Tour an active 19th century bookbindery

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A Working Museum

Located in a historic brick building in downtown Troy, NY, Renascent Bookbindery is a living connection to Troy’s industrial heritage and to the craft of bookbinding.  Explore and participate in the operation of machines in this 19th-century bookbindery, peruse the library and archive, and discover the history of the book.

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Library & Online Archive

The second floor of Renascent Bookbindery houses a library with a large collection of bookbinding books, and artifacts. The archive offers an opportunity for research and an analysis of the thousands of artifacts in the collection.