The International Association of Printing Museums (IAPM) is dedicated to promoting and supporting the advancement of printing culture through the preservation and proliferation of knowledge. Our Purpose The primary purpose of the Association is to promote and support throughout the world: The advancement of printing museums and similar organisations; The culture, history, and heritage of printing, through the preservation and dissemination of related knowledge; and Collaboration and networking between museums, similar organisations, experts and enthusiasts in the above fields. Our Activities To achieve our purpose, the IAPM may engage in: Carrying out, participating in and sponsoring various academic, educational and cultural projects relating to the culture, history, and heritage of printing; Assisting with and acting as a forum to facilitate information exchange, collaboration and coordination between printing museums, similar organisations,experts and enthusiasts throughout the world; Publishing, whether or not in collaboration with museums or other organisations, various printing publications; Organising, sponsoring and accrediting international events related to the culture, history and heritage of printing; and Any other activities consistent with the purpose of the Association. View Articles of Association

Our History How the IAPM Got its Start In 1994, there was an initial suggestion of creating a network of printing museums around the world. This was then prompted by a very successful conference that was organized in 2016 in Cheongju, Republic of Korea. The aim of the conference was to gather printing museums and individuals in the field of printing heritage and closely related fiends, in order to bring something to the fore. More than 47 institutions and specialists from 21 countries participated and shared a common vision to cooperate for the prosperity of printing culture. A Working Group was set up and an official workshop convened in Cheongju in the fall of 2017, laying the groundwork for the establishment of the Association. The IAPM was officially established on August 30, 2018 and received its members during the first General Meeting on October 1, 2018. This founding meeting was attended by some 80 international delegates, including representatives from 20 countries around the world. 2018 Official Establishment of IAPM Founding Meeting, 2018 IAPM Conference “Be Open” (Cheongju, Korea) 2017 IAPM Working Group European Part Meeting (Chania, Greece) IAPM Working Group Workshop (Cheongju, Korea) 2016 IAPM Meeting and Conference (Cheongju, Korea) 2015 Survey on the need for a printing network A Working-level meeting on the establishment of the IAPM (Germany) 2014 Initial suggestion of IAPM network establishment Expanding Our Network Connecting Printing Museums Around the World By 2020, the IAPM had grown to over 45 institutions from 21 countries. The IAPM boasts an array of institutional and individual members from printing museums to letterpress workshop, printing workshop, and more. Others may join the IAPM in the future, and we are confident

Welcome to the IAPM, the International Association of Printing Museums. It has been my good fortune to stumble across the world of printing and embark on a quest to establish a national museum of printing and a book arts centre in my own country. In search of answers or simply to satisfy my own curiosity I have visited institutions and met like-minded people in different corners of the globe. It is an honour to have been involved in the establishment of the Association. The Board of the IAPM looks forward to your thoughts, ideas and energy to build on the foundations that have been laid. Dan Tait- Jamieson

Our Purpose In 2016, a conference of international printing museums was held during the Jikji Festival in Cheongju, Korea. The following year, the signatories (the Working Group) were invited back to Cheongju to assist with the establishment of and to formulate rules for an international organisation to advance the culture, history and heritage of printing throughout the world. By these articles of association, the Working Group now wishes to establish the “International Association of Printing Museums” (the Association). Membership will be open to all organisations and individuals who support the purpose and activities of the Association. The Association will be governed by a board elected by the members of the Association. The Association will engage in international printing projects, act as a forum for collaboration and networking, and organise and sponsor international events related to the culture, history and heritage of printing. The Association may, from time to time, investigate further amendment or structuring in order to better serve its purpose and the needs of the international heritage printing community. * The Association Article was adopted in 30 August 2018. Chapter 1. General Provisions Article 1. Name of Association The name of this organisation is “The International Association of Printing Museums” (the Association). Article 2. Principal Place of Business The initial principal place of business of the Association is the Cheongju Early Printing Museum, 713 Jikjidae-ro, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Korea. The principle place of business may be updated from time to time by resolution of the board. Article 3. Purpose The primary purpose of the Association is to promote and support throughout the world: (i) the advancement of printing museums and similar organisations; (ii) the culture, history, and heritage of printing, through the preservation and dissemination of related knowledge; and (iii)

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IN HONOR OF KOREA 2022 Special Joint Exhibition with the Member of the IAPM Treasures from the Klingspor Museum September 2 – October 16, 2022 Gallery 3, Culture Factory Cheongju, Republic of Korea Introduction The Klingspor Museum in Offenbach, one of the most renowned museums of typography and book art, presented itself in Cheongju - the city where the Jikji, the oldest surviving book printed by movable metal types, was published. In 2021, the city of Cheongju invited the members of the International Association of Printing Museums (IAPM) to submit proposals for a special exhibition for the 2022 JIKJI Festival. The Klingpor Museum was selected as the finalist and worked closely with the Cheongju Early Printing Museum on the joint organization of the exhibition. To express its gratitude and friendship with Korea, the Klingspor Museum presented some of its nest collections in the arrangement of the Korean flag. As a guest in Cheongju, the Klingspor Museum expressed its great respect for the special tradition of the city, which, with the Book of Jikji (created in 1377), can claim world significance for the history of the art of printing. The Klingspor Museum, for its part, is an internationally renowned address for this very subject. It is based on the type foundry Gebrüder (Brothers) Klingspor, which gave impetus to the promotion of the art of lettering in the first half of the 20th century. The invitation to this exhibition was extended by the International Association of Printing Museums (IAPM) together with the Early Printing Museum in Cheongju. The aim is to stimulate international exchange on the history and future of the art of writing and printing. Museums and libraries around the world are working to preserve the knowledge of the historical art of graphic communication and offer themselves as forums for today's protagonists, old and young alike, who still practice the use of original graphic techniques as a current quality of manifestati

News from Printing Museum, Tokyo in Japan Printing Museum, Tokyo published two books, History of Japanese Printing Culture and Printing Museum Collection as the 20th anniversary project. These books will be sent to the IAPM member facilities soon. If you have any comments or requests, please contact Noriko Maehara (maehara@printing-museum.org) at the Printing Museum, Tokyo.

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