Which works of art should you make sure not to miss during your visit to Museum Hof van Busleyden? These highlights from the museum's collection take you through some of the defining stories of Mechelen and the Burgundian Low Countries.
The Enclosed Gardens
Discover the world’s largest collection of folding devotional cabinets, filled with stories from the late Middle Ages.
The Mechelen Choirbook
Be enchanted by one of the finest and best-preserved musical manuscripts of the 16th century, one that you can both see and hear.
Portrait of Margaret of Austria
Step into the world of one of the most fascinating women of the Burgundian period.
It Almost Seemed a Lily
Berlinde De Bruyckere draws inspiration from the Enclosed Gardens in this monumental yet remarkably delicate work.
Portrait of a Habsburg Princess
This child portrait may be small, but it’s full of mystery.
Triptych of Charles of Habsburg as the King of Spain
This three-panel work portrays Charles V as the ruler of an empire on which the sun never sets.
The Battle of Tunis
An impressive tapestry in which warfare, military power and propaganda come together on a monumental scale.
Hercules and Omphale
Two Baroque terracotta busts that unite Greek mythology with Mechelen craftsmanship.
Saint Lucy
This statue of the patron saint of the blind was created in Mechelen as a symbol of light and unwavering faith.
Crucifix
A touching wooden sculpture of Christ on the cross, carved by one of the few known female sculptors of the period.
Alabastre manus
These hands by artist Sofie Muller are carved from alabaster, a fragile and almost translucent stone. Doesn’t their veined surface remind you of human skin?
The Ceremonial Opening of the Parliament of Mechelen
This monumental painting presents Mechelen as the judicial heart of the Low Countries, where justice is administered at the highest level.
Share
