A little bit Belgian. Six Argentinians about their roots

5.10.2017 - 15.04.2018

'A little bit Belgian' told a story about roots, recollections and Belgian migration to Argentina, based on the individual stories of six Argentinians.

Belgian emigrants

In 1890, Louis van Engelen painted 'Belgian emigrants'. The painting is exhibited in the museum.

The oldest Belgian war veteran became an American

After the war many Belgians left for the United States. In 1920 there were about 7200 of them, a migration record for the Belgians.

Frans Wittock: Fighting with the American army

Frans Wittock was an American Belgian who returned to Belgium in 1917 as a US soldier.

Exhibition: ‘A Little Bit Belgian: Six Argentinians on their Roots’

[October 2017-April 2018]

For this exhibition, the Red Star Line Museum researched emigration from Belgium to Latin America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Alexis De Laet returned to Belgium to fight

Alexis De Laet left his native village of Burcht for Chicago in 1911. When World War I broke out he returned to Belgium to join the Belgian army.

Higher Ground. A photo exhibition by Carl De Keyzer

31.10.2018 - 27.01.2019

From 31 October 2018 until 27 January 2019, the Red Star Line Museum hosted the exhibition 'Higher Ground' by the Belgian MAGNUM photographer Carl De Keyzer.

Opening exhibition 'Via Antwerp. The Road to Ellis Island'

The Red Star Line Museum brings exhibition to Ellis Island, New York

On May 26, 2016 the Red Star Line Museum opened the exhibition 'Via Antwerp. The Road to Ellis Island' at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration in New York. Guests of honour were the (Irving) Berlin Family. The event was hosted by CNN’s Kate Bolduan, who has Belgian roots.

Marie Vermeulen

Never leave your country.

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.