Technology & history

Carr stresses history’s importance as museum celebrates

Aug 20, 2026 at 06:38 pm

Members and friends of the Penrith Museum of Printing – which now calls itself the Australian Museum of Printing at Penrith – joined former politician Bob Carr on.... Read More

Shared insights in Museum’s rare book week event

Oct 08, 2025 at 12:59 pm by admin

NSW’s Rare Book Week delivers an opportunity to learn more about bookbinding, typography and “the eighth wonder of the world”, the Linotype machine. Penrith.... Read More

Opportunity to set type during NSW rare book week

Aug 27, 2025 at 11:59 am by admin

A special session during October’s NSW ‘rare book week’ provides a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in print history and try setting type, letter by lett.... Read More

Typesetting treasure puts museum on the lookout

Oct 01, 2024 at 02:35 pm by admin

With a newly-acquired C4 Intertype, equipped with a TTS reader, Sydney’s Penrith Museum of Printing is looking for perforated tape to run on it. And/or a perforator to.... Read More

Regional museum’s tale of Australia’s historic inky business

Feb 06, 2024 at 06:10 pm by admin

A lesser-known but comprehensive printing museum – complete with Linotype – tells the story of printing ink in Australia. Ink is still impressed onto paper in Arm.... Read More