Druckereimuseum Traunstein
Private printing museum of the Traunsteiner Tagblatt on the history of printing, from hand typesetting to rotary printing; visits by appointment.
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About the museum
The printing museum belongs to the local newspaper Traunsteiner Tagblatt, which has been published since 1855, and is located at the publishing house on Anton-Miller-Platz. It brings the history of printing from Gutenberg to the present day and shows the technology from hand typesetting to computers, and from lithography to rotary printing.
The showpiece of the permanent exhibition is the Senefelder-Stangenpresse (Senefelder bar press), an original machine from 1851, which is also called the Galgenpresse ("gallows press") because of its shape; lithographic printing was done on it from stone. The newspaper's publisher runs the house as a private museum.
Highlights
- History of printing from Gutenberg to the present
- Senefelder bar press from 1851 for lithography
- Technology from hand typesetting to rotary printing
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Geschichte des Druckens – The permanent exhibition runs from Gutenberg's time to the present, showing hand typesetting, lithography, computer typesetting, and rotary printing; the showpiece is the 1851 Senefelder bar press.
- Operated by
- A. Miller Zeitungsverlag KG (Traunsteiner Tagblatt)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
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| Good to know | Visits only by arrangement with the Traunsteiner Tagblatt. |
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