The Print Revolution then and now
Schedule
Fri May 29 2026 at 10:30 am to 04:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Senate House Library | London, EN
About this Event
Get caught up in the print revolution.
Artists, conservators, printers, librarians and historians bring discoveries and contemporary perspectives to the Senate House Library exhibition, 'The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond.'
Featuring talks from Becca Drake, Senate House Printer in Residence on contemporary responses to Caxton; Andrew Honey, conservator, on finding printing heritage; panels on new methods and approaches to discovering the history of printing, and on bibliographic presses, print-labs and MakerSpaces.
The day will both be made avaliable in-person, at Senate House Library, and online via Zoom. For online attendees, a link will be sent prior to the day.
Optional tours of the Caxton exhibition and the Senate House MakerSpace will run throughout the day. Lunch and refreshments provided.
Agenda
π: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Optional Tours: SHL MakerSpace and Caxton Exhibition
Info: Each tour group will be limited to 10 persons. Please email [email protected] if you wish to confirm your place on a tour in advance.
π: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Registrations (with refreshments)
π: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Welcome
Host: Karen Attar (Senate House Library)
π: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Contemporary printmaking looks at Caxton
Host: Becca Drake (Senate House Printer in Residence)
π: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Keynote: βWhere can you find printing heritage today?'
Host: Andrew Honey (Bodleian Conservation)
π: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
π: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Optional Tours: SHL MakerSpace and Caxton Exhibition
Info: Each tour group will be limited to 10 persons. Please email [email protected] if you wish to confirm your place on a tour in advance.
π: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Panel: Printing 'historically' in the 21st century
Host: Rhiannon Daniels
π: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Tea Break
π: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Panel: New methods and directions in printing history
Host: Chris Warren (Carnegie Mellon University)
π: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Optional Tours: SHL MakerSpace and Caxton Exhibition
Info: Each tour group will be limited to 10 persons. Please email [email protected] if you wish to confirm your place on a tour in advance.
Where is it happening?
Senate House Library, Malet Street, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 10.00 to GBP 35.00
