Location Name - International Printing Museum
315 Torrance Boulevard
Carson 90745

County: Los Angeles
Region: *Los Angeles
Location ID: 7439

Phone 1:(310) 515-7166

Website:
http://www.printmuseum.org (Website)
https://www.printmuseum.org/rentals (Rentals)

Email: [email protected]

 
Categories:
MUSEUMS - *
MUSEUMS - Applied Arts / Design
MUSEUMS - Cultural History
MUSEUMS - Science & Industry

Description:
The International Printing Museum in Southern California is a dynamic museum that takes one of the world's most significant collections of antique printing machinery and brings it to life through working demonstrations and theatre presentations. Since 1988, over 250,000 visitors have toured the museum, learning about the history of books and printing, great inventions and inventors that have changed our world. The Printing Museum has been recognized worldwide for its importance and size, and for the successful and creative approach it takes in interpreting the collection to a general audience. The Museum was founded in 1988 by David Jacobson of Gutenberg Expositions and Ernest A. Lindner to house the Lindner Collection of Antique Printing Machinery. The collection has grown since then with significant donations and acquisitions, making the International Printing Museum the premier exhibit on printing history throughout the world. From 1988 until 1997, the Printing Museum was located in the city of Buena Park. Following the acquisition of the Museum property by the California Department of Transportation in 1997, the collection was moved into storage while a new home was sought. The new public display opened in 1998 in the city of Carson, 20 minutes south of downtown Los Angeles. In February of 2003, the Board of Trustees for the International Printing Museum Foundation successfully raised the necessary down payment for the acquisition of the Museum property in Carson.

General Notes:
VM for updates 8/21/24 J.Jackson

Jurisdictions::
Carson

Within 30-Mile Zone: Y

State Property: No

Closed/Vacant: No

GPS Source:
Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 33.8426660, y coordinate: -118.2823360

Contacts:
Barbour, Mark *
Executive Director, International Printing Museum
315 Torrance Boulevard, Carson, CA 90745 USA
714-529-1832 Phone 1
310-515-7166 Phone 2
[email protected]
http://www.printmuseum.org

* Key Contact


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photo ID#: 8205740 - 1950's Shop


photo ID#: 8205741 - Columbian Gallery


photo ID#: 8205742 - Gutenberg Gallery


photo ID#: 8205743 - Museum Library


photo ID#: 8205745 - Museum Library


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photo ID#: 8205744 - Museum Library


photo ID#: 8205746 - Museum Library


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photo ID#: 8205748 - Museum Library


photo ID#: 8205751 - Museum Rental Space


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