The Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, Belgium (Unesco WHS)
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The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium honouring the famous printers Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establishment, Plantin Press, at the Friday Market.
The printing company was founded in the 16th century by Christophe Plantin. After his death it was owned by his son-in-law Jan Moretus.
In 1876 Edward Moretus sold the company to the city of Antwerp. One year later the public could visit the living areas and the printing presses. In 2002 the museum was nominated as UNESCO World Heritage Site and in 2005 it was inscribed onto the World Heritage list.
The Plantin-Moretus Museum possesses an exceptional collection of typographical material. Not only does it house the two oldest surviving printing presses in the world and complete sets of dies and matrices, it also has an extensive library, a richly decorated interior and the entire archives of the Plantin business, which were inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in 2001 in recognition of their historical significance.
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Het complex Plantin-Moretus, Unesco-werelderfgoed, is uniek en onverdeelbaar. Het is wereldwijd de enige drukkerij-uitgeverij uit de 16de/17de eeuw die bewaard bleef met uitrusting en woning.
We zijn familie van de Taj Mahal, de Akropolis en de Grand Canyon. Museum Plantin-Moretus staat als eerste museum ter wereld op de lijst van UNESCO Werelderfgoed.
Alleen wat echt uniek is. Alleen wat we koste wat kost moeten beschermen. Alleen wat ieder mens in zijn of haar leven moet gezien hebben. Alleen dát komt op de strikte lijst van UNESCO Werelderfgoed. Dat wij als eerste museum ter wereld die lijst haalden, maakt ons een buitenbeentje in een respectabele familie. Ook daar zijn we dus uniek in.
Published:
- About.com PA (NEW YORK)01-May-2017
- DPG Media NV (Belgium) 04-Oct-2024
The Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, Belgium (Unesco WHS)
Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images
The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium honouring the famous printers Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establishment, Plantin Press, at the Friday Market.
The printing company was founded in the 16th century by Christophe Plantin. After his death it was owned by his son-in-law Jan Moretus.
In 1876 Edward Moretus sold the company to the city of Antwerp. One year later the public could visit the living areas and the printing presses. In 2002 the museum was nominated as UNESCO World Heritage Site and in 2005 it was inscribed onto the World Heritage list.
The Plantin-Moretus Museum possesses an exceptional collection of typographical material. Not only does it house the two oldest surviving printing presses in the world and complete sets of dies and matrices, it also has an extensive library, a richly decorated interior and the entire archives of the Plantin business, which were inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in 2001 in recognition of their historical significance.
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Het complex Plantin-Moretus, Unesco-werelderfgoed, is uniek en onverdeelbaar. Het is wereldwijd de enige drukkerij-uitgeverij uit de 16de/17de eeuw die bewaard bleef met uitrusting en woning.
We zijn familie van de Taj Mahal, de Akropolis en de Grand Canyon. Museum Plantin-Moretus staat als eerste museum ter wereld op de lijst van UNESCO Werelderfgoed.
Alleen wat echt uniek is. Alleen wat we koste wat kost moeten beschermen. Alleen wat ieder mens in zijn of haar leven moet gezien hebben. Alleen dát komt op de strikte lijst van UNESCO Werelderfgoed. Dat wij als eerste museum ter wereld die lijst haalden, maakt ons een buitenbeentje in een respectabele familie. Ook daar zijn we dus uniek in.
Published:
- About.com PA (NEW YORK)01-May-2017
- DPG Media NV (Belgium) 04-Oct-2024