Kunsthaus-Ruchniewitz

The house, which was first mentioned in a document in 1409, does not provide any information about whether it was a municipal nobleman's court or a rich burgher's house. It was not until much later that the property received its splendid cladding and the former name "Haus Beckebans". At first it served as a residence for the de Konynk and Buninck families and as a farmhouse whose rooms were shared by humans and farm animals. In 1560, the house was given a splendid brick façade in an elaborate bacon layer technique with a three-tiered gable with shell attachments.
The building was completed 90 years later with a mezzanine. The house's former name "Beckebans" dates back to the Beckebans family's 1903 inn before it was restored in 1974 to house a pharmacy, restaurant and bookshop.

Since 2019, the house has been owned by the Ruchniewitz family, who have lovingly restored this historic house and created not only an art gallery but also a meeting place under the sign "Kunsthaus-Ruchniewitz".