The Rubens House in a nutshell

The Rubens House renews. The museum and garden are accessible. The most up-to-date information can be found at rubenshuis.be/renews.

Tickets are to be purchased online for a visit during a fixed time block. See our Practical information.

Voorbeeld van hoe de nieuwe tuin er zal uitzien.

New garden to become a green museum gallery

Soon you will be able to enjoy colour 365 days a year in the new garden of the Rubens House. It will be a Baroque garden for all seasons. Work commences in October 2022.

The Rubens House renews

The master briefly becomes a master builder

The Rubens House is building the future and is undergoing a refurbishment. Discover the work’s progress at the Rubens House here.

Buy your tickets in advance

Will you be visiting the museum soon? Buy your ticket(s) online in advance so you are always sure of a slot.

The Rubens House in one minute

"Welcome to my house!" Peter Paul Rubens, brilliant and versatile artist, invites you to his palazetto in the centre of Antwerp. The master lived here with his family for years and painted with his colleagues and assistants in a studio that he designed himself. He created many of his paintings in this house. His work has inspired artists and art aficionados for over four hundred years. Here he received important patrons and cherished his unique art collection. This unique museum, the master's house, is the only place in the world where Rubens's presence is so tangible. And you are here as his guest. Welcome!

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Street artist creates gigantic mural in the garden of the rubens house

Rubens continues to inspire. Spear, a street artist, is also fascinated by the master’s art, creating a mural on a 40-metre-long site hoarding in the garden of the Rubens House. You could see Spear at work on his mural in the museum garden until 19 June.

An evening party in Rubens’s garden

Monday 11 July 2022 from 17:00 to 22:00

Join us on 11 July and enjoy the sunset in Rubens’s garden There will be live music, and we will be serving refreshing drinks and cooking hamburgers on the BBQ. That evening you can visit the Rubens House until 10 pm.

Kindjes zitten op een bank in de Rubenstuin

Museum Night 2022

Saturday 6 August 2022 until Sunday 7 August 2022 from 19:00 to 1:00

On 6 August Museum Night returns. All Antwerp museums will remain open to visitors until 1 am. The historic garden of the Rubens House will serve as a backdrop to a summer party.

Plan your visit

In the spotlight

Practical information

Practical information about opening hours, ticket sales, how to reach us and accessibility. And how can you enjoy a safe visit to the museum in these times.

Masterpieces

The permanent collection contains a large number of works by the master himself and by his peers and contemporaries. These are the masterpieces that you cannot afford to miss.

Masterpiece of Willem van Haecht restored

De kunstkamer van Cornelis van der Geest

Unravelling the gallery of Cornelis van der Geest

A tribute to Antwerp painters

The early seventeenth century saw the emergence of an exclusive genre in Antwerp painting, namely ‘Constkamers’ or painted art galleries. The Rubens House owns a unique work from 1628: The art gallery of Cornelis van der Geest. Painter Willem van Haecht captures the collection of the proud art collector in a gallery picture so that the latter can show it off. The painting is on the Flemish masterpieces list and was recently subjected to a thorough restoration.

About Rubens

Interesting lecture

Rubens

He was capable of everything and knew everything. He was a brilliant and versatile artist, run a large studio, spoke several languages, collected art, designed his own home, travelled around Europe as a diplomat and was interested in science. Rubens was well-versed in almost everything.

Rubens in Antwerp

Peter Paul Rubens and Antwerp. The master and his city. After more than 400 years, this world-class painter's presence can still be felt in the city.