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Letterenhuis

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Non-profit featuring a large archive of of Flemish literature & a museum with famous manuscripts. People often mention museum, interesting, exhibition, niet,


Address

Minderbroedersstraat 22, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium

Website

www.letterenhuis.be

Contact

+32 3 222 93 20

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (160 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: museum (11) interesting (8) exhibition (7) niet (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 1/5 C.S. 1 year ago on Google • 79 reviews
    No longer a museum and not open to the public
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shabnam M. 4 years ago on Google • 33 reviews
    Very interesting little museum. I was sceptical at first. I don't speak Flemish, so what am I doing here, but the display has been done in an interesting manner dating back to the time of Jane Austen who would have been a contemporary of some of the Flemish authors. That's intriguing and perked up my desire to read some translated works of Flemish/Dutch authors.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Marc L. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Not my thing (Original) Niet mijn ding
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 tGENTeneeRke R. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Specialized literature museum. I visited the exhibition about Hugo Claus. (Original) Gespecialiseerd museum voor litteratuur. Ik heb de tentoonstelling over Hugo Claus bezocht.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Tomas P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I dont know I dont know i dont know!!! the city is beautiful but the people are very very unfriendly, like the Catalans or so ... (Original) No sé, no sé no sé!!! la ciudad es hermosa pero la gente es muy muy muy antipática, como los catalanes o así...
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 erik v. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Expo bicycle posters ... Only access with e-ticket (??) No smartphone and app, bad luck ... Payment terminal available, but not even that. "orders from above" ... Deeply disappointed and angry back outside. Three officials chatting a bit and then making a fuss about visitors! Well, 'higher hand', tsssss .....: - / Very busy, Monkey City! (Original) Expo fiets-affiches... Alleen toegang met e-ticket (??) Geen smartphone en app, dikke pech... Betaalterminal aanwezig, maar zelfs dat niet. "orders van hogerhand"... Diep ontgoocheld en kwaad terug naar buiten. Drie ambtenaren die wat staan te keuvelen en dan moeilijk doen tegen bezoekers! Tja, 'hogerhand', tsssss..... :-/ Flink bezig, Apenstad!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Coolkastboy 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I can not find the letters (Original) Ik kan de letters niet vinden
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jam M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Friendly employees ... (Original) Vriendelijke medewerkers...
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Wout Van D. 3 months ago on Google • 326 reviews New
    Great ambiance but difficult to find parking

  • 5/5 Chukwuemeka A. 6 years ago on Google • 196 reviews
    Beautiful museum

  • 5/5 Greetje De Q. 3 years ago on Google • 145 reviews
    Very interesting place about literature and writers. We went especially for Paul Van Ostaijen. Wauw. Worth a visit.

  • 4/5 Luc H. 4 months ago on Google • 84 reviews
    I actually don't know much about this place, but I have restored the wrought iron balcony here.

  • 5/5 Ritchie V. 5 years ago on Google • 69 reviews
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  • 5/5 Esther M. 5 months ago on Google • 54 reviews
    The visit of the archive was very interesting!

  • 5/5 willy v. 3 years ago on Google • 52 reviews
    Topervaring.

  • 5/5 Fayrus B. 2 years ago on Google • 25 reviews
    Top

  • 5/5 little m. 4 years ago on Google • 5 reviews
    Great museum!

  • 4/5 Annemie De C. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Superb Claus expo. (Original) Schitterende Claus-expo.

  • 4/5 Karen J. 3 years ago on Google
    Van Boem Paukenslag had ik wel al eens gehoord. Wat me verder vooral bijbleef, was de gigantische tijdslijn met binnenlandse en buitenlandse schrijvers. Mijn cursus "Europese letterkunde" kwam alleszins van pas.

  • 3/5 Herman B K. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good exhibitions often take place here. The design is often original. But the reception and the atmosphere are quite unloving and above all official. You can feel that most of the employees are not here out of love for the arts. There is no bookshop or reading room, no reading club, no meeting with writers. The idea that Antwerp also has a place in international literature has also not penetrated. You will visit a somewhat barren local administrative city office. (Original) Hier vinden vaak goede tentoonstellingen plaats. Dikwijls is de vormgeving origineel. Maar de ontvangst en de sfeer zijn vrij liefdeloos en vooral ambtelijk. Je voelt goed dat de meeste medewerkers hier niet staan uit liefde voor de letteren. Er is geen boekhandel of leeszaal, geen leesclub, geen ontmoetingen met schrijvers. De idee dat Antwerpen ook een plaats heeft in de internationale letteren is evenmin doorgedrongen. Je bezoekt een wat dorre lokale administratieve stadsdienst.

