plantin moretus house
states: [belgium]
category: cultural
year: 2005
location: City of Antwerp, Flanders Region
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 51.2183300000, 4.3977800000
visited: 2019
The Plantin-Moretus House, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Belgium, is a preserved 16th-century printing workshop and family home, celebrated as the world’s first museum of its kind. Established by Christophe Plantin and continued by the Moretus family, it houses historic printing presses, rare books, and archives, showcasing the dawn of modern publishing. Recognized by UNESCO in 2005, it offers a unique glimpse into Renaissance and Baroque intellectual life. The site remains a treasure of Belgium’s cultural and industrial history.
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