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From Red Star to White Star: Bankers, Ocean Liners, and the International Mercantile Marine Company

Find out how the Red Star Line helped form the core of New York banker J.P. Morgan’s International Mercantile Marine Company.

Talk and Music: The Making of HOLIDAY INN, THE NEW IRVING BERLIN MUSICAL

Explore the transition from film to stage of HOLIDAY INN, the 1942 Academy Award© – winning movie with songs by Irving Berlin that is making its Broadway debut this fall.

Cruise Away. See the world with the Red Star Line

14.10.2016 - 17.04.2017

The Red Star Line Museum brought the cruise era back to life with an exhibition, a book and a concert by the Flat Earth Society. The emphasis was on the stories of the passengers and crews of the Red Star Line's cruise ships.

The trip that resulted in a lifetime of photography and fame

A passenger inspiring the future generations

The story of world famous photographer Eduard Jean Steichen, and how his journey across the Atlantic as a young boy shaped his future.

Cruise away...

The Red Star Line Museum has even more gems of passengers’ and crew members’ diaries and photograph albums. Take a look here.

Cruise away...

The Red Star Line Museum has even more gems of passengers’ and crew members’ diaries and photograph albums. Take a look here.

A little bit Belgian

Six Argentines about their roots

This autumn the Red Star Line Museum tells a story about roots, recollections and Belgian migration to Argentina based on the individual stories of six Argentinians. What do they still know about their family history? How do they keep the memories of Belgium, of themselves or of their ancestors alive?

From a home to a house

7.07.2017 - 22.09.2017

A small summer exhibition with portraits about roots and identity

The Red Star Line buildings

The historic harbour sheds are silent witnesses to the story of the millions of Red Star Line passengers. We consider them part of our collection.

Yiddish advertisement

Antwerp was a particularly popular port of emigration among Jews from Central and Eastern Europe. These people constituted a sizeable proportion of the Red Star Line’s passengers. The shipping company recruited its “customers” from deep within Eastern Europe.

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