Museum Mayer van den Bergh (Antwerpen, 10-9-2006)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Another discovery this year! And another free visit ;-)

This museum is actually based on the collection of one man (Felix Mayer van den Bergh). Sadly he died young so he never got to complete his brilliant collection and he never saw his museum. The museum was founded by the collector's mother. And we are very happy that she did!

The collection ranges from medieval to renaissance and from various objects to paintings. There are some beautiful treasures here!
One of the most famous paintings in the collection is 'Mad Meg' (Dulle Griet) by Bruegel the Elder.

The museum itself is also another treasure as it is situated in a 16th century house. All the rooms are decorated and the paintings and objects are exhibited in a very homely setting. This makes the museum a very nice place to be indeed!

The museum site
More info also on http://amuseevous.be

Other free visits on this day: Rubenshuis (very fast), Ethnographic Museum (interesting Maroc exhibit). You can find reviews from last year for these locations here somewhere ;-)