My wife really wanted to visit the art museum as she is an artist in the works. I simply like to see her happy so I agreed to come. While I have no artistic talent, I do enjoy art. I learned about two artists that I had never heard of before. The museum was having a special exhibition on Theodoor Rombouts, who is a Belgian artist. His work was amazing. He had some of his masterworks there as well as some of his smaller works as he copied his teachers, like Abraham Janssen. His style is that of Caravaggio and he painted scenes depicting lively dramatic gatherings as well as religious-themed works. He is considered the primary and most original representative of Flemish Caravaggism. There are several works side by side from him and one of his teachers. Rombouts also painted himself in his paintings like the Tooth Puller and Merry Company.

A second painter that both my wife and I really enjoyed was Emile Claus. He had four pieces in the main area of the museum. Claus is considered a pioneer of luminism and as a major exponent of Impressionism in Belgium.

The museum is filled with many other paintings, sculptures, and the like. We only had a couple of hours to spend, but you easily stay longer. I definitely recommend this place as it offered a great deal of variety. You can also get a free audio guide to help in understanding what you are seeing. I definitely recommend this museum.