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The Printing Museum

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Exhibits on the history of printing, from ancient clay tablets to modern presses, with guided tours. People often mention museum, print, tour, history, printing,


Address

3121 San Jacinto St, Houston, TX 77004, United States

Website

www.printingmuseum.org

Contact

+1 713-522-4652

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (106 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 2 to 5 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 5 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: museum (11) print (7) tour (6) history (6) printing (6)
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  • 5/5 Teresa K. 5 years ago on Google • 69 reviews
    Wonder filled place. Joined a Girl Scott Group for a tour. Fun to be with youngsters learning something old new. Enjoyed the expertise of Charles Criner, former printer with both the Post and the Chronicle, showing off the various historic printers. Was able to help print a single page facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible on a replica of the Gutenberg press. Don't miss this museum.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Brandi R. 5 years ago on Google • 87 reviews
    This place is incredibly interesting! Our tour guide was full of knowledge and gave us so much interesting information about the history of printing. They even have a replica of the Gutenberg press and let us print a page. Great experience, especially if you're a type nerd.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jennifer G. T. 1 year ago on Google • 227 reviews
    This museum is a great treasure in the state of Texas. Whenever you visit Houston this should be a scheduled stop. This nonprofit organization has done so much to further printmaking and it’s history. They have an active role in offering print education to the Houston community and to virtual students. They exhibit print artists at all levels. The staff is amazing and dedicated to building a positive space for artists to grow. They have an amazing artist in residence program that gives artists studio space and time to develop their creative research. It is a wonderful treasure in Houston. I can’t wait for the new facility to be open regularly to the public like it was before.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Roshan M. 4 years ago on Google • 219 reviews
    A fantastic museum for a typographer to go check out in the city of Houston. Prices of all generations can be found in this place. If you're a graphic designer or just love typography you have to check this place out.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Francis A. 2 years ago on Google • 412 reviews
    One of my rare reviews without any photos. Capturing art is better in person anyway and this museum didn’t fail. As you might have guessed, there’s lots to read in the Printing Museum so come prepared. They have some interactive exhibits that you can walk around but not touch. It’s nice to get that close to history. Later in the museum they talk about how print is influenced through newspaper articles and the evolution of printing devices. You can even read framed revolution war clippings and see how the news was portrayed back then. I would like to state this whole museum is about print and probably won’t be interesting for kids not in grade school yet. I personally enjoyed it alone and spent roughly 2 hours pondering around different exhibits and framed news articles.

  • 5/5 Jeff G. 2 years ago on Google • 339 reviews
    Part of the printing museum crawl. Very educational on the role of print media over time.

  • 5/5 Jeff Mack (. 4 years ago on Google • 56 reviews
    A great hidden gem. This is a wonderful museum for people of all ages. The guided tour is well woth the extra money.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Miriam L. 6 years ago on Google • 122 reviews
    Very interactive, lots of history and surprisingly fun. I recommend the guided tour. They also offer screen printing work shops at a very affordable price.

  • 5/5 E P. 9 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    Absolutely lovely experience, learned a lot about the history of the printed word. Had fun trying to read through the older texts.

  • 5/5 April L. 2 years ago on Google • 5 reviews
    The owners and artists of this important historical museum are the best! Hosted an event for my design company here and we were treated to an amazing time! The amount of learning possible when just walking around is amazing, but having a knowledgeable tour guide raises the bar! A must for design and art aficionados

  • 5/5 Ethan M. 2 years ago on Google
    We had a wonderful tour provided by Mike. It was extremely interesting and we all had a great time!

  • 5/5 George A. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place to learn about printing history. Staff was very helpful.

  • 5/5 Pressed On T. 1 year ago on Google
    The printing museum is one of my favorite places to be! It’s full of amazing people and art. And has some of the coolest machines and processes! They even have classes!!

  • 5/5 Emmalee 8 months ago on Google
    Neat little museum! We enjoyed it and learned a ton.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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