Norwich Printing Museum

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND PROCESSES OF PRINTING, BOOK BINDING AND ALLIED SKILLS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE ENDANGERED CRAFT OF LETTERPRESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH: A) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM (HEREINAFTER “THE MUSEUM”) IN NORWICH FOR THE DISPLAY AND STORAGE OF HISTORIC ITEMS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF PRINTING, BOOK BINDING AND ALLIED SKILLS. B) THE PRESERVATION OF A COLLECTION OF HISTORIC AND RARE/LAST REMAINING EXAMPLES OF PRINTING MACHINERY, AN EXTENSIVE LEAD AND WOODEN TYPE COLLECTION, A PRINTING RELATED LIBRARY AND PRINTING EPHEMERA ARCHIVE, FOR LONG TERM PUBLIC BENEFIT. C) THE PROVISION OF A WORKING HUB WHERE VOLUNTEERS CAN MEET IN A SUPPORTIVE GROUP TO PRACTICE AND DEVELOP THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP SKILLS TO FURTHER THE MUSEUMS OBJECTIVES AND WHERE VISITORS CAN WITNESS, PRACTICE AND DEVELOP PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING SKILLS AND PARTICIPATE IN TALKS/LECTURES, EDUCATIONAL COURSES, HERITAGE SKILLS TRAINING AND RELATED EVENTS IN THE FIELDS DESCRIBED.