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Dulle Griet in het museum foto: Ans Brys

Welcome at the Museum Mayer van den Bergh

The Museum Mayer van den Bergh immerses you in a very special, intimate, homely atmosphere. You will be introduced to a wonderful collection and to the man who assembled it on his own. And to the world-famous Mad Meg by Pieter Bruegel. From Sunday 27 April 2025, the museum will close for several years for a major restoration. Of course, we will not let this go unnoticed! Tea ceremonies, family workshops, yoga sessions, nocturnes... Say goodbye to the museum in your own way.

Tickets are to be purchased online for a visit during a fixed time block. See our Practical information.

Discover the farewell programma

Say goodbye to Museum Mayer van den Bergh

From Sunday 27 April 2025, the museum will close for several years for a major restoration and expansion. Of course, we won't let this go unnoticed! Tea ceremony, family workshop or a last tête-à-tête with Mad Meg in today's atmospheric setting? Choose from dozens of activities taking place from 22 March to 26 April and say goodbye to the museum in your own way.

Countdown to Sunday 27 April

Closing day is unfortunately approaching sooner than we think.
So don't wait too long to say goodbye and order your tickets today.

About Fritz, his masterpieces and Bruegel

Who was Fritz?

The museum bears the name of Fritz Mayer van den Bergh. Who was he?

Highlights

You will be astonished, moved and awe-struck by these masterpieces.

Discover Bruegel

At the museum you will come face to face with the work of Pieter Bruegel and his Mad Meg.

Plan your visit

Practical information

Information about opening hours, tickets, accessibility...

Museum shop

Take a souvenir of the Museum Mayer van den Bergh home with you.

Visit us online

Museum closed? The museum is always open online.

Also interesting

Calvarie met stichterspaar, Massys in het museum

Christ on the Cross with Donors regains colourful splendour

The monumental triptych 'Christ on the Cross with Donors' painted by Quintin Massys (1456/66-1530) is once more on display in our museum for visitors to admire. Until late February 2024, the work could be seen in the successful exhibition of artistic masterpieces entitled ‘Rare and Indispensable’ in the MAS in Antwerp. Before that, it had undergone essential restoration work at the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in Brussels. The masterpiece has now regained its original wealth of colour and can now be seen as Massys intended.  

Stories from the Archives

In addition to a valuable art collection, the Museum Mayer van den Bergh houses an extensive historical archive. The core of this was bequeathed by Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, the museum's founder. The archive contains a wealth of information about the works of art in the collection, the foundation of the museum, and the eventful lives of Fritz Mayer van den Bergh, his mother Henriette, and the family. In this web dossier, we recount some of these stories.

In the future

Verbouwing

Museum reunited with family residence

Museum Mayer van den Bergh is expanding. The museum of the future will include the adjacent corner house - once the childhood home of art collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh - and a new building. The preliminary design for the renovation and expansion is ready!