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Plantin - Moretus Museum
Vrijdagmarkt 22
Antwerp
Belgium
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Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a printing plant and publishing house dating from the Renaissance and Baroque periods...
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“Plantin-Moretus Museum” Frommer's
“Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex” UNESCO.org
“Plantin - Moretus Museum” PlanetWare.com
“Plantin-Moretus Museum” Wcities.com
“Antwerp: going green” telegraph.co.uk / Telegraph Media Group
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 92 attractions in Antwerp
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Traveler Description: The world's first printed atlas and the first published newspaper evolved from the presses of printer Christofle Plantin. This museum commemorates the more »
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Attraction type: Specialty museum, Historic site, History museum, Museum
Address: Vrijdagmarkt 22 Antwerp
Belgium
Tel: 32 03 221 1450
Fax: 32 03 221 14 71

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“A gem, a true gem”
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5 of 5 stars
Sheri_A_Saperstein   2 contributions
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Oct 23, 2009

For a lover of books and historic houses, the Plantin-Moretus museum is a treasure. In addition, its history illuminates, encapsulates, and personalizes centuries of Belgian and European history, and the development of modern literate culture. more

“A nice museum”
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3 of 5 stars
Giannifox   33 contributions
Ottawa
Jun 24, 2009

The Plantin-Moretus Museum was the first museum I visited in Antwerp. I enjoyed the exhibits somewhat (can't read Dutch), especially the printing equipment displayed. I thought the price was a little steep, but then, if I could have read the descriptions, I probably wouldn't say that. more

“印刷機だけでなく建物自体も歴史あり”
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4 of 5 stars
peg_kuma   39 contributions
静岡
Google Translation
Nov 19, 2009

ここを訪れるまで、アントワープが印刷業が盛んだったなんでまったく知りませんでした。 現存する世界最古の印刷機の展示があ... more

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Vrijdagmarkt 22, Antwerp, Belgium
Tel: 32 03 221 1450 Fax: 32 03 221 14 71