  • 5/5 Geert B. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The overview of all Dutch-language writers is really special. All the material present (books, letters, photos and all kinds of personal items) has also been exhibited very clearly and visibly. (Original) Het overzicht van alle Nederlandstalige schrijvers is echt bijzonder. Ook al het aanwezige materiaal (boeken, brieven, foto's en allerhande persoonlijke spullen) is heel duidelijk en zichtbaar tentoongesteld.

  • 4/5 Luc B. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A discovery! Nice exhibition about 4 generations / writers (Original) Een ontdekking! Mooie tentoonstelling over 4 generatiegenoten/schrijvers

  • 5/5 Renato O. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Ancient library (Original) Antica biblioteca

  • 5/5 Fred D. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Super museum of the city (Original) Supermuseum van de stad

  • 3/5 Patrick M. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) At the moment an interesting retrospective about Hugo Claus, but the permanent exhibition is only mediocre (Original) Op dit moment een interessante overzichtstentoonstelling over Hugo Claus, maar de permanente tentoonstelling is maar matig

  • 5/5 Bill a. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The effort (Original) De moeite

  • 5/5 Johnny T. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting museum (Original) Zeer interessant museum

  • 4/5 Guy V. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice exhibition of cycling posters (Original) Mooie tentoonstelling van wieleraffiches

  • 5/5 Stijn D. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We had the museum to ourselves and could be inspired to our hearts content. To my shame and shame I don't seem to know half of our great writers ... So very instructive !! (Original) We hadden het museum voor ons alleen en konden ons naar hartelust laten inspireren. Tot mijn scha en schande ken ik blijkbaar nog niet de helft van onze grote schrijvers... Dus zeer leerrijk!!

  • 4/5 jef b. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting for our culture (Original) Interessant voor onze cultuur

  • 5/5 Lieve d. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good location (Original) Goede locatie

  • 5/5 Bart F. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Intriguing place and info (Original) Intressante plaats en info

  • 5/5 Sanitair Y. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A beautiful building (Original) Een mooie gebouw

  • 4/5 Kip van T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It remains interesting to go through the timeline and view the images, paintings and photos. It is a pity that the timeline is no longer supplemented and adjusted. That can't be that difficult right now? On the day of our visit, the staff behind the counter were uninterested in the seats. (Original) Het blijft interessant om de tijdlijn te doorlopen en de beelden, schilderijen en foto's te bekijken. Het is wel jammer dat de tijdlijn niet meer aangevuld en aangepast wordt. Dat kan nu toch niet zo moeilijk zijn? Op de dag van ons bezoek hing het personeel achter de balie ongeïnteresseerd op de stoelen.

  • 4/5 Donatella R. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very beautiful (Original) Molto bello

  • 4/5 Ludwig S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice facade (Original) Mooie gevel

  • 5/5 حلم �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) goood👍👍👍👍 (Original) goood👍👍👍👍

  • 5/5 Kim K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fantastic small but nice xxD (Original) Fantastisch klein maar fijn xxD

  • 5/5 Alex Z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting (Original) Heel interessant

  • 4/5 Thomas van der Z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful exhibition Velodroom. Be sure to use the Antwerp Museum App to get to know the details of the posters. (Original) Prachtige expositie Velodroom. Gebruik zeker de Antwerp Museum App om de details van de posters te leren kennen.

  • 4/5 Rudie De L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Velodrome exhibition with posters from around 1900 is very worthwhile. (Original) De tentoonstelling Velodroom met affiches van rond 1900 is zeer de moeite waard.

  • 4/5 Jerry D. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fascinating exhibition, permanent collection also worthwhile but somewhat dated. (Original) Boeiende expo, vaste collectie ook de moeite maar wat gedateerd.

  • 1/5 Hollo w. 1 year ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Waiting for food 40 mins and oreder bread again and i wait again 40mins for bread and 30mins for another drink


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