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Christophe Plantin: Manager of the year 1572

Christoffel Plantin is an intellectual with a nose for business. Just before 1550, he leaves France for Antwerp. Five years later, he starts his own printing business, which he builds into the largest in the world.

Christophe Plantin: Manager of the year 1572
iPeter Paul Rubens, Portret van Christoffel Plantin (1612-1616), Museum Plantin-Moretus, Antwerpen

Guided tour for adults

Meet the visionary publisher Christoffel Plantin. Find out about the life and work of the ambitious Plantin and Moretus printing families. Upstairs you discover a number of amazing precious books which were published and printed here.

What to expect?

  • You discover the fascinating life of Christopher Plantin
  • You enjoy the beautiful patrician house and the authentic workshops of a 16th-century printing house
  • You discover the enormous production of books by Plantin
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Practical information

  • Guided tour for adults
  • Maximum 15 people per guide

Maximum 90 minutes


 

  • Price for the guide: €120 (administration fee included)
  • Tickets for the museum sold separately

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