Africa matters (NL)

Antwerp is a nice little maritime town. It is known for its diamonds and diamonds news , it's fashion Academy and the many bookshops and museums. It is also one of the most creative towns in Europe, and very enjoyable to live. Most tourists visit the Rubens house ( Rubenshuis official site) , and people with children visit the Zoo near the Central station, or the Middelheim Open Air Museum known for it's famous sculptures from Rodin, Permeke and also the more Belgian artists like Panamarenko .

Also worth viewing in Antwerp are the Mayer Van Den Bergh Museum with one of the nicest European collections of antique wood sculptures in the Lange Gasthuistraat . 

For decorative antiques you can walk in the Kloosterstraat, and for finer Antiques, you can walk in the Leopoldstraat, and around the corner in the Wolstraat, my brother Jacob Norden is living in the other part of town, and is also an Antique dealer, but specialized in European (paintings, silver, music instruments, etc...).

If you want Antiques and hunt for bargains visit on a Friday. I recommend visiting the Vrijdags Markt auctions starting around 9 a.m. (to be combine with the famous Plantin Museum where you can discover the first printing machines and XVIth graphics) or try to buy antiques at the +/- monthly auction houses Amberes, Bernaerts, and Campo & Campo grotesteenweg and Campo Vlaamse kaai

David Norden, afrikaanse kunst

African Art in Antwerpen

Antwerp Hotel

http://www.granducale.be/  Sint Vincentiusstraat 3 B2018 Antwerpen Tel: +32 (0) 3 239.37.24 
40€ a night, good service, 15 minutes walking from my Shop, or take the tram 7 or 8 till near the groenplaats !

If you prefer an Hotel in Antwerp around the corner from my Shop

http://www.RoomInAntwerp.be and www.bousardrodriguez.com are two guest host rooms. Or see also the Guestrooms list Antwerp 

Hotel Julien is a more expensive ( rooms start at Euro 160) design Hotel around the corner of my shop, it received international recognition .
Korte Nieuwstraat 24, 2000 Antwerpen, 03 229 06 00

Internationaal Zeemanshuis Antwerpen

If you are looking for cheap but clean hotels (starting at 25 €): 
http://www.weekendcompany.be or http://www.bookings.be 

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