The Ancient Writing gallery contains artifacts that represent man's attempt to communicate with writing prior to the development of printing. The George and Barbara Bush Gallery of Americana contains a historical press and historical documents related to Colonial, Revolutionary, early American and early Texas history. The J.V. and Patti Burnham Print Gallery and the New Gallery are galleries devoted to temporary exhibits of various collections of fine art prints and rare books and documents. The Raoul Beasley Letterpress Workshop houses antique type collections and numerous presses and equipment for traditional gravure, monotype, and letterpress production. Artists use this shop to produce in the traditional manner relief printing, engravings and etchings, monoprints, and letterpress printing.
Visitors can view demonstrations as artists work.
The A. V. Emmott Bookbinder's Workshop is a workshop displaying nineteenth century book binding tools and bound volumes in various stages of creation. A bookbinding artist regularly works in the workshop and demonstrates to visitors the processes of paper cutting, stitching and binding, and the cutting and application of leather, lettering and gold leaf.