Klooster van de Grauwzusters

The conference site will be The Grauwzusters Cloister in Lange Sint-Annastraat. This building has a great history: long ago, nuns cared for victims of the plague within the cloister’s gloomy, grey walls. But when the last ‘Grey Sister’ left the cloister in 1999, the Flemish Government sought a new purpose for this building. The condition was that the new occupants should continue the building’s great tradition of providing services to society. So it became a conference venue for the University of Antwerp. Architects Van Broeck and Meuwissen managed to find a wonderful balance between historic and modern architecture: the façade of the Grauwzusters Cloister has remained almost unchanged, and its interior has also retained its authentic intimacy, while the courtyard, with its glass roof, is now a stylish reception and catering space.

ADDRESS
Stadscampus – Building S
Lange Sint-Annastraat 7
2000 Antwerp
Belgium