Garden tour at Museum Hof van Busleyden
Walking through lush Renaissance gardens
Discover a green oasis in three private museum gardens around Museum Hof van Busleyden. All of them inspired by the lush gardens of the Renaissance. Five hundred years ago, Hieronymus van Busleyden built his imposing residence here. Together with a guide, you will take a walk in the gardens, where something different is blooming every day.
It’s no coincidence that the large courtyard garden – the hortus catalogue or science garden – is an ode to Mechelen’s botanist Rembert Dodoens. Many of the plants he described in his 1554 Kruidenboek (Herbal book) can be seen here. In spring, a succession of snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils and thousands of tulip bulbs come into bloom. In summer, more floral wonders provide a colourful colour spectacle.
Walk through the colonnade and along the carillon to the second courtyard garden. This is a place of pleasure, a hortus ludi or garden of lusts. Here you can spot special plant species that are a nod to the precious collections of plants, corals and animals that humanists collected for centuries. Finally, the guide will take you to the modern meditation garden, an intimate place for reflection and silence.
Practical
- From 1 April up to and including 31 October, 7/7
- Please note, this tour is outdoors. Adjust your clothing to the weather forecasts.
- The price is €90 per tour. Access to the garden is free. A visit to the museum is not included in the tour.
- The tour lasts 60 minutes
- Maximum 15 participants per guide (internal: maximum 3-4 groups start at the same time)
- Do you want to combine this with a tour of the museum? Or do you have another practical question? Please contact groepsbezoekhvb@mechelen.be
- Want to have lunch with your group in the museum’s coffee bar? Book via info@hvbmuseum-shop-koffiebar.be
- Please note that the museum and the coffee bar are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
- The tour is available as standard in Dutch, French and English. On request also in German and Spanish.
Where
Museum Hof van Busleyden, Sint-Jansstraat 2a, 2800 Mechelen
