The Red Star Line story bus

The Red Star Line story bus collected personal stories that were part of the exhibition 'Thuishaven' ('Safe Haven').

Corporations

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Safe Harbour

Stories of Antwerp on a map

The Red Star Line Museum collects stories of people who moved to Antwerp and tell their story about their first five years of living in Antwerp. Which places have a special meaning to them?

In the neighbourhood

The Red Star Line Museum is located on the Eilandje (the Islet), a distinctive dockland neighbourhood in the north of Antwerp.

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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 ...?

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.