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Loose parts play

27/09/2023

We play in the large garden of Rubens Castle with open-ended materials.

Pier and ant and the adventurer

9/08/2023

Are you curious to know what bugs live in the garden of Rubens Castle?

Nature goose board

30/08/2023

Fancy a nice afternoon where you have to beat the other participants in a goose board game?

Workshop make your own shampoo

10/08/2023

In this workshop we make shampoo based on nettle or chamomile.

Picknick in white

13/08/2023

Dreaming of a picnic in an idyllic location? Then now is your chance!

Residency Karolina Maruszak

20/08/2023 - 29/10/2023

I am Karolina, I am Polish, I have lived in Antwerp with my heart and soul for 11 years and have been a photographer for 9 years.

Wild herb salt making workshop

31/08/2023

We make our own "Herbamare" with aromatic herbs and wild plants, such as plantain, nettle, dandelion but also rosemary, thyme and garlic.

Late Landscapes in map, an exploration of the seigniory 'The Stone'

26/08/2023

Who were Rubens' neighbors? Who worked on the farm? What was grown there? Can we precisely situate Rubens' landscapes on the map?

Fermentation workshop

5/10/2023

Fermentation is a bit like alchemy. In the right conditions, simple ingredients undergo a transformation.

Marigold salve making workshop

19/10/2023

Having a homemade cream ointment in the house is always handy. Marigold cream is known for its soothing effect on all skin problems for big and small.

Flush free workshop

26/08/2023

Discharging gallons of perfectly drinkable water with every use of the toilet? Bit painful anyway in times of increasing water scarcity.

Lecture: Heritage keepers of Fruit

23/09/2023

Pomko writes fruit-based cultural history stories that focus on finding, securing and preserving the heritage regarding old fruit varieties.

Or something else delicious from my court, plants and gardeners from Rubens' garden

23/09/2023

Dear Lucas, on your departure be sure to check that you have secured my house properly, and that no originals or sketches remain on the painting house.

NEIGHBOURS

The ‘NEIGHBOURS’ sculpture garden offers a fascinating insight into the work of twenty contemporary visual artists, both domestic and foreign.

Workshop Collage and Gelliplate prints (Summer cards)

11/08/2023

During this workshop, we will get to work with all kinds of papers.

'Snail mail' workshop: Diorama or viewing box

11/08/2023

A diorama is a small personal scene in a box. It looks like a 3-D painting or a collage.

Connective drawing workshop (grandparent and children) (sold out)

26/08/2023

Would you like to do something different with your child or offspring? Do you enjoy being creative?

A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning

“A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning”, Peter Paul Rubens, aprox. 1635, National Gallery collection

Bar 1635

We use only local, seasonal or fair-trade products whenever possible.

Sculpture Garden

The sculpture garden called “NEIGHBOURS” provides an overview of the fascinating practices of twenty national and international contemporary visual artists.

Stories Unfold

The Rubens Castle (“Rubenskasteel” or “Het Steen” in Dutch) is the first Flemish estate to welcome Stories Unfold.

Modern Sculpture Garden - Exhibition 'NEIGHBOURS'

18/08/2023 - 12/10/2023

The sculpture garden 'NEIGHBOURS' gives an insight into the fascinating practice of 20 contemporary visual artists from home and abroad.

Elewijts Bach Choir

3/09/2023

The Elewijts Bach Choir is a four-part mixed adult choir open to all people with a decent singing voice.

My master and his nymph by Dirk Huyghe

3/09/2023

The Elewijt villager, Hendrik Van Ham, is employed as a courier at the Steen when Rubens spends his last years there.

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