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Guerrillatour

guided tour for adults

Try the Guerrilla tour, in which your progress through the house is peppered with juicy stories, creative interventions, and cool and fun facts about the family and the printing business.

Guerrillatour for students

secondary education

Is the museum definitely not the thing for your pupils? Try the Guerrilla tour, in which your progress through the house is peppered with juicy stories, creative interventions, and cool and fun facts about the family and the printing business.

Workshop Master intaglio techniques

Workshop for schools and groups

In the workshop you first view book illustrations, prints and drawings. Then you’ll learn how to make an drypoint etching as you get to work with plexiglass, ink and a centuries-old etching press.

MuseJA!

Primary education

Go back in time with your pupils. Enter the home and publishing house of the world famous Christoffel Plantin. Experience how the famous Antwerp publishing family lived and worked.

Workshop Master Printer

Workshop for schools and groups

Arrange letters in mirror image in a composing stick, make up a complete page and print it on a genuine press.

listening Eyes

low-literate young people and adults

The Museum has developed a set of cards that low-literate young people (and adults) can use to explore the Museum and its rich collections.

Conditions of sale

Conditions of sale when purchasing an online ticket.

Calendar

Discover the magic of the Museum. In mansion and printing press. In room and studio. In letters and typography. In beautiful books. Experience how, long before our digital age, words and images were spread around the world. Here is an overview of our activities.

Practical information

Practical information about opening hours, ticket sales, how to reach us and accessibility. 

Thursday 6 November 2025 

Women and the Household in the Early Modern Book Trade