📜 Nonprofit museum and special collections library for typography and graphic design.
🔍 Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of written communication, housing over 100,000 artifacts from ancient times to modern day.

Why Go

📚 Explore a vast collection of over 100,000 items, spanning 2,000 years of typography, calligraphy, and graphic design, from ancient to modern.
🎨 See unique items like illuminated manuscripts, psychedelic posters, original works by legendary designers, and rare books up close.
🖐️ Unique opportunity to handle and examine historical items.
🎓 Engage in regularly hosted workshops, lectures, and exhibitions, and access research opportunities for designers, scholars, and enthusiasts.
💡 Inspiring environment for designers, artists, and historians to gain new appreciation for design and writing.

Why Avoid

🚽 No public restroom available.
🚶 Exhibition room might feel small to some visitors.

Tips

🗓️ Check the Letterform Archive website for current visiting information, exhibitions, and events.
📝 Schedule public tours or research visits by appointment for deeper access.
📍 Located in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood.

Cost

💰 Gallery exhibition $10, online experiences $8 per device; membership options are available.

Hours

🕒 Thursday 1 PM - 8 PM, Friday-Sunday 11 AM - 6 PM. Closed Monday-Wednesday.

♿ Accessibility Wheelchair accessible.