GRID Grafisch Museum Groningen, Graphic arts museum in central Groningen, Netherlands.
GRID Grafisch Museum Groningen is a museum in central Groningen dedicated to the history of graphic printing and design. The collection includes printing presses, type cases, composing equipment, and other tools that show how printers and designers created their work across different periods.
The museum was founded in 1991 by people who wanted to save old printing machines and equipment from being scrapped. This effort grew from a wider interest in preserving traditional printing practices and the tools that made them possible.
The name GRID refers to the fundamental structure of typographic design and reflects how graphic creators organize their work. Visitors can observe how these organizing principles shaped the way printed materials were conceived and arranged throughout time.
The museum operates as a mobile facility that travels to schools and community centers across the region rather than occupying a fixed building. Visitors should check where the current exhibitions or workshops are happening, as locations change regularly.
The museum highlights Hendrik Werkman, a Groningen printer who developed experimental printing methods in the 1920s and 1930s. These unusual techniques come alive through hands-on demonstrations that show how unconventional printing actually worked.
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