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Solothurn Baroque Days

As part of the Solothurn Baroque Days from August 10 to 18, 2024, we offer exciting workshops and guided tours, where you can discover, for example, how book printing changed the entire world.

Take part in exciting workshops and guided tours during the Solothurn Baroque Days.

 

The History of Book Printing

Dive into the fascinating world of book printing as it was in the past! Experience the artisanal craft of book printing as we set type, create prints, and share stories about the captivating Baroque era.

  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • 2:00 PM
 
Marbling Workshop

Create your own marbled paper sheets and experience the creative play with chance that lets the different colors flow into each other.

  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • 11:00 AM (Wednesday from 2:00 PM)
 
Playing Card Printing Workshop

In this three-hour workshop with Heinz "Rüebli" Fässler and Ursula Gräppi, you will create your own deck of cards.
You will print a French deck with Parisian images using a reproduction of a printing plate by card maker Urs Fürst from Flumenthal near Solothurn. Afterwards, you will color the deck with the help of various stencils using watercolor, varnish the deck, and cut it into individual cards.

  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • 2:00 PM (Wednesday from 11:00 AM)

 

Tickets and registration directly via barocktage.ch


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