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Museum · Antwerp · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex in Antwerp

Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex is a museum in Antwerp. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 13 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 200 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

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Audio tour · Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex

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You're standing on the Vrijdagmarkt in Antwerp, in front of the Plantin-Moretus Museum. Behind this façade, one family of printers lived and worked for four centuries. The house was called De Gulden Passer, the Golden Compass.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Jan 01 off; May 01 off; Nov 01 off; Dec 25 off; easter +39 days off
Visitors
130,000 a year (2024)

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

9 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex

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Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 13 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp · 1.1 km

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Photo: Ricardalovesmonuments · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Het Steen
CastleStory

Het Steen · 470 m

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Photo: -wuppertaler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Rubenshuis
MuseumStory

Rubenshuis · 830 m

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Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Frequently asked questions

When is Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex open?

Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Jan 01 off; May 01 off; Nov 01 off; Dec 25 off; easter +39 days off (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 100 m and a public toilet at 200 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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