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Christophe Plantin: Manager of the year 1572
Christophe Plantin was an intellectual with a flair for business. Shortly before 1550 he moved from France to Antwerp. Five years later he started his own printing press, which he built into the largest in the world.
iPeter Paul Rubens, Portret van Christoffel Plantin (1612-1616), Museum Plantin-Moretus, Antwerpen
Guided tour for adults
Meet the visionary publisher Christoffel Plantin. Find out about the life and work of the ambitious Plantin and Moretus printing families. Upstairs you discover a number of amazing precious books which were published and printed here.
What to expect?
- You discover the fascinating life of Christopher Plantin
- You enjoy the beautiful patrician house and the authentic workshops of a 16th-century printing house
- You discover the enormous production of books by Plantin
©Jeroen Broeckx
Practical information
- Guided tour for adults
- Maximum 15 people per guide
Maximum 90 minutes
- Price for the guide: €120 (administration fee included)
- Tickets for the museum sold separately
