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We Bring Language to Life
Through print, design, and performance, we connect the past, present, and future.
Our vision: what we’re aiming for
A creative future, open to everyone, through print, design, and performance.
Our mission: how we’ll achieve our vision
We invite everyone to experience print and design heritage, and performing arts first-hand. Explore our collection, learn something new, and find space to collaborate, create, and perform.
Our values: the principles that guide our work
Creativity
We inspire and cultivate artistic expression in print, design and performance.
Learning
We advocate for and enable hands-on learning for people of all ages to develop their creative skills.
Community
We create welcoming spaces for people to connect, collaborate and celebrate.
Craft
We champion the craft of print and design, protecting endangered skills for future generations.
Preservation
We are stewards of the history and heritage of print and design.
Established in 1891 with a clear social and cultural purpose, the St Bride Foundation remains one of London’s hidden gems.
Housed in a beautiful Grade II listed Victorian building just off Fleet Street, the Foundation was originally created to serve the print and publishing trades. Today, it continues to thrive as a centre for print, design and the creative arts, welcoming new generations of designers, printmakers, typographers and researchers through its events, workshops and internationally renowned collection in addition to many of our rooms being available for hire.
Our library holds one of the world’s most important collections of type specimens, as well as historic presses, punches, and matrices. Researchers, students and practitioners continue to draw inspiration from its unparalleled holdings.
The Bridewell Theatre, an intimate venue within the building, stages a lively year-round programme of drama, music, comedy and festivals, while the Bridewell Bar (once the laundry) provides a relaxed social space.
Through its blend of heritage, learning and performance, the St Bride Foundation remains a hub for London’s creative and cultural life—connecting past and present, tradition and innovation.
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