stoclet house
states: [belgium]
category: cultural
year: 2009
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 50.8350000000, 4.4161111111
last visited: 2019
unesco id: 1298
world heritage site: 1298
The Plantin-Moretus House, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Belgium, is a preserved 16th-century printing workshop and family home, celebrated as the world’s first museum of its kind. Established by Christophe Plantin and continued by the Moretus family, it houses historic printing presses, rare books, and archives, showcasing the dawn of modern publishing. Recognized by UNESCO in 2005, it offers a unique glimpse into Renaissance and Baroque intellectual life. The site remains a treasure of Belgium’s cultural and industrial history.
