Museum
Museum Mayer van den Bergh
20 locals recommend,
Location
19 Lange Gasthuisstraat
Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Tips from locals
Home of Pieter Bruegel's ravishing work "Dulle Griet", the Renaissance woman-at-arms leading an army of women to go and pillage Hell...I mean...do you really need to know more? Also houses an excellent collection of Flemish and Netherlandish painting and sculpture aside from Dulle Griet.
The Museum Mayer van den Bergh evolved from a private museum into the municipal museum it is today. It is still the gem it once was. Museum Mayer van den Bergh is built around the collection of one man, and that is still its essence, its strength and its attraction. Even so, in the course of more than a century, a lot has changed, behind the scenes as well. The Museum Mayer van den Bergh was the first museum in the world to be built around a single collection – with a special focus on Bruegel.
The Museum Mayer van den Bergh evolved from a private museum into the municipal museum it is today. It is still the gem it once was. Museum Mayer van den Bergh is built around the collection of one man, and that is still its essence, its strength and its attraction. Even so, in the course of more th…
This museum has a very fine collection. Especially interesting are the works by Pieter Brueghel the Elder.
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