Joe Lycett pointing to a sign that reads 'S P W' in an indoor studio.

Live printing demonstrations with Stirchley Printworks

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Selected days Drop-in

About Live printing demonstrations with Stirchley Printworks

Join us for an informal, friendly drop-in session to watch live Joe Lycett-inspired printmaking in action.


This relaxed, hands-on session is part of the first major solo exhibition of paintings by Joe Lycett, opening at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in July 2026. EVERY THING MUST GO explores the theme of “things that are no longer with us,” featuring a bold salon-style display of deceased celebrities, discontinued chocolate bars, extinct animals, and destroyed buildings. Lycett’s aim is to overwhelm and delight visitors with what he describes as a “neon graveyard.”


During your visit, you’ll work alongside expert printers from Stirchley Printworks, who will guide you through the process of creating your own print using traditional techniques. See how ink, paper, pressure, and specialist equipment come together as you take part in a live, hands-on making experience.

A relaxed and interactive experience, perfect for curious minds of all ages.

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  • Joe Lycett pointing to a sign that reads 'S P W' in an indoor studio.
  • A person carefully preparing a printing plate on a press.
  • A print works studio space with table chairs in the centre.
  • People observe a person demonstrating printmaking.
  • Person carefully placing a printing plate while another observes closely during printmaking process.
  • A person uses roller on a print in printmaking workshop.
  • A person examines a print on an old printing press in a museum.
  • Hand holding a black-and-white print of a detailed shield.
  • Person signs a print artwork at a table, while others observe.
  • A smiling person holding detailed black-and-white architectural print.
  • Person wearing prints on a press while others watch attentively.
  • A person operates printing press while another person watches.
  • A person is smiling and enthusiastically operates a large hand wheel of a printing press.
  • A person turning a wheel of a printing press in a demonstration.
  • Artist signs print while a person watches.
  • Smiling person holds a black-and-white print in a busy indoor setting.
  • A person proudly holds detailed print inside an art gallery.
  • Two people operate a printing press while onlookers observe.

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