The museum's DNA

What is it that makes the Red Star Line Museum special? It's story, it's location, the way it's approaches things ...?

Our partners

Many dozens of partner institutions were involved in the realization of the Red Star Line Museum. The museum has a long-term collaboration with several of them.

Specially Unknown

Red Star Line Museum takes part in the European Refugees Oral History project Specially Unknown

In search of their roots

23.04.2019 - 6.10.2019

The presentation followed in the footsteps of the root seekers and moved through the emotions behind a family or migration history.

The Red Star Line Museum could use your help

The Red Star Line Museum came about thanks to the input of many people and agencies. For its operation, the museum depends on the financial contribution of different partners. You can make a contribution too.

Our sponsors

For the founding of the museum, the city of Antwerp could count on the support of many sponsors and partners.

Your Red Star Line object in the museum

The Red Star Line Museum’s collection is supplemented and enriched with many gifts and items on loan.

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

Our exhibitions

The Red Star Line Museum has a lot to offer. In addition to the permanent exhibition, we also host temporary exhibitions, in a stunning building, with an extensive collection.

About the museum

Two million passengers travelled from Antwerp to North America on board the Red Star Line ships. The museum focuses on their story, on that of the shipping company that transported them and on the city and port from which they embarked on this journey.