Calendar

The Red Star Line Museum is everything but a traditional museum. Here's an overview of our activities.

To see & to do

What's on display now or in the near future? Which activities are planned?

Belgian emigrants

In 1890, Louis van Engelen painted 'Belgian emigrants'. The painting is exhibited in the museum.

Eugeen Van Mieghem

Eugeen Van Mieghem is an Antwerp realist artist. He grows up in his parents’ café, right across the entrance of the Red Star Line sheds in the Montevideostraat.

Help writing the story of the museum

Do you have a story that is related to the history of the Red Star Line, a Red Star Line passenger, or to past or contemporary migration? We want to hear it!

Millions of people, one dream

The Red Star Line Museum. An eventful journey in the footsteps of the migrants.

What do we stand for?

The Red Star Line Museum is a Flemish museum about migration. What is the mission, vision and policy?

Research tips

Do you want to know more about the family history of a migrant but don't know where to start looking? A few tips will get you started.