The Parrot. 't Cierlijk schoon van haare veeren

As part of The Golden Cabinet, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and the Rockox House Museum are organising a number of small-scale exhibitions. The Parrotis the third such exhibition in the series. Following the stunning restoration of the painting The Holy family with parrot by Rubens (KMSKA), a work that has been given pride of place in The Golden Cabinet exhibition, we are turning our attention to the parrot in the pictorial art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Its magnificent plumage was a feast for the eye and a source of inspiration for countless artists. Beauty, wisdom, virginal, exotic and lover are just a few of the many predicates assigned to this bird. Besides Rubens’ work, interpretations of the parrot by Savery, Fijt,Jordaens, de Heem, Dürer, Schongauer and other artists will also be on display.

* The decorative beauty of its plumage

Museum Rockox house 
Keizerstraat 12
2000 Antwerp

Opening hours
From 2 February 2013 until the end 2016
Tuesday to Sunday: 10am - 17pm

Admission
Last admissions at 4.30pm. The museum is closed on Mondays, on January 1 and 2, on Ascension Day and on December 25 and 26.  

Entrance to the museum is free for all on the last Wednesday of the month.

Guided tours

For groups

Maximum 20 participants 
Price: € 75 (+ admission fee) , € 50 for a school 
Duration: 1 hour and a half 

Bookings

Please make reservations at least three weeks prior to your visit by filling in the online form. We will contact you in order to confirm your reservation.

Contact

Educational department 
T +32 (0)3 224 95 61 
F +32 (0)3 248 08 10