The photographer Herman Selleslags and the author Pascal Verbeken took an unforgettable journey through Europe. They packed the diary of the Jewish teenager Benjamin Kopp, who was born in a village near Warsaw and was a Red Star Line passenger in 1912, in their suitcase.
You could travel along with nine artists and found out about their homesickness. Their ongoing search for what really matters, for what makes coming home so emotional.
70 years ago, 24 countries signed the Refugee Convention in Geneva. The new exhibition 'Stories of refuge' explores, beyond laws and political agreements, what it means to be on the run. From 1.04.2022 in the Shed.
The Red Star Line Museum exhibited the monumental works of the Venezuelan-Hungarian artist Gaiska. Gaiska is a painter who lives and works in Antwerp. This exhibition containted a series of paintings that were inspired by the historic pictorial material of the Red Star Line.
An exhibition on travel and coming home commemorates 50 years of migration from Morocco and Turkey to Belgium. Bülent Öztürk and Mashid Mohadjerin, two Antwerp artists, worked on this theme.
When the German army occupied Belgium in 1914, it suddenly became almost impossible for the Belgian immigrants in the United States to contact family members. How did the war affect their lives?
This expo focused on the rich history, entrepreneurial spirit and unparalleled work ethic of the Chinese community in Antwerp and around the world, through unique artworks and intriguing family stories.
Donors tend to fade into the background behind the objects they have given to the museum. But to celebrate our anniversary, we brought them out into the limelight. Photographer Koen Broos turned his camera on 10 of them: one for each year of the museum’s existence.
Are you visiting the museum on your own or as a couple? Do you want to take part in a guided tour? Every last Sunday of the month, you can follow our guide. Be welcome!
