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Pop-up books, carousel books, leporellos, tunnel books, and more, plus Paper Engineering in general.

This website collects information I’ve been gathering from various sources.

Choose from the categories above to learn more about Movable Books: what they are, their history, which institutions collect and study them, who makes them, and much more.

Be sure also to check out the websites of The Movable Book Society, The Pop-Up Lady, Livres Animes, and VintagePopUpBooks.com!

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–Gene Kannenberg, Jr. // @genekjr

Movable a Week Extra: Judgement of the Stars

Dariotus redivivus: or, A briefe introduction conducing to the iudgement of the stars. Wherein the whole art of iudiciall astrologie is briefly and plainly delivered…

Movable a Week: Paris Pop-Up

Paris Pop-Up. Dominique Ehrhard, paper engineer. Text by Carole Saturno. Graphic design by Atelier SAJE, Published in June 2015 by Les Grande Personnes, Paris. Above:…

“Pop Up,” Opéra National de Paris, April 2027

From April 21-24, 2027, the Opéra National de Paris will present a pop-up based all-ages show (Really! Ages 3-up!) at Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen. From the…

“Fashion Unfolded” Series by Toby Ng Design Wins Award

I’m not sure how prestigious a monthly award might be, but Toby Ng Design‘s recent “Best Print Design” win for its wonderful “Fashion Unfolded” books gives me an opportunity to plug its in-depth online presentation for the series. Close-up photography…

Colette Fu at Temple University Libraries

Who’d like to fund my travel to Philadelphia, August 24-December 13, to see Colette Fu‘s new exhibit at Temple University Libraries? From the announcement: Temple…

Movable Stationery Focuses on POP-APP Museum

The latest issue of Movable Stationery (Volume 34 Number 2), the newsletter of the Movable Book Society, features a huge, detailed overview of the POP-APP…

World’s Largest Pop-Up Book!

Currently on exhibit at the Richard J. Riordan Central Library in Los Angeles, “Luceros y Penumbras has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as…