Mediation offers

Schoolchildren can invite their birthday guests aged 6 and above to the print shop, accompanied by their parents. Under expert guidance, they will set type using wooden letters and print in multiple colors on old hand presses. A birthday poster will be set and printed as a souvenir for the birthday child. Invitations to the party can also be set and printed at the print shop in advance of the birthday (costs available on request). 

Two employees of the print shop will supervise the event.

Duration: 2 hours | Max. 15 children

Dates: Fridays from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturday of the month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Cost: €80.00 plus €2.00 workshop fee per child

Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 2–4 p.m. "Of dancing letters and colorful pages." Exciting children's tour from A to Z with printing ink and enchanting books in the realm of black art for children aged six and up and their accompanying adult(s). With printing activity.

Meeting point: 2 p.m., museum ticket office Gutenberg Shop (pavilion)

Cost: Museum admission; there is a workshop fee for the printing activity (3 euros per child).

Please also take a look at our holiday program: offers such as "origami," "bookbinding," and "paper making" can be found in our calendar of events.

We also offer individual programs/courses on the art of letterpress printing by personal arrangement.

Particularly suitable for daycare centers and private groups: By appointment, groups of 6 or more (up to a maximum of 15 participants) can make full use of the print shop's workshop under the guidance of our expert staff, for example by printing existing or their own designs, setting type with wooden letters, or using the frottage technique.

Dates: Mon, Thu: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Cost: Workshop fee Children, school students: €3.00 / Students: €4.00 / Adults: €5.00

Special requests and extra materials on request (separate conditions for companies)

Particularly suitable for school classes: The workshop focuses on giving students practical, hands-on experience with the basic principles of hand typesetting and its implementation in hand press printing. Gutenberg's printing technique is brought to life using wooden letters, and there is also the opportunity to print multicolor blocks with many different motifs on our printing presses.

This program is supplemented by another printing technique, frottage (rubbing technique). The offer is rounded off by a rally on Gutenberg's life and work in Mainz.

Please note that the school class will be divided and will take turns (1.5 hours each) participating in the rally and the practical printing part in the print shop.

Duration of the entire program: 3 hours | Max. 30 participants

Dates: Mon–Fri: 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. or Mon–Thu: 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Cost: €60.00 (fee for workshop instruction), plus €3.00 per student (workshop fee). Two accompanying adults are free of charge.

Printing in Gutenberg's footsteps Plus: It is possible to combine the "Printing in Gutenberg's footsteps" program with a one-hour guided tour of the Gutenberg Museum.
Guided tours can be booked in the following time slots: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The tours are conducted by MainzPlus tour guides.
The cost for a German-language tour is €60.00, and for a foreign-language tour €70.00.
In addition, there are admission fees for the museum visit (school group flat rate for grades 1-6 €20.00, from grade 7 onwards €4.00 per student).

The artistic creations from the workshop can be picked up the next day (Monday to Friday) at the print shop. Shipping costs to Germany are €11.00, and to other European countries between €24.00 and €70.00.

One-hour guided tour of the permanent exhibition with a printing demonstration on the reconstructed Gutenberg press and, on request, with different focal points.

Dates: by arrangement during the museum's regular opening hours | Max. 25 participants

Cost: €103.00 plus museum admission (foreign language plus €10.00)

Enquiries and bookings: gutenberg-museumstadt.mainzde

After booking in advance, individuals and small groups of up to five participants can make full use of the print shop workshop for one hour under the guidance of our expert staff, for example by printing existing or their own designs and setting them with wooden letters.

Dates: Mon-Fri: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Also Sat: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (by appointment; short-notice appointments without registration may also be possible during museum visits).

Costs: Workshop fee Children €3.00 / Students €4.00 / Adults €5.00. Special requests and extra materials on request (separate conditions for companies).

Enquiries and bookings: gm-druckladenstadt.mainzde

You can produce small quantities of printed materials such as business cards, wedding cards, or birthday cards yourself with expert assistance. Discuss your individual ideas and projects with the workshop staff at the print shop.

Appointments: by arrangement

Costs: on request

Enquiries and bookings: gm-druckladenstadt.mainzde

Our staff will be happy to take orders for your printed materials (e.g., business cards, wedding invitations, certificates, etc.) by arrangement and individual appointment.

Appointments: by arrangement

Costs: depending on the work involved (the contribution towards expenses is used to maintain the print shop)

Enquiries and bookings: gm-druckladenstadt.mainzde