February 9 | 12–2pm | 211 Water Street | Free
Add a personal touch to your valentine and print your own card at Bowne & Co. using the Seaport Museum’s working collection of 19th century historical printing equipment. In this drop-in mini-workshop, you are invited to get hands-on with the printing process and will get to see how the professional designers at Bowne utilize the Museum’s collection in their work. While you’re at the Museum, check out the wide array of unique products available at the Bowne & Co. Gift Emporium to find something special for your valentine.
Want to include your special someone in the experience? Invite them to join in the festivities and attend the program together. Advanced registration is encouraged. Walkups will be accommodated as possible. Anyone ages 12 and up is welcome. All participants get to take home the items they print. Access to this mini-workshop includes walking up and down a few stairs.
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Enjoy More That the Museum Offers
Access to the historic ships and exhibition galleries at the Seaport Museum is not included with this event. To explore more that the Museum has to offer, book in advance or ask Museum staff about Pay What You Wish admission tickets, available Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm when you check in.
Admission tickets grant access to the 1885 tall ship Wavertree at Pier 16 and all current exhibitions on view in the introduction galleries inside Schermerhorn Row located at 12 Fulton Street. Timed tours of the 1908 lightship Ambrose at Pier 16 are available separately.
Advance Pay What You Wish tickets for the forthcoming Maritime City exhibition, opening in March 2025 in A.A. Thomson & Co. located at 213 Water Street are now also available. Be among the first to explore this exciting new exhibition!
Bowne & Co.
Bowne & Co. is New York’s oldest operating business under the same name. Using seven historic presses from the Museum’s working collection, our resident printers continue the age-old tradition of job (or small batch) printing, creating individual designs using custom plates or historic fonts.