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The Plantin-Moretus archive

The Plantin-Moretus archive contains documents from 1550 until 1865. It is a paper treasure trove and consists of 1,382 ledgers, 990 sheafs, 187 folio volumes and more than 1,385 parchments.

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

Pop-up exhibition: 'Dangerous Books'

Forbidden Books in the 16th Century

In the 16th century, Antwerp was at the centre of religious innovation, printing press activity and religious conflicts. Writing, printing and reading books was anything but innocent then - it could change lives as well as endanger them. The free mini-expo Perilous Printing shows the direct impact of the printed word on people in a changing society. 

    Tuesday 8 July 2025 until Tuesday 29 July 2025 from 10:00 to 16:30

Measure Made

Do you have a group or class with special needs or questions? Do you have a special request or are you working on a project? We are happy to make an adapted program for you, tailored to your group.

Plan your visit

Come and visit the house and business of Plantin and the Moretus family. All you need to plan your museum visit can be found here.

Press

Are you a journalist or a reviewer?

Follow in Guicciardini's footsteps

city walk

Go back in time with an experienced city guide, to the city of Antwerp in the 16th century.

Leading Ladies Tour

guided tour for adults

The house and the family-owned company survived for three hundred years. This was largely the work of a group of strong, emancipated women.

Christophe Plantin - manager of the year 1572

guided tour for adults

Christophe Plantin was an intellectual with a flair for business. Shortly before 1550 he moved from France to Antwerp. Five years later he started his own printing press, which he built into the largest in the world.

Taking your class to the museum

Active, fun, educational guided tours... Creative workshops on books and printing... Activities for students of all ages.

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