A unique cathedral, four other monumental churches, top museums such as the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum Plantin-Moretus, the Middelheim Museum, the MAS | Museum aan de Stroom and Chocolate Nation: art lovers will get their fill in Antwerp.
Cathedral and monumental churches
Antwerp boasts a treasure trove of the finest examples architecture from the Gothic and Baroque periods and other art movements. The Cathedral of Our Lady is the largest Gothic cathedral in the Low Countries and an absolute must-see. Visitors can admire numerous works of art, the highlights being two monumental works by Pieter Paul Rubens. But the Saint James' church, the Saint Charles Borromeo's church, the Saint Andrew's church and the Saint Paul's church are also worth a visit.
Royal Museum of Fine Arts
Rubens, Ensor, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Dalí, Rodin, Modigliani, Fouquet: at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), your clients admire works by absolute top artists. The historic halls show art from before 1880, while in the new white rooms the museum presents art from after 1880. Pivotal between the two is the Ensor Wing with the largest Ensor collection in the world. Rubens also has his own room here. In total, KMSKA shows about 650 works, carefully selected from 8400 collection pieces.
Other renowned museums
Visitors to the MoMu | Fashion Museum Antwerp will discover the story of fashion in Antwerp and Belgium. Not far from there, you can learn all about the art of printing in the Museum Plantin-Moretus, the first museum to make it onto UNESCO's prestigious world heritage list. The district of Het Zuid is home to numerous art galleries as well as the M HKA, Museum of Contemporary Art and the Photo Museum. On the other side of the city, the MAS | Museum aan de Stroom is an absolute eye-catcher. The Red Star Line Museum is also a must-see: here, visitors will discover the stories of fortune seekers who departed from here by ship in search of a better life on the other side of the ocean.