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Two international researchers get travel grant to Antwerp (2024-2025)

For the fifth time already, two foreign researchers will receive a travel grant to come to Antwerp for their research on the history of the printed book.

Women’s business/Businesswomen

9 generations of stories in publishing house and home

In the Plantin-Moretus family, women most definitely stood alongside their husbands, and not behind them. From the 13th of September onward, the museum will uncover 300 years of stories from women in this house. Stories that urgently need to be told. About daughters who corrected proofs from an early age. About maids and ladies. About women who not only climbed the social ladders, but made the ladders too. Men are also welcome.

Saturday 13 September 2025 until Sunday 11 January 2026 from 10:00 to 16:30

Abraham Ortelius en een pagina uit de atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'

Putting Ortelius on the map

A collaborative project to highlight Ortelius' achievements

In 2027, Museum Plantin-Moretus will celebrate the figure of Abraham Ortelius. To mark his 500th anniversary, a dynamic network of cultural institutions are collaborating on a multi-faceted project that will illuminate Ortelius' contributions to the world of maps, geography, and intellectual history.

Leading Ladies: Women’s Business / Businesswomen

tour for adults

For 300 years, women lived, worked, and moved through the printing house of the Plantin-Moretus family — not standing behind the men, but beside them. It’s about time we told their stories!