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Dulle Griet in het museum foto: Ans Brys

Museum Mayer van den Bergh

The museum building is closed for renovation for an extended period, but you can svisit us at the nearby Maagdenhuis. We are guests there with the exhibition Beloved. An intimate look at masterpieces, where you can admire some 90 masterpieces from the collection, such as Pieter Bruegel's world-famous Mad Meg.

The sculptural group Christ and St. John the Evangelist is back in Antwerp!

Good news for museum enthusiasts: the intimate sculptural group of Christ and St John the Evangelist (1280–1290) has been fully restored and is once again on display in Antwerp. This masterpiece by Heinrich von Konstanz features in the exhibition Beloved. An intimate look at masterpieces, selected by author and screenwriter Angelo Tijssens. Conservators from the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in Brussels meticulously cleaned the wood and stabilised the polychromy. Read more.

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Beloved. An intimate look at masterpieces

    Friday 20 June 2025 until Sunday 12 September 2027 from 10:00 to 17:00

A total of 43 museum enthusiasts from Antwerp have selected a work that will be on show for you to admire in the Maagdenhuis while the museum itself is closed. So why not look at the collection through their eyes and (re)discover a multitude of masterpieces?

Meet the man behind the collection

The atmospheric collector's museum Museum Mayer van den Bergh is closed until 2029 for major restoration and expansion. This will allow us to tell the unique story of the Mayer van den Bergh family and their extraordinary art collection even better.

Fortunately, you don't have to wait until 2029 to get acquainted already! In this video, you will discover the museum's greatest art treasures and the unique story of mother and son Mayer van den Bergh.

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

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.

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!