Snijders&Rockox House, Renaissance museum in Keizerstraat, Belgium
Snijders&Rockox House is a double residence in central Antwerp with two connected buildings from the Renaissance era. The rooms contain art collections, period furniture, and household objects that show how wealthy art patrons lived during that time.
Merchant and mayor Nicolaas Rockox bought a house in 1603 and transformed it into a gallery filled with Renaissance design. Later this building was connected with the neighboring house of painter Frans Snijders to form a single unified museum.
The rooms display paintings by masters like Rubens and van Dyck that hung on these walls when wealthy merchants lived here centuries ago. The collection shows how these families shaped Antwerp's role as a major art center in Europe.
The house has an elevator and ramps to help visitors with mobility challenges. Interactive devices like tablets provide additional information about the collections and rooms.
The two houses share a common courtyard that shows how wealthy families used their land in that era. This connected courtyard remains visible today and opens a window into daily life in the old city.
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