The Museum of Printing

The Museum of Printing The Museum of Printing in Haverhill, Massachusetts, holds the most extensive collection of printing materials and equipment in the world.

The Museum of Printing is dedicated to preserving the rich history of the graphic arts, printing and typesetting technology, and printing craftsmanship. In addition to many special collections and small exhibits, the Museum contains hundreds of antique printing, typesetting, and bindery machines, as well as a library of books and printing-related documents.

Did You Know?The Museum of Printing in Haverhill, MA recently became the home for a 200-year-old printing press that pre...
05/30/2026

Did You Know?
The Museum of Printing in Haverhill, MA recently became the home for a 200-year-old printing press that previously resided at the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology…
Built by Philadelphian Adam Ramage circa 1815.

Did You Know?Boston-based printer Louis Prang (1824-1909) is known by some as the “father of the American Christmas card...
05/27/2026

Did You Know?
Boston-based printer Louis Prang (1824-1909) is known by some as the “father of the American Christmas card”…
The Museum of Printing in Haverhill, MA has an extensive collection of Victorian-era chromolithographs, including some by Prang.

The Century (1881–1930), an illustrated monthly magazine, is another throwback treasure in the Romano Library. The magaz...
05/21/2026

The Century (1881–1930), an illustrated monthly magazine, is another throwback treasure in the Romano Library. The magazine is best known for its series of articles on the American Civil War, featuring reminiscences from 230 participants on both sides of the conflict. It was also a notable publisher of fiction. The Bostonians, a novel by Henry James, was first published here as a serial and later as a book in 1886.

Last Saturday the Museum of Printing brought our print tent to Haverhill High School for KidsFest, a free, family-friend...
05/20/2026

Last Saturday the Museum of Printing brought our print tent to Haverhill High School for KidsFest, a free, family-friendly community festival celebrating creativity, learning, play, and connection through the arts.

Volunteer Carolyn Muskat and her assistant were busy with visitors the whole time!

The York Trade Compositor is another forgotten publication that is likely to be found only at the Romano Library (The Mu...
05/17/2026

The York Trade Compositor is another forgotten publication that is likely to be found only at the Romano Library (The Museum of Printing, Haverhill MA).

Google searches gave us scarce and incomplete results. Published by the York Composition Company (York, PA) in the 1950s, it served as an in-house organ aimed primarily at educating advertisers about ad design features and catalogue layouts, typefaces, direct advertising formats, and the limitations of printing technologies, among

Perhaps you are familiar with this publication - if so, please share your thoughts.

Did You Know?The type vault at the Museum of Printing in Haverhill, MA has more than 400,000 sheets of original Linotype...
05/16/2026

Did You Know?

The type vault at the Museum of Printing in Haverhill, MA has more than 400,000 sheets of original Linotype type drawings…

Including faces like Baskerville, Caledonia, Caslon, Garamond, and Metro.

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15 Thornton Avenue
Haverhill, MA
01832

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10am - 4pm

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+19783720567

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