Book Arts Open Studio

Book Arts Open Studio is a hands-on, self-guided gathering for anyone curious about book arts or currently working on a bookmaking project. Participants can bring and show favorite work, exchange ideas with other book artists, seek advice, try unfamiliar techniques, practice challenging methods, or begin a new project using the studio’s book templates and kits.

Museum staff and volunteers are available to offer assistance, while the studio provides reference books, book cloth, endpapers, offcuts, waxed thread, a guillotine paper cutter, board shear, book press, and other tools and materials. Visitors may drop in at any point during the session and return for future open studios to share their progress.

When: Saturday, November 14, 2026

Showtimes: 10 AM–4 PM; drop-in attendance is available throughout the six-hour session.

Tickets: Price not available

Format: In person

Activities: Participants may work independently, discuss book arts with others, get project advice, explore new techniques, practice bookmaking skills, display their work, or start a project with an available template or kit.

Supplies and equipment: Reference books, book cloth, endpapers, paper offcuts, waxed thread, a guillotine paper cutter, board shear, book press, and additional studio resources.

Assistance: Museum staff and volunteers are available to help with self-guided projects.

Schedule: The open studio is offered on the second Saturday of each month.

Venue: Museum of Printing

Address: 15 Thornton Avenue, Haverhill, MA 01832

Parking: Free parking is available.

Refund policy: Refunds are available up to seven days before the event.

Organizer: Miranda Mitrano