Antwerp's Amazing
Plantin-Moretus Museum
Join us for a very special guided tour of this book-lover’s paradise on Saturday, March 22. The tour will be preceded by an optional, delicious lunch at La Porte, a delightfully cosy restaurant located 300 meters from the museum in a neighborhood famous for its antique shops and brocantes. Please indicate your choice of main course when registering. The lunch menu will be:
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Glass of cava for the apéritif
Choice of vol au vent or carbonnades à la flamande
Crème brûlée
One glass of red or white wine,
water, coffee or tea
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After lunch we will walk to the Plantin-Moretus Museum, which is unique. The oldest printing presses in the world are there, intact and ready to roll. The offices and shop echo with conversations between Christoffel Plantijn and his aristocratic and scholarly clients from all over the world.
You will be able to feast your eyes on the home of the Plantin and Moretus families! As you stroll through the drawing rooms, you will soak up the atmosphere of life in Antwerp in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and be able to admire the impressive art collection which includes portraits by Peter Paul Rubens.
Continuing on your way through the libraries lined with the breathtaking 30,000 old editions that make up the Moretusses’ collection, you will marvel at the magnificent manuscripts and some of the finest examples of European typography.
Please note that this visit is limited to 25 people.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, March 22, 2014
Time: 12:15 p.m. for the lunch; 2:00 p.m. for the guided tour
Place: La Porte, Oever 21, 2000 Antwerpen; Plantin-Moretus Museum, Vrijdagmarkt 22-23, 2000 Antwerpen
Price: for lunch and the museum: €45 for members, €50 for non-members; museum only: €20 for members, €25 for non-members.
Public Transportation: Tram 3 from the Centraal Station to the stop “Groenplaats”
Sign up: Reservations are due by noon on Wednesday, March 19, online at www.americanclubbrussels.org, by e-mail (info@americanclubbrussels.org) or by telephone to the ACB Office Manager (02/219.58.08). Payment to ACB at BE55427919588144 (KREDBEBB) will confirm your reservation. Be sure to mention “Plantin” in the communications section of the virement. Please indicate your choice of main course when registering.
Cancellations are possible until noon on Wednesday, March 19. Participants cancelling after this time, as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.
