Fine Arts at Schoonselhof

The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is reopening after a 10-year renovation. To mark this long-awaited reopening, the Schoonselhof invites you to take a stroll past the graves of 15 famous and surprisingly lesser-known painters from the KMSKA collection.

Discover the stories behind the tombs. Learn about the lives and works of the painters buried here and immerse yourself in the closely intertwined Antwerp art scene of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Commissioned by: City of Antwerp

Concept and execution: Geheugen Collectief

Visual material: Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, the Letterenhuis

Thanks to: Jacques Buermans, Hendrik De Bouvre, Greet Donckers, Elise Gacoms, and Frank Van Eeckhout

📏 2 km
🕑 1.5 hours
⭐ To make the route even easier to follow, you can (once the tour has started) select the satellite view in the top-left corner of the map