Via Antwerp

An interactive guided tour based on emigrant stories, suitable for adults and youths aged 16 and older.

I, gypsy. The voyages of Jan Yoors.

25.09.2015 - 10.04.2016

A photo exhibition with a selection of photos and films of the versatile Antwerp-New York artist Jan Yoors. Koen Broos selected photos of Yoor’s travels with the Roma gypsies in the 1930s, of ethnic communities in New York in the 1950s and photos of his trips back to Belgium to (re)visit the gypsies.

A journey for life

Interactive tour, based on migration stories from the past and present. For secondary school pupils. Supplementary teaching materials available for technical and vocational secondary education (TSO and BSO).

Breeze 2017. When does a house becomes a home?

10.05.2017 - 17.09.2017

The Red Star Line Museum welcomed the Hungarian-Syrian artist Róza El-Hassan with her art installation Breeze 2017. She built a dome in the museum with which she reflects on the meaning of ‘migration, coming home and belonging'.

New exhibition, new stories needed

The Red Star Line Museum will take you around the world in 2016! For a temporary exhibition about cruises with the Red Star Line we're looking for stories about those luxurious voyages.

The Early Life of Irving Berlin: Talk and Music

Explore Iriving Berlin's early life and work. Music by cast members from Holiday Inn, the new Berlin musical on Broadway.

Music and Talk: Irving Berlin’s Brilliant New York Career

Join us for an evening of song and talk about Irving Berlin’s long and glittering New York career.

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.