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Conference: Women and the Household in the Early Modern Book Trade

Wednesday 5 November 2025 until Friday 7 November 2025 from 9:00 to 17:00

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

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!

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 Sunday 27 July 2025 from 10:00 to 16:30