News

The latest news on the Red Star Line Museum.

News

The latest news on the Red Star Line Museum.

The migration of the Hutlet family

When the Hutlet Family moved to America it was a major undertaking. They took their eight children with them as well as a lot of familiar household items on their exciting journey to an unknown country.

Ita Moel's eye infection

One of the biggest obstacles on the way to the “promised land” of America was trachoma, an infectious eye disease. If a passenger was found to have trachoma during the medical examination then the migrant would be inexorably sent back. Young Ita Moël was sent back twice.

Albert Einstein, a famous passenger

Unlike many migrants who travelled with the Red Star Line only once, Albert Einstein was a regular guest on the Red Star Line ocean steamers.

The success story of Irving Berlin

Among the two million Europeans who traveled to America on the Red Star Line was a five year old boy from Russia. The boy’s name was Israel ‘Izzy’ Beilin. He would grow up to gain world-wide fame as Irving Berlin with songs like 'White Christmas', 'Puttin' on the Ritz' and 'There's No Business Like Show Business'.

Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp nominated for European Museum of the Year Award 2015!

The Red Star Line Museum has been nominated for the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award 2015. Together with the Museum on the Yser in Diksmuide, it is one of 42 candidates on the list.

Abram Spiwak, searching for his beloved Sophie

Abram Spiwak decided to follow his beloved Sophie to America. He did not have valid papers, but he tried his luck with the financial support of his family.

International recognition for the Red Star Line Museum

European Museum of the Year 2015

Antwerp’s Red Star Line Museum has received one of the five Special Commendations from the European Museum of the Year 2015 in the Riverside Museum in Glasgow