Antwerp, Belgium · est. 1555

Plantin-Moretus Museum

UNESCO World Heritage printing museum preserving the historic Plantin-Moretus printing house, including two of the world's oldest surviving printing presses, with hands-on letterpress printing from its historic equipment.


About the press

The Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp, Belgium, is a UNESCO World Heritage site preserving the printing house of the Plantin-Moretus family across nine generations. It holds two of the world's oldest surviving printing presses (built around 1650) and original type and matrices, and offers visitors hands-on letterpress printing.