CURRENT EXHIBITS [40]

In Plankton collected in the arctic, temperate and tropical regions of the oceans, the enigmatic Y-larvae form a significant and diverse component. Researchers have discovered the next step in the Y-larva’s life, and the transformation is extreme – the many-legged, flea-like larva turns into a balloon-like eyeless, brainless blob known as Ypsigon that lacks both digestive and nervous systems...   [more]

Assembly (E.L.P.) For Assembly (E.L.P.), Agency calls forth a selection from its list of things, speculating on the question: “How can commons get included within art practices?” Many compilations get classified as non-original or common. Intellectual property law defines compilations as “a collection of materials, factual or other, that have been selected or organized in such a way that t...   [more]

Opening: June 30th, 2012   2:00 PM - 7:00 PM

From Here On sheds a radical new light on photography. Many of the international artists create their work with the overload of digital images they find on the internet. They recycle, clip and cut pictures from Google Earth, Google Street View, Facebook, Flickr, etc. Does this mean that traditional photography is dead? With this exhibition, FoMu opens the debate on issues such as copyright, authorship,...   [more]

Opening: June 22nd, 2012   10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Greta Meert Gallery presents recent work by Peter Joseph (Oxford, 1929) in his seventh solo exhibition in the Gallery. The selection of recent paintings highlights the painterly freedom that has manifested itself over the last few years in Peter Joseph's work. The dynamic, loose touch constitutes a departure from previous compositions that were basically constructed from two or more geometrical,...   [more]

Opening: June 28th, 2012   6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

POP-UP, Artistic links offers an original and interactive overview of contemporary Belgian art. From a selection of works recently acquired by the Museum of Ixelles including Sven AUGUSTIJNEN, Stephan BALLEUX, Lucile BERTRAND, BONOM, Bert DE BEUL, Edith DEKINDT, FELTEN-MASSINGER, Michel, FRANCOIS, Geert GOIRIS, Gauthier HUBERT, THE PLUG & Stéphanie ROLLIN, Xavier MARY, Denis MEYERS, Jean-Muc MOE...   [more]

Opening: June 21st, 2012   9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

This exhibition is an intimate and complete discovery of the work of Belgian artist Alfred Courtens (1889-1967).  Known primarily for his dynastic portraits, busts of officials and monumental equestrian works, the exhibition also reveals new aspects: drawings, pastels, medals, bas reliefs, charming maternal figures, feminine, childish and naturalistic busts as well as energetic Art Deco portraits and f...   [more]

Opening: June 21st, 2012   9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

In spring 2012 the M HKA will be presenting a major retrospective of the work of Jimmie Durham. This artist, born in US, settled permanently in Europe in 1994 after a turbulent period in which he alternated his artistic activities with a life as an activist for the American Native Indian movement. His work is both profound and accessible, political and personal, both ‘of the moment’ and outside...   [more]

Opening: May 24th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Around the ground-breaking exhibition Vision in Motion / Motion in Vision which seized Hessenhuis in Spring 1959. Works by Robert Breer, Pol Bury, Yves Klein, Heinz Mack, Bruno Munari, Otto Piene, Dieter Roth, Jesús Rafael Soto, Daniel Spoerri, Jean Tinguely, Günther Uecker, Paul Van Hoeydonck. With an insert by contemporary artist Bart Stolle. Antwerp 1958. In the shadow of an ever growing an...   [more]

Opening: May 24th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Maarten Vanden Eyndes project Museum of Forgotten History biedt onderdak aan de overblijfselen van een mogelijk toekomstig verleden. De tentoonstelling neemt de vorm aan van een fictie, een soort sciencefiction, waarbij een selectie werken van Vanden Eynde en tal van werken uit de M HKA-collectie samen de rol vervullen van rekwisieten.   [more]

Opening: June 29th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

From 30 March to 3 March 2013 at the Costume and Lace Museum. Between 1730 and 1789 corsets and breeches were very popular. The exhibition Panniers, stays and jabots, fashion in the 18th century leads the visitors to this fashion from the 18th century, which today is still inspiring. Dresses in French or English style hang beside evening dresses and breeches from the time of Madame de Pompadour and later Marie...   [more]

Opening: March 30th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Le Musée Juif de Belgique présente Visions Stephen L Feldman, Dalia Nosratabadi et Dan Zollmann Une exposition qui retrace le travail de trois photographes de renommée internationale à la vision très différente du 15 juin au 30 septembre 2012 Stephen L. Feldman PORTRAITS- SHADOWS AND DESIRE Sculptés par la lumière, les sujets photographiés par le photographe américain Feldman sont enveloppés d’ombre...   [more]

Opening: June 15th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Danh Vo was born in the year the Vietnam War ended. In 1980 he escaped from a refugee camp with his parents and several dozen compatriots. A Danish tanker picked them up from their homemade boat and so quite by chance Vo ended up in Copenhagen. His personal story resonates in all his work: he reflects on his origins, birthright and citizenship and uses highly personal material to demonstrate that identity...   [more]

Opening: May 12th, 2012   10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

At the end of 2012 the museum will close its doors for major renovation works. The expo Uncensored is the last exhibition before the work is carried out and your final chance to visit a ‘colonial museum’. By means of a trail passing through the rooms and vaults, with 30 stop-offs on the way, we regale you with anecdotes from the museum, known and unknown tales and all sorts of things you coul...   [more]

Opening: September 23rd, 2011   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

As of 23 September 2011 around twenty photos taken in the museum’s cellars by our house photographer Jo Van de Vijver will be on display in the Okapi Room and museum café. A part of the collections is kept in the vaults and several thousand mounted animals and animal skeletons can be found there.In a first series of portrays the animals look like they are going to spring back to life. The perspective u...   [more]

The 9th edition of the Bamako Encounters African photography biennial will pay a visit to Belgium as part of the Summer of Photography 2012 (www.summerofphotography.be). The country’s major photography museums and institutions will participate in this festival on creative photography, organised by BOZAR. From 14 June to 26 August 2012, the RMCA will exhibit two monographs: Un Regard by Kiripi...   [more]