Rubens House (Rubenshuis): Tickets, Renovation Status & Antwerp City Pass
1 - 1.5 h
Historic House-Museum & Artist's Studio
17th century — purchased by Peter Paul Rubens in 1610 and rebuilt/extended to his own designs in an Italian-palazzo style
Wapper 9-11, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
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Practical Visitor Info & Tips
€12.00
€8.00 (ages 18-25, A-card holders, groups of 12+). Free for under-18s, museum pass holders, and ICOM members.
Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30). Closed Mondays, January 1, May 1, and December 25.
Online booking recommended given reduced, in-demand capacity during the restoration period.
Peter Paul Rubens's former home and studio (1610-1640). The historic residence interior is closed for a major multi-year restoration; only the multimedia "Rubens Experience", the garden, and the library are currently open.
| Option | Price | Booking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (25+) | €12.00 | Online booking recommended | |
| Reduced (18-25 / A-card / groups 12+) | €8.00 | Online booking recommended | |
| Antwerp City Pass holders | NEEDS_VERIFICATION | Confirm coverage before visiting |
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Ticket Options
€12.00
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See pass compatibility below ↓Overview & History
Rubenshuis was the home and workshop of Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens from 1610 until his death in 1640. The historic house and studio interior is currently closed for a major, multi-year restoration; in the meantime, visitors can see the redesigned courtyard garden and the immersive multimedia "Rubens Experience" in the basement, while the house's art collection tours other museums in Belgium and abroad.
What to See: Top Highlights
Rubens Experience
An immersive multimedia exhibition exploring Rubens's life, character, and self-portraits — the main way to engage with the site during the house's restoration.
The Garden
A redesigned courtyard garden with over 22,000 plants, developed with input from Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten, echoing the Italian-palazzo grounds Rubens himself laid out.
The Library
Houses documents and research materials related to Rubens and his contemporaries, open to visitors alongside the Experience and garden.
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Do You Need the Antwerp City Pass Here?
Compare Antwerp PassesNEEDS_VERIFICATION — this is a genuinely conflicting fact, not a research gap. Multiple secondary sources citing Rubenshuis's own ticketing page state that Antwerp City Pass holders receive free admission. However, the Antwerp City Pass's own official attraction list (16 named museums, 4 churches, 3 attractions, checked directly on antwerpcitypass.be) does not name Rubenshuis among them. Confirm directly with either provider before assuming either way.
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Not confirmed by the provider. Genuinely conflicting evidence, not a research gap: multiple secondary sources citing Rubenshuis's own ticketing page state Antwerp City Pass holders get free admission, but antwerpcitypass.be's own official attraction list (16 named museums) does not include Rubenshuis. Recorded as UNKNOWN per this site's never-guess rule rather than resolved either way — the same pattern as the Atomium/Brussels Card case.
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