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How Milwaukee Is Celebrating the Typewriter’s Long, Local History

In June 2023, Milwaukeeans celebrated 150 years of typewriter history.
Jennifer Byrne July 5, 2023
Central Islip, New York

The Gallery of Shorthand

A museum that houses a collection of stenography machines plus dozens of books, photographs, and guides to shorthand languages from around the world.
A replica of the Phaistos Disc, which has fascinated and flummoxed us for more than a century.
mystery

Exploring the Enduring Mystery of Crete's Phaistos Disc

A scholar of Aegean civilization considers the inscrutable meaning of the artifact—and its irresistible appeal.
Silvia Ferrara March 7, 2022
Permanent Exhibition
Porto, Portugal

Museu Nacional da Imprensa (National Press Museum)

This museum is home to one of the biggest collections of printing press technology—plus a river view.
Tipoteca
Cornuda, Italy

Tipoteca

This Italian museum is a one-of-a-kind celebration of printing and type.
Rixing Type Foundry.
Taipei City, Taiwan

Rixing Type Foundry

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.
The neon sign for <em>Betten-König</em>, which inspired the Berlin Typography project.
design

Celebrating Berlin's Typography, Before It Vanishes

A tour of the city's most striking signs.
Anika Burgess April 25, 2018
Cafe signs.
Berlin, Germany

Buchstabenmuseum

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.