Migrants on deck

Photographs show the people involved and the circumstances surrounding their emigration. Consequently, photography is an important source of information for the story of the Red Star Line.

Once again, recognition for the Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp

Red Star Line Museum recieves Flemish Culture Prize for Cultural Heritage

The Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp was awarded the Flemish Culture Prize for Cultural Heritage during the Groot Onderhoud, the yearly meeting and high point of the museum and heritage calendar! The Minister of Culture, Sven Gatz, gave every member of the museum's team a replica of the bronze sculpture 'La Ultima Isla' by Phillip Aguirre. The Culture Prize also included a 10.000 euro award to the Red Star Line Museum.

Ezra Commemorative Memorial Book

A commemorative memorial book from 1936 that belonged to Henri Schulsinger, the co-founder of the Jewish aid organisation Ezra, is displayed in the museum.

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Highlights

At the Red Star Line Museum, people and their stories take centre stage. From diaries, letters, and photographs of travellers who once departed with the Red Star Line to recent interviews with people migrating today, we bring past and present together to tell the universal story of hope, dreams, and the search for happiness.

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.

Sonia Fuentes. 2 million passengers, 2 million stories

Among the emigrants were a large number of Jews who were fleeing the Nazi regime in Germany in the thirties. One of these moving stories is that of the Pressman family.

Ali's Boat

28.04.2016 - 28.08.2016

"Ali's Boat" is the work of Iraqi-Dutch artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji. It is the artist's personal and contemporary interpretation of the museum's central theme: the dream of millions of people to build a new life elsewhere.