March 16 | 1pm, 3pm | 207 Water Street | Free
Join the professional designers at Bowne & Co. for a special workshop that explores the art and historical methodologies of calligraphic writing.
In these 90-minute workshops you will learn the fundamentals of drawing Roman capitals (majuscule) and lowercase (minuscule) letters using a chisel tip calligraphy pen. Together, as we get hands-on exploring this ancient artform, we will investigate different historical methodologies of calligraphic writing and discover typographic anatomy––the shoulders, strokes, cross bars, ascenders, descenders that constitute letters––and then experiment making our own forms.
Advanced registration is encouraged as space is limited and these workshops are likely to fill quickly. Anyone is welcome, and all supplies are included in your free ticket for the workshop. All participants get to take home whatever they create and their calligraphy pen to keep honing their skills. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to explore the rich world of calligraphy with the experts at Bowne & Co.
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Enjoy More That the Museum Offers
Access to the Museum’s historical ships and introduction galleries is not included with this event. To see more that the Museum has to offer, ask Museum staff about our Saturday and Sunday, 11am–5pm, Pay What You Wish General Admission tickets when you check in.
Pay What You Wish General Admission tickets include access to all current exhibitions on view in the introduction gallery space at 12 Fulton Street and access to the 1885 tall ship Wavertree. Free timed tickets for a tour of the 1908 lightship Ambrose are available separately at no additional cost.
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.