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Symposium 'From Scribble to Cartoon'

Different experts on drawings of old masters will present new insights on particular themes, drawings and draughtsmen related to the exhibition 'From Scribble to Cartoon. Drawings from Bruegel to Rubens'.

The essence of a Typographer

Niclaes Mollijns: Antwerp-Riga

This guest exhibition by the National Library of Latvia brings together books printed by the first publisher to print books in Riga (Latvia): Niclaes Mollijns (c. 1550–1625). He was born in Antwerp as the son of Jan I Mollijns, an established woodcutter and publisher. Before he moved to Riga in the 1580s, Niclaes worked as an apprentice in the printing office of Christophe Plantin.  

Travelling expo: Japanese Woodcut

In this mini-exhibition, storyteller Mokuhanga Magic highlights the craftsmanship of the Japanese woodcut.

Mother Language Day 2025

Studenten van Sint Lucas Antwerpen werkten met artistieke nieuwkomers van Stadscanvas aan een community poem. De resultaten worden op 21 februari gedrukt op de replica-pers in het Museum Plantin-Moretus. 's Avonds kan je lezingen bijwonen.

Ensor's States of Imagination

How did Ensor make prints? What techniques did he use? In what ways did he experiment with this medium and from which old masters did he draw his inspiration? Find out the answers in this exhibition.

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!

Animals! Here, there and everywhere!

An active seek-and-find quest for sleuths from the age of four years

On the ground floor of the museum the whole family can hunt out common and unusual animals hiding in the works of art and on objects in the museum rooms.

Pop-up exhibition: 'Perilous Printing'

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

In Plantin's Footsteps 2025

31 students from the Expert Class Type Design and the Saturday program Typography & Book Design will present their graduation works to the public in the four exhibition rooms of the Museum Plantin-Moretus.

Tuesday 8 July 2025 until Sunday 7 September 2025 from 10:00 to 17:00

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