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Museum Brouwershuis

Sixteenth-century water house in Antwerp that supplied breweries with water; the former museum is closed for restoration, with reopening in 2027 at the earliest.

Midlertidigt lukket

Rute

Midlertidigt lukket (forventet til 2027). The building is being restored and is not accessible to the public. After restoration it will become an educational centre on Antwerp brewing culture.

Om museet

The Brouwershuis was built in 1553-1554 by the Antwerp property developer Gilbert Van Schoonbeke. It was a water house that collected water and distributed it to sixteen breweries in the surroundings, in the Nieuwstad district that he developed. Horses drove a machine that raised the water up to a large basin, from where a system of pipes led it to the breweries.

Around 1581 the building also became the guild house of the brewers, who met and feasted there. In the 17th and 18th centuries they richly furnished the great hall; the 17th-century Mechelen gilt leather still hangs there. Around 1856 the installation was modernised. Until 1930 the building served as a water distribution centre, and since 1933 it has been a museum.

Since the 1990s the Brouwershuis has not been freely accessible because of stability problems; a visit was only possible on exceptional occasions such as Open Monument Day. In 2022 the Flemish government awarded a restoration grant of about €985,000. After restoration, the building will become an educational centre on Antwerp brewing culture, with the pumps and the horse mill working again. Reopening is planned for 2027 at the earliest.