Antwerp - Rubens' House Rubenshuis
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Immediately beyond the old Koninklijke Paleis the open Wappersstraat turns south off the Meir. Peter Paul Rubens acquired No. 9 in 1610 - a year after his marriage to Isabella Brant - living there until his death in 1640. He arranged the house to his own taste and requirements, making his home to the left of the entrance and turning the right wing into his studio.
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Rubenshuis (Rubens' house) finally came into the possession of the City of Antwerp in 1937 and, between 1939 and 1946, was meticulously restored with the aid of old documents and drawings.
Address:
Rubens' House, Wapper 9-11, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Hours:
10am-5pm; Closed: Mon
Always opened on: Pentecost Sunday (Whit Sunday) - Christian, Easter - Christian
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Ascension Thursday - Christian
Tips: Last admission 4:30pm.
Transit: Bus: 2, 15.
Typical Visit: 1 hour 30 minutes
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