Discover the restauration of Rubens' masterpiece

Step into the KMSKA Rubens Room with curator Koen Bulckens and witness the restoration of Adoration of the Magi up close. Discover fascinating insights into Rubens’ techniques and materials.

Conservators work intensively for months on an imposing scaffold in the Rubens Room. Due to the immense size of the masterpiece, the restoration must necessarily take place in the gallery. The team restores the work while documenting the process step by step. Perhaps we can even answer the question: did Rubens truly paint this work entirely by himself in two weeks? Is that possible?

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