George W. Mead Paper Education Center

The Museum's new George W. Mead Paper Education Center is now open

Tours

We offer guided tours of the Museum. There is more information on available guided group tours and how to schedule them.

If you can't come to the Museum in person, you can take a virtual tour here on the web site. Also, see our special section on Watermarks!

You can now take a narrated audio tour of the Museum with Director Cindy Bowden and Steve Miller, Coordinator of the University of Alabama Book Arts Program. You will need an MP3 player or browser plugin.

Special Events

Teacher's Open House

Thursday, November 17, 2011
4:00pm – 7:00pm
The Robert C. Williams Paper Museum at Georgia Tech

Teachers and school administrators are invited to visit the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum at Georgia Tech for a Teacher’s Open House event. Tour the museum, make paper, and preview the museum’s newest exhibition and the new Paper in Our World gallery. Paper in Our World focuses on global warming and the important role that recycling, sustainability practices, and current research play in solving our environmental problems. Network with other educators and learn about school tours and workshops that offer teachers PLU opportunities. Bring a guest with you and explore the fascinating world of paper!

Please R.S.V.P. by November 15th, 2011 at 404-894-5726
or email: fran.rottenberg@ipst.gatech.edu
This event is FREE and refreshments will be served.

Free parking will be available in the lot next to our building.

Research

We are pleased to offer a new service to the public through our extensive archives. We can provide professional research services for most aspects of paper history and technology. We have many amazing things in our archives such as the patent for paper made of wood and ancient papermaking artifacts. Now the public can have access to this information for research.

The first hour of research is free for Museum members. After that it is $15 per additional hour. The non-member rate is $30 per hour. Advanced reservations are required. For more information, contact Cindy Bowden at 404-894-7840 or send an email.

FROM APPLETON TO ATLANTA: The Institute's First 75 years

Here is a look at our new book on the history of IPST. Click on the links below to read it or to download it. You will also need the free Adobe Reader software (see below).

FROM APPLETON TO ATLANTA: The Institute's First 75 years (7.7 MB)

NOTE: The book "FROM APPLETON TO ATLANTA: The Institute's First 75 years" is now available in the Museum Store.

Teachers' Guide

The Museum has a guide book for teachers to prepare their classes for a visit to the Museum. Click on the link below to read the manual online or to download it. You will also need the free Adobe Reader software (see below).

Teachers' Guide (2.47 MB)

Teachers' Guide for Japanese Papermaking

The Museum has a new guide book for teachers on the history, traditions, and techniques of Japanese papermaking and paper, called washi. Click on the link below to read the manual online or to download it. You will also need the free Adobe Reader software (see below).

Teachers' Guide for Japanese Papermaking (1.32 MB)

Newsletters

The Museum's newsletter is now produced electronically. If you are a member it will be automatically e-mailed to you. You can also read the current newsletter online.

Past issues of the Museum's newsletter The Paper Trail are available here on the web site. Click on the links below to read the newsletters online or to download them. You will also need the free Adobe Reader software (see below).

The Paper Trail Spring 2008 (930 KB)

The Paper Trail Fall 2007 (1.2 MB)

The Paper Trail Spring 2007 (5.6 MB)

The Paper Trail Fall 2006 (1.2 MB)

The Paper Trail Summer 2006 (1.1 MB)

The Paper Trail Spring 2006 (3.2 MB)

The Paper Trail Fall 2005 (1.1 MB)

The Paper Trail Winter 2004-2005 (1.58 MB)

The Paper Trail Fall 2004 (1.18 MB)

The Paper Trail April-June 2004 (970 KB)

The Paper Trail January-March 2004 (1.11 MB)

The Paper Trail August-October 2003 (1.36 MB)

Adobe Reader

You will need the free Adobe Reader software to read and print the Museum newsletters and our Teachers' Guide. Click on the Adobe icon below to download and install it.