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Workshop: Master printer
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Noortje Palmers
Workshop: Master printer
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Ans Brys
Workshop: Master printer
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Noortje Palmers
Workshop: Master printer
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Ans brys

Museum Plantin-Moretus

Workshop: Master printer

During a creative workshop at Museum Plantin-Moretus you will discover at first hand what makes printing, etching or bookbinding a proper craft.

In which languages is this activity/tour/event available?
Dutch, German, English, French
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From 02/02/2021 11:00 pm (UTC) until 30/12/2030 10:59 pm (UTC)

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Select the number of participants per guided tour or the number of individual tickets needed.

€125,00 per group

Attention: for this tour you must purchase (online) museum entrance tickets separately, which can be done via the link below:

Plantin-Moretus museum ticket

Vrijdagmarkt 22, 2000 Antwerpen Vrijdagmarkt 22, 2000 Antwerpen

When visiting the oldest printing house in the world, you won’t be able to wait to get started yourself. You will discover how type was cast in Christopher Plantin’s time. Arrange letters in mirror image in a composing stick, make up a complete page and print it on a genuine press.

You get to do it yourself. You learn from an expert. You understand how a book was made.

Practical information:

  • This workshop is suitable for groups of adults
  • Maximum 12 persons per group
  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • The workshop will take place on the ground floor
  • Your museum ticket is valid all day long, so you will be able to visit the rest of the Museum Plantin-Moretus
Contact details for visitors
http://www.museumplantinmoretus.be
Vrijdagmarkt 22
2000 Antwerpen
Opening hours
Monday (except on Easter Monday and Whit Monday): closed
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-17:00
The museum is also closed on the following holidays: 1 January, 1 May, Ascension Day, 1 November and 25 December
Is this workshop also suitable for disabled people?

The workshop will take place on the ground floor. Wheelchair users can only visit the ground floor. The museum is a historic house that grew organically over centuries. That’s why there are several steps on the first floor to go from one room to another, which is not possible to navigate with a wheelchair. The guide will adapt the workshop accordingly.

  • You will learn an ancient printing technique
  • During the workshop you will work in a studio
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