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Admission from $15. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm.

About American Bookbinders Museum

The American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco invites visitors to explore the history, tools, and processes of bookbinding through self-guided audio tours and hands-on activities. The museum's collection features tools from 1600s hand binding and early automated bookbinding machines from the 1800s, alongside rotating special exhibits. Visitors can examine leather working stations, edge marbling demonstrations, and period binding equipment while using a smartphone or tablet with earbuds for audio tours lasting approximately 63 minutes, or opt for paper-based self-guided tours available in English and Mandarin. The museum also offers group tours, school tours, and Girl Scout Book Arts Badge programs. A museum shop and special exhibit gallery showcase bookbinding supplies and finished works. Children under 10 receive free admission, saving the regular $15 adult price.

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Tickets, prices & hours

Adult
$15
Senior (62+)
$12
Youth (10-17)
$12
Children under 10
Free

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm

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What’s on at American Bookbinders Museum

2 reasons to go, each in the venue’s own words, with the date we checked it.

Sep 12 – Dec 26Season

HBC 54

The Hand Bookbinders of California's 54th Annual Member's Exhibition showcases traditional and contemporary bindings from a diverse community of makers, reflecting a remarkable range of possibilities within the book arts.

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“September 12, 2026 - December 26, 2026”

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Nov 20Event

Special Event: Between the Covers

An in-person guided exploration of selected books from the Hand Bookbinders collection. Books are removed from display cases to view the inside, outside, and all their parts, revealing what is normally obscured from view.

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“November 20, 2026 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm”

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Children under 10 Free Admission

Free $15

“Children under 10 are free.”

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