Join us at the Museum of Printing for Andy Volpe’s “Printing Revolution” lecture —press freedom and colonial resistance before Independence.
Andy Volpe’s “Printing Revolution” presentation, takes a look not only at the printing press and printing technology being considered “revolutionary”, but also looking at what was printed.
Including the idea of Freedom of the Press, laws and acts passed to control the press, and the rebellious printing done against those laws, with an emphasis in the American Colonies leading up to the Declaration of Independence.
Andy will have several examples and replicas of documents on display after the presentation.Program is apx. 1 hour, and is free with Museum admission.
