Museum Of Typography - Park of Local Industries Building 13

Name: Museum Of Typography - Park of Local Industries Building 13
Address: 03, Park of Local Industries Building 13, Souda 732 00, Greece, 732, Greece

4.7/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Museum Of Typography

Address :	03, Park of Local Industries Building 13, Souda 732 00, Greece
Phone :	📞 +889
Postal code :	732
Website :	http://www.typography-museum.gr/
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Museum , Technology museum , History museum ,
Description :	Collection of printing presses & other machines, objects & tools related to typography, plus tours.

03, Park of Local Industries Building 13, Souda 732 00, Greece

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S	Stephan Mavrakis on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ An incredible selection of typography equipment through the centuries. A true gem of a museum (in a country full of incredible museums) hidden away in the city's industrial corner. If you are interested in printing, books and culture, it will be the best 4 Euro you have ever spent!
J	Joke Tissot van Patot on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This museum has a very interesting collection. At the moment you will have to make an appointment to visit.
M	Martin Hofmann on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Incredibly interesting and lovely privately-led museum. Elena gave us a spontaneous private guided tour for free. It was an amazing experience we definitely recommend to everyone coming to Chania!
A	Andrey Taranov on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A very educational collection of old presses and typesetting machines hosted by the local newspaper. It was bigger than we expected with 4 rooms two of which were dedicated to machinery, and the other two to local printing history and writing systems of the world. The place is a bit hard to find when driving. Watch out for small white signs giving directions to the museum.
Q	Qigong & Yoga with Wenlin on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A place with a moving story, that lives to this day thanks to passionate people who care about typography and want to share it's history and growth with others. We came on a Friday afternoon and had a very warm welcome by a lady with dark brown hair and smiling eyes. She is an educator and journalist who works at the press, whose owners own the museum (I think our guide's name name is Alia but not sure if im spelling it right.) She's very knowledgeable and gave us an informative tour of the museum. She is only there on Fridays so be sure to go on a Friday for a intimate chat. The museum is much larger than imagined, spanning two floors with two separate areas, containing equipment and artefacts on typography, printmaking and even bookbinding. We spent a leisurely 2 hours in the museum going through the exhibits. Some were interactive- we experienced printing manually which was fun! The two house dogs are so loving and welcoming. Ticket price of 4 euros was well worth it, despite the location (bit further from town) taxi from town centre to the museum is about 13 euros. Thanks for having us! Highly recommend to visit!!!
M	Mattias Ljungmark on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A must-do for any typography enthusiast. In the industrial districts, this gem of a museum is hidden. The museum of very coherently put together and covers equal parts typography and equal parts printing. In the four € admission fee we got a guided tour of the premises which included several milestones for printing and detailed explanations of the machinery before we roamed the exhibition freely. During the tour we also got to try some of the machines. Everything is clearly labeled as to whether you're allowed to touch something or not. There's a small gift shop. My only regret is that I feel I didn't set aside enough time for the visit. As a final touch the staff helped us order a cab back to town.
t	theo seemann on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hidden gem not only for typography lovers to round off a Chania visit. In the middle of a local industrial park, dive into the vast world of printing, mechanic to digital machines and even try printing yourself. By chance you might catch one of the cultural programs that are provided. After all the natural, historical and culinaric pearls of Crete, this little museum made our vacation complete. Thank you!
R	Rebecca Tuynman on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ An excellent museum. Very well designed, would be very enjoyable for any age and any level of experience with printmaking. Plenty to see and do, it's worth the trip. Plan to spend between 1-2 hours.