Het Steen

Om museet

Het Steen includes part of the oldest city wall of Antwerp; the first stones date from the 11th century. It is the last visible witness of the walled castle that long defined the city's image. Over the centuries the building took on many functions and changed shape several times.

In 2016 the jury of the Open Call of the Vlaams Bouwmeester (Flemish Government Architect) chose the design by noAarchitecten for the restoration and new use. The architects started from the detached building as it was in 1890. The extension from the 1950s was replaced by a new building with a public tower and a roof terrace overlooking the Scheldt; the façades were created in collaboration with the artist Pieter Vermeersch. The works began in May 2018 and were completed in autumn 2021.

Since reopening in autumn 2021, Het Steen has been Antwerp's tourist welcome centre. The building houses a Visitor Center, a cruise terminal, a freely accessible panoramic roof terrace and The Antwerp Story, an interactive experience route in eleven themed rooms that presents the city's history, culture and future.

Højdepunkter

• The Antwerp Story: interactive route through eleven themed rooms
• Panoramic roof terrace with views over city, port and river (free)
• Remains of the old castle wall and a room-filling tapestry (free to see)
• The sculpture De Gulle Waard in the courtyard
• Visitor Center with information and tickets

Permanent udstilling

• The Antwerp Story – Interactive experience route with image and sound in eleven themed rooms about the history, culture and future of Antwerp, from age-old legends to today's city stories.

Grundlagt

2021

Ejer

Stad Antwerpen

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Every first Tuesday of the month free for A-kaart holders (book a time slot).

Prices apply to The Antwerp Story and can be paid online or on site. Free for people eligible for an A-kaart with a reduced rate, holders of an Antwerp City Pass and holders of a Museumpas. The Visitor Center, the panoramic roof terrace and some areas of The Antwerp Story can be visited free of charge.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The whole building is accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs, except for the highest point of the panoramic roof terrace and the chapel on the first floor. Accessible toilets are on the first floor, reachable by lift. There are no wheelchairs to borrow; benches and chairs are placed at various points. For visitors with hearing impairments there are informative texts in the rooms. Dogs are not allowed; only blind people may bring their dog as an aid.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig

The family route “Waar is Patrasche?” (Where is Patrasche?) is for children aged 6 to 12, with interactive tasks; Nello and Patrasche guide them through Het Steen and The Antwerp Story. The Antwerp Story received the blue dot of the Museumpas, the quality mark for child-friendly activities. Children up to and including age 5 enter free of charge.

Transport & parkering

Het Steen is in the low-emission zone (LEZ); P+R car parks are linked to the Groenplaats stop. Bicycle parking on Steenplein; Velo station 064 (Zuiderterras) is about 100 metres away. From Linkeroever you can walk through the pedestrian tunnel or take the free Sint-Annaveer ferry.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

The Antwerp City Shop sells regional products, design, fashion and souvenirs with an Antwerp character.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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