Museum Plantin-Moretus
Workshop: Master bookbinder
During a creative workshop at Museum Plantin-Moretus you will discover at first hand what makes printing, etching or bookbinding a proper craft.
Dutch, English, German, French
Available time slots
To see if the desired time slot is available, enter the number of participants under ‘Group size (Group ticket)’, choose the guide language and select the date.
From 02/02/2021 11:00 pm (UTC) until 31/12/2030 10:59 pm (UTC)
Bookbinding used to be a separate trade. If you bought a book from the Plantin press, all you got was the printed pages. You then had to have them bound by a bookbinder. The nice thing about this was that you could determine how your own copy of the book would look. Rich people opted for leather covers with gold leaf, a coat of arms or their own emblem. Sometimes there was even a lock on the cover!
You get to do it yourself. You learn from an expert. You understand how a book was made.
Practical information:
- This workshop is suitable for groups of adults
- Maximum 12 persons per group
- Duration: 90 minutes
- The workshop will take place on the ground floor
- Your museum ticket is valid all day long, so you will be able to visit the rest of the Museum Plantin-Moretus
Contact details for visitors
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