The structure will go through an extensive repair and will end up being more sustainable, much safer and more energy effective. In the coming years, a reception structure by Robbrecht en Daem Architects will likewise increase sideways from Rubens Home. This brand-new entryway forms the beginning point of a brand-new and integrally available visitor path through your home and garden. The refurbished Rubens Home will be two times as big.

An overall of 157,600 individuals went to the museum in 2022 and the very first week of 2023. It was an especially hectic year, taking into consideration the optimum capability on visitor numbers and the closure of the garden.

Closed for a couple of years

The Rubens Home will be closed for the next couple of years. The historical artist’s house is going through an extensive repair. Visitors of any ages will quickly take pleasure in more convenience.

A discreetly integrated elevator makes the museum completely available to everybody. Area will be included for hygienic centers and centers, for discussions and for global exhibits.

The structure will likewise end up being more sustainable, much safer and more energy effective. A brand-new environment control system in the historical spaces secures the important collections. The repair of the interior warranties a more powerful historic experience.

A brand name brand-new reception structure by Robbrecht en Daem Architecten is increasing sideways from Rubens’ historical home and garden. In addition to the reception, this will likewise consist of an experience centre, the brand-new museum café, the proving ground and the globally well-known Rubens library. This brand-new entryway forms the beginning point of an adjusted visitor path through the museum and the garden.

Baroque garden

The brand-new baroque garden will be a closed court. This museum space without a ceiling shines in every season and reveals color 365 days a year thanks to the plant and color suggestions from Dries Van Noten

The Rubens Home is being gotten ready for the future. The refurbished museum, consisting of the brand-new structure, will be two times as big. The remodelling and growth are being performed with terrific regard for the past and for the future. City of Antwerp invests 22.7 million euros; VISITFLANDERS 3 million euros.

” Ensure when you leave that whatever is correctly closed,” Peter Paul Rubens composed in a letter from 1638 to his trainee Lucas Faydherbe With that suggestions, the Rubens Home is closed.

City of Antwerp Alderman for Culture Nabilla Ait Daoud (N-VA): “The closure of the Rubens Home is a turning point. With the overall remodelling we are dealing with the significant obstacles of the present facilities. Previous and development come together here in the future; simply as Rubens himself would have thought about it today.”

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