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Museum gesloten voor restauratie

Museum Vleeshuis is voor lange tijd gesloten voor restauratie. De werken starten in het najaar van 2025. Zowel de buitenschil als het interieur van het monument en museum worden grondig aangepakt. Lees meer

Gebouw en collectie

A listed building

The history of the Vleeshuis goes back five hundred years – well into the Middle Ages. Until after the French Revolution the Antwerp meat cutters, the oldest trade in the city, used it as their base. As well as using the building as a guildhall, they also used the listed building as a location to sell their meat.

Museum Vleeshuis blikt terug op achthonderd jaar muziek en dans in de stad. De museumcollectie telt bijna 4.000 muziekobjecten. De hele collectie kan je nu online raadplegen.

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Flemish masterpieces

Various pieces in our collection have been recognised by Flanders as rare and invaluable. They have been added to the Flemish Masterpiece List.

Playable instruments

A number of musical instruments from the museum collection are often played by our sound experts. Several historic instruments have been restored to playable condition despite their age, while others have been created, each with their own story.

The music room of Gaspar Duarte

At the Snijders&Rockoxhuis, you can discover a music room that brings the sound of 17th-century Antwerp back to life.

Werkkamer Wannes Van de Velde

De werkkamer van Wannes Van de Velde kreeg in 2019 een nieuwe thuis in Museum Vleeshuis. Alles tezamen gaat het om bijna 1500 objecten die Wannes inspireerden of een reflectie zijn van zijn creatieve scheppingsproces.

Collectie Ghysels

In 2007 kocht de Vlaamse Gemeenschap de orgelcollectie van Jef Ghysels, een bekend verzamelaar van dans- en kermisorgels. Zes jaar later kwam de orgelcollectie in beheer van Museum Vleeshuis.

Onze collectie groeit

De collectie van het Vleeshuis breidt nog steeds uit. Ontdek hier welke objecten er aan de collectie werden toegevoegd.

Browse our collection online

Almost 4000 objects are preserved in the collection of Museum Vleeshuis. The entire collection is now accessible online.

Antwerpen Klavecimbelstad

Tussen 1560 en 1660 was Antwerpen de onbetwiste wereldhoofdstad van de klavecimbelbouw. Onder de titel Antwerpen Klavecimbelstad bracht het museum tussen 2018 en 2020 dat rijke verleden en die bijzondere collectie tot leven.

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Museum Vleeshuis supports craftsmanship

Thinking hands at work

We support craftsmanship by securing, documenting, protecting and encouraging instrument making. Together with makers and musicians, we create instruments and music. That way, our precious musical heritage stays alive.

Museum Vleeshuis on Google Arts & Culture

How about a stroll through a musical painting? Or examine a harpsichord from the comfort of your seat? Peer between the strings of a piano? Thanks to Google Arts & Culture, you can discover the museum collection in a completely novel way.

In de kijker

Carillon Concerts

Sound in the city? That must be the carillon!

Our city carillonneurs Koen Van Assche and Liesbeth Janssens play the carillon throughout the year. In this way, they keep the tradition alive. 

Museum gesloten? Toch kan je ons bezoeken

Beklim de kathedraaltoren

Met bezoek aan expo TorenTunes
    Soldout Saturday 12 July 2025 from 10:00 to 12:00
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Boek een rondleiding in de klokkentoren van de Antwerpse kathedraal. Je tocht begint in het stadhuis met een bezoek aan onze mini-expo TorenTunes.

TorenTunes

A small exhibition about grand sounds

Starting from March 14, 2025, Museum Vleeshuis will open a mini-exhibition at the City Hall about the Antwerp Cathedral Tower and its carillon.

Museumnacht 2025

Dit is wat je bij ons kan verwachten
    Saturday 2 August 2025 until Sunday 3 August 2025 from 19:00 to 1:00

Een zes uur durende pianomarathon, een muzikale kunstinstallatie in de vorm van een insect of tekenen op onze muren met Niet Nu Laura, Nina Aerts en Auwnanas met sfeervolle beats van DJ's Gregor Terror en Samsevaria. Welkom!

Open Monumentendag 2025

In stijl!
    Sunday 14 September 2025 from 10:00 to 17:00

Stap binnen in de 16de eeuw, ontdek de indrukwekkende, bakstenen kruisgewelven van de Grote Zaal en zie een klavecimbelbouwer aan het werk. Mag het iets meer zijn? Volg dan een rondleiding doorheen het hele gebouw en kom alles te weten over de restauratie en onze plannen voor een vernieuwd muziekmuseum. Welkom!

The music room of Gaspar Duarte

At the Snijders&Rockoxhuis, you can discover a music room that brings the sound of 17th-century Antwerp back to life.

Museum Vleeshuis in your home

The museum is closed for restoration, but we are always open online. Take a virtual tour of the museum, browse our collection from the comfort of your couch, listen to the sound of Museum Vleeshuis on Spotify and discover our engaging stories about the collection on Google Arts & Culture.