Mu.ZEE - James Ensor House

In 1917 James Ensor (1860 – 1949) moved to this house after inheriting it from his uncle who had had a shell and souvenir shop in it. He spent the rest of his long life here. After his death the ‘Friends of James Ensor’ society devoted itself to preserving the house as a museum. In 1956 the Ensor House was handed over to the city of Oostende but it suffered from neglect and was even closed to the public. Moreover, there was talk of demolishing it, but things changed in 1973: the building was restored and the museum reopened.
The Ensor House suggestively evokes the world in which Ensor lived. Here you can see the shell and souvenir shop, a documentation room and the salon-studio.

Not accessible to wheelchair users.
 

Every day from 10am to 12 noon and from 2pm to 5pm, closed on Tuesdays. Closed on 25/12 and 01/01.