, WOODEN AND HOT-METAL), WORKING TYPE FOUNDRY, BINDERY, CONFERENCE AND GALLERY AREA.
( NOT ALL FUNCTIONAL AT THIS TIME. )
The Building

A GREAT BUILDING

COME AND VISIT OUR FANTASTIC NEW LOCATION.

Museum volunteers are still receiving goods from our other premises and either installing or storing them. There's plenty of types, matrices, machines, artefacts and documents to work on.

EVERYTHING IS NOW READY TO RE-START PROGRAMS, BUT STILL FAR FROM ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS. WE NEED AT LEAST FIVE EACH SUNDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. (MUCH BIGGER THAN THE OLD SITE.) IF AVAILABLE, please email 'thursdays'

OPEN TO WALK IN, SUN & THUR FROM 2 TO 6 P.M..
HEALTH & SAFETY, AND SECURITY, POLICIES APPLY.

Enjoy these pictures of the outside and inside of our "still new" building...

Melbourne Museum of Printing at West Footscray

	The front door leads into the spacious showroom.
	The Museum Showroom in four panoramic views. Still, of course, in the process of putting things in place.



	The Loading Bay - arrived goods, waiting to be unloaded then installed or moved to the warehousing area
	The Hot Metal Composing Area - part of the Letterpress Studio. Visible are Intertype and Linotype linecasters, galleys rack, Ludlow linecaster, composing saw, Ludlow matrix cabinets.
	The Bookbinding Area.
	View over the Letterpress Studio : small and large hand-operated presses, hot-metal section in background. Not shown is poster type section. More presses will be installed later.

CONTACTS

If you would like to join the volunteers with the task of moving in and setting up, please email moving@mmop.org.au (please include your phone number).
If you would be interested in helping on our proposed Sunday and Thursday afternoon public program, please email thursdays@mmop.org.au (please include your phone number).
To enquire about a class, workshop etc please email curator@mmop.org.au (please include your phone number) or ring the Museum office on (03)9689 7555 (probably need to leave a message).

INTERNAL LINKS

An overview of Letterpress (prepared for an ABC program). Well illustrated.
The Referee Page: What some people have said about the Museum and the value of learning about letterpress. Includes a summary of the Museum's intended programs and audiences.
"Two Days with Letterpress". The program for professional development: one day (in a group) of intensive learning about typesetting and printing and a one-day individual project (a poster, a book-page, an invite, business card or just experimenting).

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