# The Plantin-Moretus Museum, the printing house of the Golden Age

What to do en Antwerp · Antwerp

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/antwerp/things-to-do/plantin-moretus-museum · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h 30
- Temporada: Closed for refurbishment until 4 December 2026; reopening the weekend of 5 and 6 December
- Para quién: Adults and teenagers

Museum · 1 h 30 · World Heritage · the two oldest printing presses in the world · reopens on 5 December 2026

The house and workshop of Christophe Plantin and the Moretus family was the most important printing house in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Today it is a museum and a World Heritage Site: it keeps the two oldest printing presses in existence, from around 1650, a 36-line Gutenberg Bible and the family's rooms around a courtyard with a garden.
Reopens in December 2026
The museum closed on 3 August 2026 for a refurbishment and a new permanent exhibition, which will include the house's kitchen. It reopens with a festive weekend on 5 and 6 December 2026. Tickets are bought at its online ticket office; check there for prices and hours in the new phase.
Getting there
It is on the Vrijdagmarkt, five minutes' walk from the Grote Markt.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.museumplantinmoretus.be/en
- Coordenadas: 51.2185, 4.398

## Cerca de aquí

- [Frites Atelier](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/antwerp/where-to-eat/frites-atelier), a 297 m
- [The Cathedral of Our Lady and the Rubens paintings](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/antwerp/things-to-do/cathedral-of-our-lady), a 315 m
- [The Grote Markt, the town hall and the Brabo fountain](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/antwerp/things-to-do/grote-markt-and-town-hall), a 323 m
- [Amadeus Antwerpen 2](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/antwerp/where-to-eat/amadeus-suikerrui), a 324 m
- [Hotel Rubens - Grote Markt](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/antwerp/where-to-stay/hotel-rubens), a 458 m
- [Hotel Julien](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/antwerp/where-to-stay/hotel-julien), a 486 m
- [The MAS and its free viewing terrace over the port](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/antwerp/things-to-do/mas-museum), a 1.3 km
- [Antwerp Central Station](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/antwerp/things-to-do/antwerp-central-station), a 1.6 km

## Consejos

### For book lovers
The library and the proofreaders' room are what people remember most.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is the Plantin-Moretus Museum open?
It closed for refurbishment on 3 August 2026 and reopens on 5 December 2026.

### What is special about it?
The two oldest printing presses in the world and a Gutenberg Bible.

Destino: [Antwerp](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/antwerp.md)