
Join Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture’s resident organization, Arion Press, a fine art, handcrafted artist book publisher, for tours.

See the last unified hot metal type foundry, letterpress workshop, and bindery all under one roof in daily operation in the U.S. Learn how Arion makes books by hand.
Visitors receive an in-depth overview of the process of making books in Arion’s historic workshop and a sneak peek of current publishing projects in process in Building B, First Floor.
Thursday, March 12 & March 21, 2026
Saturday, April 9 & April 18, 2026
The 45-minute tours occur every second Thursday and third Saturday of the month; Thursdays: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Arion Press, Building B, First Floor, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco
$15
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