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Er staat een bijzondere kerst voor de deur. Wij zorgen graag voor wat extra warmte en verbondenheid. Met onze adventskalender brengen we 24 prachtige kunstwerken uit onze collectie. Op zoek naar het geschikte menu of het perfecte cadeau? Zoek je een leuke anekdote om het ijs te breken of een interessant weetje om indruk te maken? Iedere dag opent een nieuw deurtje om je voor te bereiden op een warm en vrolijk kerstfeest.

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A bigger house for Fritz's collection

Museum and residence reunited

Museum Mayer van den Bergh is expanding. The adjacent corner house, once the parental home of art collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh and until 2021 Antwerp's district house, will become part of the museum. A new extension at the back of the building completes the whole. The museum will close from April 27, 2025, for necessary renovations, but don't worry, you can still visit (part of) the exceptional collection at the nearby Maagdenhuis. Reopening is scheduled for 2029.

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! 

Thirteenth-Century sculptural group of Christ and St. John the Evangelist regains its former shine

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 now 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.

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.  

Under restoration

Taking care of our collection

Museum Mayer van den Bergh ensures the proper preservation of the house and collection. But for some objects, good conservation is not enough. This is when we move on to restoration.