Save the Book Art Museum in Łódź!

Save the Book Art Museum in Łódź! A few days ago I visited the museum housed in Henryk Grohman's villa — it was an extremely moving and inspiring visit for me. To see what the Tryzno couple created over 33 years through their passion, work and dedication is truly something exceptional and worthy of great admiration. This place is much more than a museum — it is a living studio and a working printing house where artists' books are still printed today. Here you can see how, thanks to traditional printing techniques, unique works are produced that combine art, craft and passion. The museum is not only books but also historical machines and devices for casting type, from which individual letters were made and later hand-set into texts for printing. All these elements form an inseparable whole — a testament to the history of printing, knowledge, skill and commitment. I received the news that the museum may cease to exist in its present form with great sadness. Let us not allow what has been created over the years as a single whole to be separated. In an age of digitization such places have particular value. They help preserve old skills and pass them on to future generations so that they too can learn the history of how books are made. The museum still operates a printing house that prints artists' books. Thanks to this, the traditional art of printing still lives on and continues to develop. Save the Book Art Museum in Łódź — its books, machines, history and soul! Let us not allow a place that is a living testament to the art of printing to disappear forever.