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Practical information

Discover all the practical information about our location and opening hours, the accessibility of the Letterenhuis and how to get here. 

Visiting address & contact information

Minderbroedersstraat 22
B-2000 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 (0)3 222 93 20
email: letterenhuis@antwerpen.be

Open for research and visitations

From 17 June 2024 onward the Letterenhuis is open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 6 pm.

Reading room

You can visit the reading room by appointment. You are welcome from Tuesdays to Fridays from 10am to 6 pm.

Read more about visiting the reading room and how to reserve a spot here.

The reading room will be closed on following days:

  • Mondays and at weekends

Reception desk

At the Letterenhuis, you are asked to pay cash-free at the ticket counter, in the shop and for activities.
We accept payments via Bancontact, Mastercard, Maestro, VISA and V Pay. 

How to reach us

The Letterenhuis is located in the centre of Antwerp. You can reach the Letterenhuis very easily, especially by public transport, by bike or on foot.

Enter your address of departure:
 
 

On foot/by bike

You will find our building on Minderbroedersstraat, a side street of Minderbroedersrui.
Leave your bike in one of the bicycle racks at the corner of Minderbroedersstraat and Minderbroedersrui.

With a city bike from Velo Antwerp (share-a-bike system)

You can find a Velo station at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts on Blindestraat and one on Minderbroedersrui at number 44-46.

By public transport

Plan your journey by train, bus, tram and/or premetro using the De Lijn route planner.

The KlapdorpKeizerstraat and Sint-Katelijne stops are very near the Letterenhuis.

Or plan your trip by train using the NMBS/SNCB route planner.

DeWaterbus is also a convenient alternative. You can get off on Steenplein, 750 metres from the Letterenhuis.
Visit www.dewaterbus.be for details of fares and timetables.

By car

  • Follow the signs in the direction of Antwerpen-Centrum Zuid.
  • Then follow all signs to P-Groenplaats.
  • Parking is available in one of the nearby car-parks: parking Groenplaats or parking Scheldekaai noord (Jordaenskaai).
    More info about parking in Antwerp.
  • Or park in one of the P+R facilities on the outskirts of the city.
    More information can be found at Smart ways to Antwerp.

PLEASE NOTE! 

Since 1 August 2023 in the Historic centre of the city, there is a zone in which visitors are not allowed to park on the street. In that zone, only residents with a parking permit, certain permit holders (care providers, business owners and car sharers) and persons with disabilities are allowed to park (if they have registered in advance). More information.

Antwerp is a low-emission zone. Learn more at www.slimnaarantwerpen.be/en/LEZ.

Accessibility for wheelchair users

The Letterenhuis is wheelchair accessible with the assistance of the staff at the reception desk. The public parts of the building are accessible; the public lifts have not been modified. There is an adapted toilet, however.

 

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