Museum Mayer van den Bergh

It’s one of my best museum experiences. From the start, the staff were very friendly and helpful. It’s a small museum but I found Bruegl’s arts in its own specific room and that was a pleasant surprise. They gave you a booklet that explains the history of the museum and each of the arts so you can enjoy it more. They made it into a journey of some sort where you can go from one room to another with each room having its own theme and story. I also got free postcard at the end. Please be aware that to pay for the entrance fee, you have to use card as the cash is not allowed but you can use cash to buy the souvenirs.

An impressive collection of Dutch and Belgian art housed in the former family home of art collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh. Our visit was spontaneous, and we didn’t regret it at all. The museum offers a stunning display of paintings, statues, and stained glass, all presented in an intimate, home-like setting. There’s also a significant focus on religious art— Fritz had a particular fascination with Maria Lactans images 🤨. Imagine having the means to acquire such an extensive collection, and a mother so dedicated that she transformed it into a public museum after her son’s passing! Our experience was worthwhile the visit!

On 27th of April, the museum will close its doors for a 4 years long renovation. You still have time to see all the amazing works here. Not only Dulle Griet, but also Quinten Matsys, Jordaens, Breughel, a lot of medieval religious statues. It's definitely worth a visit!

A great museum with beautiful rooms and a lot of awesome Renaissance and medieval art. The medieval art was spectacular and there are free lockers to store your bags and items in. I would highly recommend this museum to any lover of medieval art.

Lovely museum in an old Antwerp house. Quiet when I was there so I had plenty of time to admire the art in blissful peace. Interesting paintings by Brueghel (young) and Bruegel (old). Some unique statues from the 14c and other examples of fine art. For your €10 entry fee you get a small book of museum highlights that is serviceable without being great.

A really nice and cozy museum, you can enjoy it instead of Rubens house while the latter one is on reconstruction. And Dulle Griet is its cherry on top of the cake 😋

A beautiful interesting small collection, a must see in Antwerp. Unfortunately the visit was marred by the lack of electricity and total darkness in the main halls, the staff did not even try to warn out about technical problems in museum and sold tickets at full price, with no explanation what happened, no apologies.

Stumbled upon this house after Ruben's house was full that morning. Well worth the visit. Great selection of art and good idea of how a rather well todo family lived. Nicely preserved.