Museum Plantin-Moretus
City walk: Follow in Guicciardini’s footsteps
In 2021 it will be exactly 500 years ago that the Italian writer Lodovico Guicciardini (1521-1589) was born. The Plantin-Moretus Museum does not leave this special anniversary unnoticed. Go back in time with an experienced city guide, to the city of Antwerp in the 16th century.
Dutch, English
Available time slots
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From 07/12/2021 11:00 pm (UTC) until 31/12/2030 10:59 pm (UTC)
Lodovico Guicciardini, an Italian merchant who settles in this city, describes in detail the life in the cities of the Netherlands of that time. He wrote the first complete city atlas of our region. It proved a great success.
During this walk in the center of the city, you will look at it through the eyes of Guicciardini. It will be a unique experience! At each stop you will hear text fragments and see pictures from his book. How did this Italian look at Antwerp and its inhabitants? And do we still recognise ourselves in his descriptions today?
Practical information:
- This guided tour is suitable for groups of adults
- Maximum 20 persons per group
- Duration: 120 minutes
Contact details for visitors
Steenplein 1
2000 Antwerpen