Our February NEBA meeting was held Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Museum of Printing, Haverhill, MA. Our excitement for starting our private tour of the amazing MOP collection motivated a swift move through the official meeting details. We welcomed a large group of new members bringing our total to 60. Already 26 people have signed up for our next event – a Field Trip to the Boston Athenaeum on Feb. 17th.
NEBA member Nancer Ballantine Ballard, book artist and lawyer, has generously volunteered to review the proposed Bylaws, after which they will be emailed to members for their review. Voting on the Bylaws will take place at the March meeting. Application for non-profit status will follow.
NEBA logos submitted were reviewed. Designer Ksenia Pryme’s logo was chosen!
A hearty thanks to Ksenia for volunteering a substantial amount of her time for NEBA, and congratulations on her winning design.
- Financial report
- NEBA table at Book Bazaar, University of Southern Maine
- Website Development
- Future Meeting Places and Field Trips
Now for the fun! The Museum of Printing graciously gave the group a guided tour with Frank Romano, MOP President and book author.
Frank Romano presented NEBA with its most generous donation to date. A hearty thanks to Frank Romano, for his thoughtfulness!
The Museum of Printing is dedicated to preserving the rich history of the graphic arts, printing and typesetting technology, and printing craftsmanship. In addition to many special collections and small exhibits, the Museum contains hundreds of antique printing, typesetting, and bindery machines, as well as a library of books and printing-related documents.
An unusual feature of the museum is that it houses two libraries: one for general browsing of graphic arts books, technical and operating manuals, and other literature as well as type specimen books and specialty publications. The second is the Romano Graphics Arts Library for scholars and researchers, with many rare books and graphic art ephemera. Part of the museum’s collections includes the many original type drawings used to create Linotype and Mergenthaler fonts for letterpress use.
The Museum of Printing is open every Saturday, year-round.
10am to 4pm
15 Thorton Ave.
Haverhill, MA