Museums in Antwerp
Edit ThisEthnografisch Museum (ethnographic museum)
Edit ThisA museum, not far from the Grote Markt, which shows of with a very intresting collection of ethnic arts and historical information about the more primitive arts and objects from all over the world.
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| address: | Suikerrui 19 |
| tel: | 03.220.8600 |
Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Museum of Fine Arts)
Edit ThisThe Fine Arts Museum houses over a thousand works by painters from th old days, including the Flemish Primitives. In addition, you can enjoy over 1 500 more recent works. Naturally, this is where you will find the world's most beautiful and largest collection of the work of Antwerp's great master Rubens.
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| address: | Plaatsnijdersstraat 2 |
| tel: | 03.238.7809 |
Nationaal Scheepsvaart Museum (The National Maritime Museum)
Edit ThisScheepvaart Museum
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It is housed in the 'Steen', the oldest building in Antwerp. An impressive range of ship's models and an open-air department with real ships, make this museum one of the most fascinating in the city -if the maritime business makes your heart beat faster.
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| address: | Steenplein 1 |
| tel: | 03.232.0850 |
Provinciaal Diamant Museum
Edit ThisOpen daily 10am-5pm, except on the 25th & 26th of December and the 1st and 2nd of January. The Provincial Diamond Museum lies in the heart of the Diamond District, the streets behind the Central Station. This part of the city is known as the 'Jerusalem of the North', because it has the largest settlement of Orthodox Jews in this part of Europe. In the Diamond Museum, you can learn about every facet of diamonds, which have made Antwerp the world centre of diamond cutting and trading.
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| address: | Lange Herentalsestraat 31-33 |
| tel: | 03.202.4890 |
Rubenshuis (Rubens Museum)
Edit ThisOpen:Tuesdays-Sundays 10am-4:45pm. You can see Rubens' work in many churches and museums. The Rubenhuis on the Wapper, where the painter lived and worked, still exudes the grandeur of the height of the Antwerp Baroque. In this museum, thanks to the furniture objects d'art and works from the master's private collection, you can relive Rubens' time.
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| address: | Wapper 9 |
Mayer van den Bergh Museum
Edit ThisThis museum is dedicated to fine and applied arts, particularly from the 14th to the 16th century. Besides pictures and sculptures, you will find a unique collection of tapestries an furniture.
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| address: | Lange Gasthuisstraat 19 |
| tel: | 03.232.4237 |
MUKHA -The Museum of Contemporary Art
Edit ThisThis museum has a collection of mainly Belgian art from the nineteen-seventies.
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| address: | Leuvensstraat 32 |
| tel: | 03.238.5960 |
Museum Plantin-Moretus
Edit ThisOpen Tuesdays-Sundays 10am-4:45pm. This was the house of the printer Christopher Plantin, the father-in-law of Mortus, who was a close friend of Rubens. The museum shows how the 16th century printing plant actually worked and how the Plantin family took care of their business. One can find a fine collection of bibles, prints and family portraits. These portraits were mostly made by the illustrator of the family, Rubens.
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Rockoxhuis Museum
Edit ThisIn the decorative Rockoxhuis, Ruben has a substantial presence, ogether with Jordaens, Matsys and Van Dyck.
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| url: | www.rockoxhuis.be |
