Visit the Rubenshuis with a group
Visits for groups
With a guide
Experiencing Rubens with friends, colleagues or family is an unforgettable experience. Follow our guide along Rubens Experience and the atmospheric garden and get carried away by fascinating stories and fun facts.
Practical information
Tours
Choose from 4 different guided tours
Number of participants
max. 2 groups per time slot
1 group = max. 15 persons
Price
€95 per guide + €25 administration cost
Make sure you order the right number of tickets for your group, on top of the guide.
Booking
Online booking only via Experience Antwerp
Tours
Tour 1: The total portrait
Want to get to the very essence of Rubens? Together with our museum guide, dig through his artistic past in Rubens Experience and then delve deeper into his private life in the renovated garden.
Tour 2: Green Treasure
Rubens' garden was a lively place. This is where he received his friends, as well as art lovers and heads of state. Follow our guide and let your imagination and senses run wild.
Tour 3: Nose through books
You can't talk about Rubens without mentioning books. Our guide leads you through two kilometres of documentation on the life and work of the artist and his colleagues in the internationally acclaimed library.
Tour 4: Brick by brick
Where did Rubens get the inspiration for his palazzo on the Scheldt? And what is the link with the new building on Hopland? Whether or not you're an architecture lover, this tour will grip you from start to finish.
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Rubens Experience
Who was Rubens exactly? The artist and the man behind the brush. And why is he so well loved? Find out by visiting the Rubens Experience. Find out what he was really like thanks to the life-like videos and interactive tools. Or look straight into his mind by observing his self-portrait.
Garden
Why not take the chance to wander through the over 17,500 plants in Rubens's garden? Thanks to the advice received from the Antwerp fashion designer Dries Van Noten, the garden will provide colour 365 days of the year, regardless of the season. Move around, view and savour the scents of this unexpected patch of greenery in the very heart of Antwerp.
Library
About, by, with or associated with Rubens. By viewing the thousands of documents in the library, you can dig into the artist's life, works and other relevant topics. Add to the story and visit the library to do some research of your own!