Please note: there is a moratorium on loans until 2026; we will only accept applications from 2027 onwards.
Step 1: search our databases
Much of our collection has been digitized. Looking for a specific work or object? Search our collection online.
Didn't find what you were looking for? Contact the Reading Room.
Step 2: submit a loan request
In order for us to carefully review your loan request, we ask you to provide a complete and detailed formal request. Formal loan requests must contain the following information:
About the exhibition
- Name and address of the institution
- Name and contact details of the person handling the application
- Exhibition title, duration and location
- Description of the exhibition concept
- Relevance and importance of the requested loan within the exhibition
- Specific location of installation, with facility report in the case of a first request
About the desired loan
- Name of the artist
- Title of the artwork
- Object number
- Whether or not you require images
Step 3: submit your request
You can request the loan in writing by email or letter no later than 6 months before the start of the loan. This time is utilized to thoroughly assess the request and, in the event of a positive response, to carefully prepare the artworks or objects for their journey.
Please address your request to the director of the Museum Plantin-Moretus.
Send an email to loansMPM@antwerpen.be
Or send a letter to:
Museum Plantin-Moretus
Attn. director
Vrijdagmarkt 22
2000 Antwerpen
Conditions & fees
There are a few conditions attached to the loan: the borrower is responsible for all costs associated with the loan, such as insurance, condition checks, conservation treatments, packaging, transport, installation and supervision.
In the case of fragile objects, the Plantin-Moretus Museum requires the work to be accompanied by a courier. We also charge for these costs.
