Museum Plantin-Moretus

Museum Plantin-Moretus is a printing museum in a 16th-century Renaissance building in central Antwerp, housing preserved printing workshops, a historic library, and residential quarters. The rooms retain their original layout and demonstrate how people worked and lived here daily.

Christophe Plantin founded this printing house in 1576 and made it a center of humanistic typography with major influence on scientific publications. The business flourished across generations and profoundly shaped European printing culture.

The collection displays original typefaces, printing equipment, and artworks by Peter Paul Rubens that reflect the visual heritage of a thriving print house. Visitors can see how closely art and craft intertwined in this working space.

The museum sits near Grote Markt and is easily reached on foot, with guided tours available in multiple languages and full access to all workshops and living quarters. Plan enough time to explore the different floors and rooms at a relaxed pace.

This printing museum is the only one in the world designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. This exceptional recognition reflects the extraordinary importance of the site to the history of printing technology.

Location: Antwerp

Inception: 1877

Address: Vrijdagmarkt 22-23

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-17:00; January 1 off; May 1 off; November 1 off; December 25 off; easter+39 days off

Phone: +3232211450

Email: museum.plantin.moretus@stad.antwerpen.be

Website: http://museumplantinmoretus.be

GPS coordinates: 51.21829,4.39816

Latest update: December 6, 2025 16:03