The building in the city of Antwerp where Plantin and his descendants had lived and worked was opened to the public as a museum in 1877.
حُوِّل المبنى الذي عاش وعمل فيه پلانتان وعائلته في أنتوَرب الى متحف ،‏ وفُتحت ابوابه امام عامة الناس سنة ١٨٧٧ .‏