DIVA
From March 2023
Step inside DIVA and marvel at the beauty of diamonds, jewellery and silver in the revamped permanent expo 'DIVA, a Brilliant Story'.
From the 15th century, Antwerp's Grote Markt and the surrounding streets were the 'place to be' for anyone who was looking to find objects made of gold, silver and gemstones. Join us on a journey in the diamond capital of the world and discover the stories from raw material to object, from Antwerp's heyday to today. In one story, spread over seven rooms, you will discover DIVA's magnificent collection and the extraordinary craftsmanship of not only diamond workers, but also gold- and silversmiths.
Necklace belonging to Helena Fourment, gold, enamel and quartz crystal, permanent loan Academy of Antwerp¬¬, permanent loan
Theodoor Rogiers, Ewer and basin, on permanent loan from the King Baudouin Foundation
Het Steen
From mid May 2023
Adriaen Van Utrecht and Marten Pepijn, A lady on the Fish Market in Antwerp, oil on canvas
KMSKA
From April 2023
Peter Paul Rubens, Self-portrait, oil on panel
Peter Paul Rubens, Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry, oil on canvas
Jacob Jordaens, Neptune and Amphitrite, oil on canvas, permanent loan collection Flemish Community
François du Quesnoy, The Sleep of Silenus, bronze and lapis lazuli
Anthony van Dyck, Saint Mathew, oil on panel, permanent loan King Baudouin Foundation
Jacob Jordaens, Bagpiper, oil on canvas, permanent loan King Baudouin Foundation
Later this year:
Peter Paul Rubens, Cornice decoration for the high altar at the Jesuit Church in Antwerp (?), oil sketch on panel
MAS
From April 2023
Unknown artist, Still life with Nautilus cup, oil on panel
Rare and indispensable, from 31 October 2023
Michelangelo, Magritte, Francis Bacon, Ensor, Henry Moore, Van Dyck and Rubens are just a few of the world-famous names on display at the MAS in autumn 2023. The unmissable exhibition 'Rare and Indispensable' displays a unique selection of the works from the Flemish Masterpiece List. Works of art, manuscripts and artefacts for which visitors would otherwise have to comb through Flanders are now temporarily on display in one place. Some of the pieces are on display for the first time. All of this is being done in honour of the 20th anniversary of the Flemish Outstanding Artefacts Decree.
Peter Paul Rubens, Self-portrait, oil on panel
Peter Paul Rubens, Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry, oil on canvas
Willem Van Haecht, The Picture Gallery of Cornelis van der Geest, oil on panel
Theodoor Rogiers, Ewer and basin, on permanent loan from the King Baudouin Foundation
Bust of 'Seneca', Roman, 1st century AD, marble
Trapezophoros, Greece or Asia Minor, 2nd century, marble
Liber Amicorum of Nicolaas Rockox, manuscript
Georg Petel, Adam and Eve, ivory
Art cabinet, Antwerp, c. 1640, oak veneered with ebony, decorated with paintings on copper by Victor Wolfvoet
Museum Plantin-Moretus
From May 2023
Jan II Brueghel, The Archdukes Albrecht and Isabella in the garden of their castle at Coudenberg in Brussels, oil on panel
Peter Paul Rubens, The Adoration of the Shepherds, oil sketch on panel
Lucas Faydherbe, Hercules, terracotta, permanent loan King Baudouin Foundation
Jacobus de Succa, Sundial, brass
House altar depicting Our Lady, St Anne and St Joachim
The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
Later this year
Peter Paul Rubens, The Annunciation, oil on canvas
Adriaen Brouwer, Peasant drinking, oil on panel
Jan Boeckhorst and Frans Snijders, Farmers on their way to the market, oil on canvas
Jacob Jordaens, Self-portrait, painting, permanent loan King Baudouin Foundation
The Snijders&Rockox House
From March 2023
Otto van Veen, Nicolaas Rockox, oil on panel
Wilhelm Schubert of Ehrenberg, Interior of the Antwerp Jesuit church, oil on marble
Peter Paul Rubens, Cornice decoration for the high altar at the Jesuit Church in Antwerp (?), oil sketch on panel
Peter Paul Rubens, Saint Clare of Assisi/Saint Clare stops the Saracen armies through the Blessed Sacrament, oil sketch on panel
Frans Snijders, Still life with game and fruit, oil on panel
Otto van Veen, The little Hercules wrestles with a snake, oil on copper
Anthony van Dyck, Head of Jupiter (fragment), oil on canvas, private collection
Peter Paul Rubens (studio), Head study, oil on canvas, private collection
Liber Amicorum of Nicolaas Rockox, manuscript
Bust of Vitellius, 16th century, lava on marble base
Bust of Hercules, plaster
Bust of 'Seneca', Roman, 1st century AD, marble
Lombardi, Borgesian Gladiator, bronze
Servaes Cardon, Satyr, terracotta
Unknown artist, Hercules and the lion of Nemea, terracotta
Lucas Faydherbe, Drunken Bacchus, relief, terracotta
Lucas Faydherbe, Bacchante, terracotta
Roman urn, 2nd century AD, marble, private collection
