Description
(Local Name: Maagdenhuis) A few doors from the Museum Mayor van den Bergh on Lange Gasthuisstraat, part of a 17th C. former orphanage for girls known as the Maagdenhuis (the Maidens' House, No. 33) has also been turned into a museum and archive. In addition to tracing the history of the orphanage and its orphans, the museum possesses important paintings by Jordaens, Venius and van Dyck and a rare collection of Antwerp faience bowls.
Address
Maidens' House
Lange Gasthuisstraat 33
B-2000 Antwerp
Belgium
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:00Closed10:0010:0010:0015:0015:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always closed on:
Good Friday - Christian
Easter - Christian
Easter Monday - Christian
Belgian National Day (July 21)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult2.50 Euros
Group discounts1.25 Euros
Transit
Tram: 7, 8 / Bus: 9
Typical Visit
1 hour
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