Typorama
Working printing museum in a former paper mill: typesetting machines and printing presses from hand composition to the finished print.
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Om museet
Typorama began in 1979, when a Linotype typesetting machine more than sixty years old was rescued from a print shop in St. Moritz just before it was to be scrapped. In the following years, more machines, typefaces and entire typesetting setups were added, which had been retired as the industry switched to phototypesetting. The growing collection initially ran as "Das Kleine Setzmaschinen-Museum" and was spread across several storage sites in St. Gallen.
In 1997, the Förderverein Typorama (support association) was founded to find a common home for the holdings. The search led to the grounds of the former paper mill in Bischofszell, where a hall was rented in autumn 1999. After moving more than 100 tons of material, the museum opened its doors on May 6, 2000.
Since then, the collection has not only been displayed but kept in operation: volunteers restored typesetting and printing machines until a large share was running again, and cataloged thousands of typefaces. In 2011, the Stiftung Typorama (foundation) was established; it now owns the entire collection. Since 2019, Typorama GmbH has run commissioned printing, a shop and courses on the foundation's machines. The holdings today comprise about 5,700 typefaces, dozens of typesetting and printing machines on site, and a specialist library.
Højdepunkter
- Tour through five sections: hand composition, machine composition, phototypesetting, printing and finishing
- Working original typesetting machines such as Linotype and Intertype
- Public guided tour with machine demonstration on the first Sunday of every month
- Children print every Wednesday with Tetra Pak, LEGO or lead type
- Workshop courses in linocut, woodcut and bookbinding
- Grundlagt
- 1979
- Ejer
- Stiftung Typorama (Sammlung); Betrieb durch die Typorama GmbH
- Ledelse
- Percy Penzel
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 10 CHF |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 6 CHFChildren and young people up to age 16 and KulturLegi Canton Thurgau card holders |
| Børn og unge | 6 CHFChildren and young people up to age 16 |
| Grupper | –Guided tour for groups of up to 15 people: flat fee CHF 200 including admission, each additional person CHF 13. Museumspass, Raiffeisen card and KulturLegi do not apply to this. |
| Public guided tour (first Sunday of the month), adults | 15 CHFAbout 90 minutes |
| Public guided tour, children and young people up to age 16 | 8 CHF |
| Guided tour for groups of up to 15 people (flat fee, incl. admission) | 200 CHFEach additional person CHF 13 |
| School class of up to 15 students (flat fee, incl. admission) | 150 CHFEach additional student CHF 8; teachers CHF 13 |
| Children print (Wednesdays) | 8 CHFAccompanying adults pay museum admission (CHF 10) |
| Run a machine (per machine) | 4 CHFAbout ten minutes; up to two machines can be chosen; payment at the box office |
Free admission for association members and with the Museumspass and the Raiffeisen card (valid for the tour and the public guided tour).
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: findes ikke
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The workshop is at ground level and step-free; the toilet on the tour route is not wheelchair accessible. Please let us know in advance if needed.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Interaktive stationer
Every Wednesday from 14:00–16:00, children (from age 6) print their own works with Tetra Pak, LEGO or lead type and take the prints home. Ink is used, so wear suitable clothes.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Bahnhof Bischofszell Stadt · 8 min. til fods
Bischofszell Stadt train station, about 8 minutes' walk.
I bil
Gratis parkering
Free parking directly on Fabrikstrasse.
By car via the A1, Gossau exit, about 12 minutes.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
Shop with self-printed products. For groups, coffee and Gipfeli (CHF 6 per person) or an apéro (CHF 18 or 25 per person) are available on request.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 1,5 t. |
|---|---|
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Public guided tour on the first Sunday of each month at 14:00; no registration needed, but appreciated. The tour runs through 49 stations in five sections; QR codes on the machines link to short films. On request, the team will run machines. School classes work with typesetting and printing according to the Lehrplan 21 curriculum. |
