Who is who 

Forty staff members with a passion for Rubens: we'd love to introduce them to you! 

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Transport van Willem van Haecht, Kunstkamer van Cornelis van der Geest, 1628, Rubenshuis

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Recreating Rubens's spirit (and team spirit) today

Rubens always made sure he was surrounded by pupils and staff who doing what they did best. And we don't want to do any less! Day in, day out, our staff always work to the best of their ability to deliver an unforgettable experience for you, our visitors. Whether they do that in plain sight or behind the scenes, all of them are living up to Rubens's wish to ensure that every visitor receives a warm welcome and a healthy dose of inspiration. 

Get to know our team: 

Management

Bert Watteeuw: director
Marieke D'Hooghe: project leader
Annemie Breëns: transition manager
Simon Goyvaerts: business assistant

Collection & library

Martine Maris: curator artist's residence
Abigail Newman: research curator
Veerle Allaert: administrative assistant
Monique Kontzen: conservation and collection management assistant
Klara Alen: research curator historical garden
Elise Gacoms: coordinator content, digitization & data
Ute Staes: librarian and curator of research collections
Martine Van de Poel: library and reading room assistant
Inez Bricteux: library and reading room assistant
Saar Vandeweghe: project manager digitizing the Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard
Katrijn Vervloet: project coordinator 'Moving the Rubenianum'

Front of house & audience engagement

Liene Conard: coordinator of audience engagement
Maria Vasquez: audience engagement
Colette Van den Bossche: event coordinator
Peggy van Overloop: administrative audience engagement
Nathalie De Cock: receptionist
Antje Denissen: receptionist
Wouter Goossens: receptionist
Tinne Lernout: receptionist
Leilani Magno: receptionist
Rokiatou Samaké: receptionist
Johanna Schavey: receptionist
Sophie Verhoeven: receptionist

Communication & press

Harlinde Pellens: communication
Jeroen Lagrou: communication
Louise Govaerts: communication
Laura Kerstens: press officer Antwerp City Museums

Building

Michiel Schul: facilities manager

Centrum Rubenianum

Nils Büttner: chairman
Isabelle Van Tichelen: director of publications and treasurer
Bert Schepers: senior editor
Brecht Vanoppen: editor