City of Antwerp places Rubenshuis Director Bert Watteeuw on leave
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
The City of Antwerp has launched an internal investigation into Bert Watteeuw, the director of the Rubenshuis.
He has been placed on non-active status (administrative leave). The City of Antwerp has confirmed this but does not wish to comment further on the reason. Watteeuw became director of the Rubenshuis four years ago.
According to several sources, the matter reportedly involves possible inappropriate behavior.