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From 1 October 2024 until 10 November 2024
During this visit you will discover everything that MoMu has to offer!
A MoMu guide will take you through the temporary exhibition ‘MASQUERADE, MAKEUP & ENSOR’ and provide an insight into the ‘Collection presentation’, which includes masterpieces by Martin Margiela, A.F. Vandevorst, Ann Demeulemeester, Raf Simons, … Afterwards, you will pay a short visit to the exhibition in the MoMu Gallery. The MoMu Library is also included in the programme.
To see if the desired time slot is available, enter the number of participants under ‘Group size (Group ticket)’, choose the guide language and select the date.
From 18/10/2023 10:00 pm (UTC) until 31/12/2024 10:59 pm (UTC)
The exhibition MASQUERADE, MAKEUP & ENSOR presents work by makeup artists and visual artists who delve more deeply into such themes as the representation of women, physical and digital face filters, distorted body images and the ritual of making up.
Throughout history, people have viewed makeup with suspicion and compared it to wearing a mask, a mask behind which – in particular – a woman would hide. Today, makeup has become a multibillion-dollar industry that nonetheless confronts us with our physical impermanence, imagined imperfections and existential fears. But makeup is also a means of personal expression, artistic experimentation and freedom.
MoMu’s ‘Collection presentation’ looks back at four decades of Belgian fashion, complemented by a selection from the museum’s historical collection. The exhibition gives an overview of the most important protagonists of Belgian fashion, based on the themes that characterise the distinctive nature of the MoMu Collection.
For the exhibition at the MoMu Gallery, Brandon Wen, artistic director of the Antwerp Fashion Academy, selected a number of exceptional silhouettes and drawings from the various undergraduate and graduate years for this exhibition. Celebrating and highlighting the students’ experimentation and research creates an interesting dialogue with the MoMu collection presentation, where silhouettes of many alumni are presented.
Practical information:
All of the public areas in the building (exhibition rooms, cloakroom, toilets, library, café and shop) are either on the ground floor or easily accessible by lift. Several seating areas are provided throughout the building and, upon reservation, a wheelchair is also available. Every visitor can make use of a portable folding chair in the exhibition rooms.
The museum is easily accessible by public transport. There are bus and tram stops within walking distance. Take the metro 9 or 15 from Antwerp-Central train station (Diamant) to the premetro station at Groenplaats. If you come by bike, you can use the Velo station in the Drukkerijstraat. MoMu does not have its own parking or bicycle parking. If you come by car, you can park in a public car park nearby or park for free on the Kaaien.
Do not take photographs with a flash. Selfie sticks are not allowed. Always ask permission for professional photographic and audiovisual recordings.
You cannot eat or drink in the museum halls. There is a museum café where you can get something to drink or eat, either to consume inside the café or to take away. It is not possible to make reservations for groups. There is, however, a large table that can be used by groups.
Backpacks are not allowed in the exhibition rooms. There are lockers with keys. Large groups can use a group locker.
There is a small museum shop with fun MoMu products. Be sure to swing by!
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