American Bookbinders Museum | San Francisco

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Web Name: American Bookbinders Museum | San Francisco

WebSite: http://www.bookbindersmuseum.org

ID:315841

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Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm; Walk-ins Welcome

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BOOK NOW The Story of the Book The American Bookbinders Museum, San Francisco

New Exhibit! Ex Libris, The Art of Contemporary World Bookplates 9/10/22 - 12/30/22

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Word for Word at ABM! reading George Sanders "Home", Yerba Buena Night Saturday Oct. 8, 7pm

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We have self-guided tours in Mandarin! 本馆提供中文导览图，可在线或现场购票。

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Check out our Resources page to learn more about bookbinding, resources, and practitioners.

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About

We celebrate and share the history, tools and process of bookbinding. See the tools of 1600s hand binding and the earliest machines that automated bookbinding in the 1800s. The American Bookbinders Museum is the only museum of its kind in North America.

Come hear the story of the book. Self-guided and audio tours available weekly, 10-4, Tuesday - Saturday.

Docent Tour

EXHIBIT

Bookplates express a book owners’ personality, interests and sense of humor. Dating back to the 15th c, Ex Libris (from the library of) tells the world YOU own that book. Come see submissions to the 2022 ASBC&D competition representing more than 100 artists and 33 countries: from Argentina to the USA.

Ex Libris, The Art of Contemporary World Bookplates

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The American Bookbinders Museum is an ideal place for your next event. Conveniently located in the heart of San Francisco’s SoMa/Yerba Buena District. We are just steps away from Moscone Center, SFMOMA and BART/Muni. Find out what we have to offer.

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Any day is a good day to make a donation to the American Bookbinders Museum!Your financial gift is essential for the ABM to continue its celebration of the history of bookbinding, and in communicating the timeless importance of one of humanity's most valuable resources: the book. Click here to learn how your donations strengthen the museum's mission and help expand program offerings.

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What our visitors say about their experience

This museum is a hidden gem. I’ve been a bookbinder for years but I have never seen anyone specifically address the American experience and how things changed as craftsman moved here from Europe and industrialization took hold. I learned a lot. If it has not been for the audio your the experience would not have been the same.

Leah, Google 7/19/21

Highly recommend! Fascinating!

The docent tour is fabulously interesting for anyone interested in craftsmanship, social history, books, engineering, the industrial revolution, and economics. Due to my work experiences, I probably know more than average about this process, but I still learned a LOT! Loved it! Great value.

Joan, Trip Advisor 12/12/19

The guided tour was fascinating and very informative. The guide was so knowledgebable and patient and there are vintage tools and equipment to demonstrate the history of bookbinding. I will never look at a book the same
after visiting and touring this museum. I truly appreciated visiting this charming
museum and it’s staff. Thank you.

tripadvisor August 2019

Great place with a ton of educational value. All of the classic machinery is a cool thing to see!

Google April 2019

Didn’t know what to expect. I was thinking how much can you really say about making books. But tour is very thorough and I thought it was interesting. Bookbinding started as a very skilled craft and the process to make them was intricate. Then the industrial revolution came and changed it. If you want to take a break from going to the movies, recommend doing a docent led tour

Yelp 4/7/2019

Great docent lead tour giving a fabulous historical journey through the lens of book binding.

Yelp 2/4/17

The tour is worth the time. It is great for anyone into craftsmanship and history. The staff is friendly and informative. Started with this gem during a morning of touring museums.

Yelp 11/15/16

This place is GREAT! Book lovers unite!

The staff is wonderful, the tour is historical and entertaining, and it is WELL worth the time to be exposed to such an important aspect of human history!

Yelp 7/14/17

This was a great tour for my teen who loves old books. We learned the history of bookbinding and its evolution to mass publishing with a fun and very knowledgeable docent. Seeing so many period machines and getting a chance to try out a printing press made this better than just a museum visit.

Yelp 4/20/18

If you love books, this is a must. Learn the history of the art/process of making a book. Very informed staff and docents.

Yelp 2/2/19

Bellissimo, piccolo ma completo, Bravi!

Roberto Z 3/3/19

A wonderful museum. The temporary exhibition was an added treat. Bravo!

Samuel F 2/1/19

I love that the equipment was used in demonstrations! I love the knowledge and passion the docents have for this museum and the work! I’m so glad I stumbled across this!

Visitor 6/6/16

Really fantastic small museum, with helpful and informative staff and a brilliant gift shop. Seeing the various printing and bookbinding techniques associated with the tools and machines they involved was fantastic.

TripAdvisor 8/24/17

Great collection, great docents. The museum really showcases the beginnings of the collection of knowledge in our society.

Google 10/25/18

Мuseo chico, tiene la sala de exposición linda, talleres y las máquinas antiguas de encuadernación, museografía magnífica, imparten conferencias también.

Google 3/14/19

This is a fantastically interesting jewel. It is truly astounding to walk in a place like this and find one of the most important parts of our culture which is the preservation of knowledge. It is truly eye opening to witness the detail of work in culture.

Google 3/8/18

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