August 9, 2016

2016 Open House

On Sunday, July 10, 2016 we had a wonderful Open House. Over 100 people joined us for museum tours, pantograph demonstrations, and poster printing. Bob Mueller gave tours of the museum, highlighting the making of type and the history of the Hamilton factory. George Liesch gave demonstrations on the pantograph showing how type was made in the 20th century at... Read More »

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July 19, 2016

The Beauty of Letterpress: Nate Williams

Meet Betty. She has done wonders for the museum, from helping us move to our new location to keeping the world's largest collection of wood type organized. But, Betty has decided to retire after 40+ years of service, leaving us stuck for a way to get to some of our vintage printing plates and other items that are housed on... Read More »

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July 9, 2016

New Impressions Juried Exhibition

“New Impressions” is an international, juried exhibition that showcases exploration and creativity with letterpress printing techniques. Prints from 36 artists from around the world were on display in the gallery from May 11 through June 30, 2016.Following the exhibition at Hamilton, the show is traveling to Design College Australia in Brisbane for display from August 9 through the 21, 2016.... Read More »

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June 1, 2016

Always Make Waves

Daniel Schneider, a graduate of the Industrial Archaeology program at Michigan Technological University, has been hard at work on a new border design. Dan got the die stamper in production for the first time in half a century and designed a new border in the process. Very little was known about this incredible machine until Dan started revealing some of... Read More »

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May 31, 2016

Artist in Residence: Jim Sherraden

Jim Sherraden, Master Printer and Archivist at Hatch Show Print, is the current Artist in Residence at Hamilton. This three-year appointment started this year. During the Memorial Day weekend he presented to a group from The Society of Typographic Arts at the museum for a workshop, organized and printed with the Enquirer Collection, and helped document portions of the collection.... Read More »

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