At the end of September 2024, the artwork ‘Puff Marshie (Antwerp Version, 2006)‘ by Yoshimoto Nara from Japan was once again set up in its familiar spot on Fruithoflaan in the Antwerp district of Berchem.
Tag: Art
Visit Antwerp in a day or two
On 22 June 2025, Annabelle Thorpe named in The Guardian our hometown of Antwerp in Belgium as one of the ‘Five of the best European city breaks for summer‘. Thank you for that shoutout. But ask myself. How to visit Antwerp? And how long?
ANTWERP | ‘These Branching Moments’ – ‘.tiff 2025′ – ”OM/MOTHER’: 3 new exhibitions at FOMU, from 28 June 2025
Starting Saturday 28 June 2025, Antwerp‘s photography museum FOMU presents three new exhibitions. ‘These Branching Moments‘, ‘.tiff 2025‘ and ‘‘OM/MOTHER‘.
Introducing the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
We haven’t travelled to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg since 2018 and 2019, but in January 2025 we returned to get a taste of the Alstom Coradia Stream HC which the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL) runs under the name Série 2400. The Coradia Stream HC was a candidate to become NMBS…
ANTWERP | Museum Mayer van den Bergh opens exhibition ‘Public Favourites’, from Mad Meg to Delft Blue, look at art through other people’s eyes
Museum Mayer van den Bergh in Antwerp is closed for a major renovation and expansion. Fortunately, this does not mean that the curtain falls on the collection of the 19th-century collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh. On Friday 20 June 2025, the exhibition ‘Public Favourites. An intimate look at masterpieces’ opens in the nearby Maagdenhuis.
PROGRAMME | Antwerp Queer Arts Festival 2025 from 2 to 30 August
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival returns with a month of queer artistic activities in Antwerp. Sometimes it’s just in the name. Antwerp Queer Arts Festival 2025 runs from Saturday 2 to Saturday 30 August. As usual, it’s intertwined with Antwerp Pride.
ANTWERP | Museum Night 2025 on Saturday 2 August
The 19th edition of Museum Night will take place in Antwerp on Saturday 2 August 2025. From 7 PM until 1 AM, 20 museums across the city will open their doors for a curated evening programme of exhibitions, workshops, guided tours and performances. The event offers visitors the opportunity to experience museums in a different…
VIDEO | Red Sebastian’s ‘Slay’ designated official anthem for Antwerp Pride 2025
The 18th edition (since 2008) of Antwerp Pride takes place from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 August 2025. This year’s theme is “Do not just march! Listen. Understand. Commit”. Prides are a mix of celebration – parties – and activism and advocacy. For the 2025 edition, the organising committee focuses on belonging. Belonging to the…
ANTWERP QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL 2025 | ‘QueerPassion’, inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach
As part of this summer’s festival season, queerPassion—a bold new project by the Austrian collective ĀRT HOUSE—is set to bring a powerful queer reinterpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s ‘St. John Passion‘ to major European concert stages.
ANTWERP | Zomer van Antwerpen 2025 from 19 June to 31 August, ticket sales start on 7 June
From 19 June to 31 August 2025, Zomer van Antwerpen or Summer of Antwerp returns for its 31st edition, once again transforming the city into a stage for theatre, music, circus and film in the most unexpected places. Spanning 74 days, it remains Europe’s longest summer arts festival and draws around 300,000 visitors annually for…