MoMu - Fashion Museum Antwerp

We're one month away from the start of MoMu's new autumn exhibition. Opening 28 September, 'Masquerade, Make-up & Ensor' celebrates the painters of fashion: the craftsmanship and inexhaustible creativity of make-up and hair artists, in a multimedia exhibition in which light, colour, art, fashion and make-up come together. With work by James Ensor, Inge Grognard, Peter Philips, Julien d’Ys, Cyndia Harvey, Thomas de Kluyver, Eugene Souleiman, Lucy Bridge, Genieve Figgis, Cindy Sherman, Issy Wood, Tschabalala Self, Éamonn Freel, Harley Weir, Christian Lacroix, Walter Van Beirendonck, Martin Margiela, Bruce Gilden and many more. 'Masquerade, Make-up & Ensor' is on view from 28 September 2024 through 2 February 2025. Tickets available at www.momu.be In 2024, it will be 75 years since the death of James Ensor. Several Antwerp museums will highlight the artist’s oeuvre with a series of ambitious exhibitions. At MoMu, James Ensor’s ideas about masquerade, (false) coquetry, seduction, deception and the transient are brought up to the present day. Graphic design and video: Studio M Sound: Ronald Geraltovskiy Credits: Make-up Linda Cantello, hair Julien d’Ys, model Kate Moss, photo Paolo Roversi / Art Commerce. This editorial originally featured in i-D (February 1996) | Inge Grognard make-up for Walter Van Beirendonck & Wild and Lethal Trash! (W.&L.T.), Spring-Summer 1993. Photo Ronald Stoops | Tschabalala Self, Black Face Brown with Blue Hoops, 2020. ©Tschabalala Self, photo Lance Brewer, SELF 47796 | Inge Grognard make-up for Maison Martin Margiela Autumn-Winter 1996-1997. Photo Ronald Stoops | Genieve Figgis, Fashion shoot, 2021. Courtesy of Genieve Figgis and Almine Rech, GFI0249 photo Dan Bradica | Thomas de Kluyver and Harley Weir, Shibuya, in All I Want to Be, 2019. | James, The Astonishment of the Mask Wouse, 1889. Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp collection – Flemish Community, inv. 2042, photo Hugo Maertens, artinflanders.be | Cindy Sherman, Untitled #360, 2000. ©Cindy Sherman, courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth | James Ensor, Old Lady With Masks, 1889. MSK Gent Collection, inv. MSK 1969-B, artinflanders.be, photo Hugo Maertens | James Ensor, Pierrot and Skeletons, 1905. KBC Bank NV, Brussels, inv. 98000437; Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp - Flemish Community, inv. 1856, artinflanders.be, photo Hugo Maertens | Inge Grognard’s first inspiration book. Photo Stany Dederen | Peter Philips make-up for Alexander McQueen Autumn-Winter 2009-2010 (Left) Peter Philips make-up for Dries Van Noten Autumn-Winter 2008-2009 (Right) | Sketchbook Julien d’Ys for Comme des Garçons Spring-Summer 2009. Photo Julien d’Ys | Sketchbook Julien d’Ys for Comme des Garçons Spring-Summer 2002. Photo Julien d’Ys

During the last MoMu Talk, Belgian fashion designer Meryll Rogge elaborated on the montage 'DO NOTHING CLUB', the installation she created with Beni Bischof, as well as her own journey and life. We've now compiled the very best of her interview for your reading pleasure. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eP4jhsyT ⁠ P.S. Meryll Rogge and Beni Bischof's installation is on view through May 2025 in the collection presentation. Don't miss it.⁠

Today, it is not possible to imagine the runway and our streets without the bomber jacket. The collection presentation currently includes a selection of bomber jackets by Belgian designers. How much do you know about the story behind this archetypal garment? Swipe for a brief history lesson. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eKg5K3K2

This was Museum Night! We had a blast and hope you did too. Your enthusiasm was felt as you hunted for QR codes, got creative while colouring and explored our exhibition galleries. Thank you for joining in on the fun.⁠ ⁠ P.S. Today is the very last day you can visit 'WILLY VANDERPERRE prints, films, a rave and more...' Don't miss out on our very first solo photography exhibition. Open until 6:00 PM.⁠ ⁠ 'MoMu x Fashion Department' runs through 10.11.2024. We hope to see you, today or any other day. More info at www.momu.be⁠ ⁠ Photos: Kelly Fober

This is your final chance to visit 'WILLY VANDERPERRE prints, films, a rave and more...': the first-ever solo photography exhibition at MoMu closes on Sunday. Looking for reasons to visit? We're happy to share this article by Marien Brandon for Numéro Berlin!

Countdown to Museum Night! We're staying open late on Saturday 03.08.2024 from 7:00 PM until 1:00 AM. Delve into the world of the Antwerp Fashion Department students and embark on a QR code challenge in the 'MoMu x Fashion Department' exhibition.⁠ ⁠ Especially for Museum Night, several students have created life-size drawings of their designs. Now it's your turn: get to colouring and help bring their creations to life! At MoMu Café, the Antwerp Fashion Department has curated its favourite drinks and tunes.⁠ ⁠ Don't forget to stop by the 'WILLY VANDERPERRE' exhibition, which closes forever after Sunday 04.08.2024. Afterwards, make sure to swing by @decinema_, where three of @willyvanderperre's favourite films, 'Querelle', 'Un chant d'amour' and 'Heartlands', will play in loop from 8:00 PM until 1:00 AM.⁠ ⁠ Discover the full programme and book your tickets to Museum Night at www.momu.be ⁠ Photos: Akhil Babu / Gianni Camilleri

One month left to visit 'WILLY VANDERPERRE prints, films, a rave and more...'. As the first fashion photographer to curate a solo exhibition at MoMu, Willy Vanderperre seized the opportunity to disrupt the classic exhibition model, putting together an affiliated programme. Here, he tells us what can be seen and experienced inside the exhibiton.

Now on view! This summer and autumn, explore the design universe of the Antwerp Fashion Department students in our new exhibition 'MoMu x Fashion Department'.⁠ ⁠ The exhibition brings together silhouettes, drawings and books by, among others, Hibiki Shimada, Floran Polano, Paula Van Dyck, Annaëlle Reudink, Carla Lázaro Bonet, Conor Turley, Yvonne Schichtel, Mauricio Cabrera Lozano, Lulu Drawbaugh, Adam Denzler, Špela Hudobivnik, María Alborés Lojo, Fukun Zhang, Delara Tavassoti and Kyuhyun Park.⁠ ⁠ Special thanks go to this year's MoMu Award winners Jinny Song, for her contribution to the campaign image, and Peiwen Mao, for her mural at the exhibition entrance.⁠ ⁠ 'MoMu x Fashion Department' runs through 10.11.2024. Plan your visit at www.momu.be Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

What an honour! Our Director Kaat Debo has been named Antwerp Academy Ambassador by Johan Pas, Head of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, together with Herman Van Goethem, former Rector of Universiteit Antwerpen. Each year, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp selects a series of ambassadors in recognition of their efforts for the arts and culture. We’re proud to have our director join the ranks this year.

MoMu is hiring! We are looking for a production assistant to join the exhibitions team. Our exhibitions are characterized by their immersive scenography: the exhibition space is completely transformed for every exhibition. That's where you come in: you are responsible for the set-up, dismantling and follow-up of the exhibitions under the guidance of the production manager. The position consists of 50% administrative work / 50% technical skills. Submit your application before 17.07.2024 here: https://lnkd.in/g6vFHDJc Photo: Jeroen Broeckx