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10 History Museums in Antwerp Province That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Antwerp Province, Belgium including Erfgoedcentrum Hoeve Van Paesschen Smoldersklok, Museum Plantin-Moretus, Fort Breendonk, Heemmuseum Heymissen, Bunker Museum Antwerp, Stedelijk Museum Hoogstraten, Treinmuseum, verzameling Pieter Nombluez, Taxandriamuseum, Poldermuseum, Letterenhuis.
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1. Erfgoedcentrum Hoeve Van Paesschen Smoldersklok
2. Museum Plantin-Moretus
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4.5 based on 1,321 reviews
Walk into the printing press and the Plantin-Moretus family home as though you were a family friend paying a visit 400 years ago. Explore the house, the garden and the press in the only museum in the world on the UNESCO World Heritage list. - the two oldest printing presses in the world and more than 20.000 lead letters - 30.000 old books, illustrated manuscripts and other treasures of European printing - a beautiful baroque garden hidden within the walls of the museum
Reviewed By 267christophere - Cologne, Germany
Having to choose either Rubenshuis or the Plantin-Moretus museum due to the limited time I had during my stay, I decided on the latter and loved it. The rooms of this printing house are incredible and the collection of printing tools, printed books and manuscripts is really interesting. You can either take an audio guide (2€) or borrow copies of museum guides provided in the first room (free) to navigate through the exhibit (I took both). The staff was extremely friendly and helpful too. The museum does a great job in showing the many aspects of the Plantin-Moretus business and there is so much to learn about the printing process in general. Unfortunately, the museum shop was closed for inventory when I was there, so I am already looking forward to my next visit.
3. Fort Breendonk
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4.5 based on 366 reviews
Reviewed By goldeneaglepilot - New Port Richey, United States
If you are into world war II history and if the dark side of the Nazi amry is of interest to you, then this visit is a chilling reminder of some of the atrocities that took place behind the barbed wire and in the dampened rooms of these prison camps!
4. Heemmuseum Heymissen
5. Bunker Museum Antwerp
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4.5 based on 15 reviews
Antwerp's Parc den Brandt contains a number of very rare W.W.2 bunkers that were build as part of the "Atlantikwall", the German coastal defense built from above Norway up to Spain. The bunkers once housed the headquarters of the German 89th Army Corps, responsible for the coastal defense of Belgium and part of the Netherlands. Of the 8 bunkers in Parc den Brandt one of each type has been restored by the non profit organisation "Bunker & Airplane Archeology Antwerp" and now serve as a museum. In one of the 2 very rare SK1 bunkers visitors can discover how the bunker, and the very strategic section of Atlantikwall commanded from it, functioned. Also the air war and especially V1 and V2 weapons, that were fired at Antwerp during 6 hellish months, are given attention. During guided tours or special events with the re-enactors of npo "Frontlife '40-'45", the equally rare, medical bunker (VF57a) and personnel bunker (VF52a) can also be visited. Check the website for "Living museum" dates!
Reviewed By mariomZ6306KV - Antwerp, Belgium
Great historic museum with the perfect location in a nazi generals bunker of the atlantic wall where you can learn about the important role Antwerp and its people had in the second world war. You will not only get to know all the cool stuff of how a bunker works or the V1 and V2, this is all told by passionate guides as Olivier! If you are visiting Antwerp in the first weekend of every month this should be a must in your visit. I recomend it 100%!!! it is even getting better each year thanks to the awesome volunteers whose tremendous work is helping to keep our common past alive! Also is fully available in english and you can book a private tour to see the medical bunker and the plain soldiers one.
6. Stedelijk Museum Hoogstraten
7. Treinmuseum, verzameling Pieter Nombluez
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
8. Taxandriamuseum
9. Poldermuseum
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4.0 based on 6 reviews
