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Exhibition | War in animation

Atlantikwall Raversyde
Sat 11 Mar 2023 to Sun 12 Nov 2023
War is a recurrent theme in (animated) films. In 1939, the American cartoon ‘Peace on earth’, for example, warned of war. That very year, Germany invaded Poland and World War II began. Today, war is raging again in Europe. In the special setting of bunkers you will discover short films by Leonid…

Johnny Cash Roadshow

Kursaal Oostende
Fri 6 Oct 2023 20:00
Singer Clive John takes on the role of Johnny Cash, a reincarnation that gives goosebumps. The audience is carried away through the rich repertoire of Johnny Cash and songs such as 'I Walk the Line', 'Folsom Prison Blues', 'Ring of Fire', 'A Boy Named Sue', 'Jackson', … are definitely on the set…

Johnny Logan

Kursaal Oostende
Fri 13 Oct 2023 20:00
Johnny Logan will return to Kursaal Oostende in 2023. As always, his fans can look forward to a fantastic concert.

SCALA & KOLACNY BROTHERS

Kursaal Oostende
Fri 27 Oct 2023 20:00
Scala & Kolacny Brothers perform in Kursaal Ostend with their new tour “GLOAMING” Scala has been around for more than 25 years! It all started in 1996 with a careful first rehearsal. A quarter of a century later, Scala has become a fixture on international stages, known worldwide for its…

ABBA Gold

Kursaal Oostende
Thu 2 Nov 2023 20:00
With world hits such as "Waterloo, Money, money, money, Thank you for the Music, Mamma Mia, SOS, Super Trouper, Dancing Queen, Chiquitita or Fernando", ABBA GOLD the Concert Show revives the ABBA Glitter world on platform shoes!

TRIBUTE TO NEIL DIAMOND

Kursaal Oostende
Thu 30 Nov 2023 20:00
The Neil Diamond Project. A tribute to Neil Diamond performed by George Lotze and his magnificent ten-piece band. Together they let you enjoy Neil Diamond's greatest hits.

The Rubettes Ft. Alan Williams

Kursaal Oostende
Sun 3 Dec 2023 20:00
With British pop group The Rubettes ft. Alan Williams we bring the 70s back to Ostend and we return to 1974 when they scored a world hit with their first single 'Sugar Baby Love'. This song spent weeks at No. 1 on the charts and was the start of an impressive string of hits.

Carmina Burana

Kursaal Oostende
Sat 9 Dec 2023 20:00
Carl Orff’s monumental musical masterpiece is brought to life as a spectacular dance-theater adaptation.

New Year's concert

Kursaal Oostende
Sun 14 Jan 2024 15:00
The Belgian National Orchestra treats you to a dazzling New Year's concert led by conductor Antony Hermus. He starts 2024 with music that festively looks ahead to the year to come. As is customary, the concert ends with Johann Strauss Senior's well-known Radetzky March.

A tribute to ENNIO MORRICONE

Kursaal Oostende
Sat 10 Feb 2024 20:00
The music of maestro Ennio Morricone calls for a masterly orchestration and a big choir. The program features all the great successes of maestro Morricone.

A Tribute To Ennio Morricone

Kursaal Oostende
Sat 10 Feb 2024 20:00
160 artists perform the music of maestro Morricone live on the stage of Kursaal Oostende. All the great successes of maestro Morricone are etched in our memory and evoke images of impressive films such as Once upon a Time in the West, The Mission, Cinema Paradiso and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Anna Boch, an impressionist journey

Mu.ZEE
Sat 1 Jul 2023 to Sun 5 Nov 2023
Mu.ZEE pays tribute to Anna Boch (1848-1936), painter and maecenas, 175 years after her birth. The exhibition focuses on Anna Boch as an artist and a woman at the end of the nineteenth century in Belgium. Known for being very progressive, she owned a car, travelled frequently, and often alone – not…

Ostend City Museum

The museum tells you Ostend’s fascinating life story and also casts light on its future. A host of objects, posters, documents and multimedia applications reveal the secrets behind the development of the city, its tourism, fishing industry and shipping. Discover the Ostend of former times and the…

Provincial domain Atlantikwall Raversyde

The Provincial Domain Atlantikwall Raversyde is a unique natural area located close to the sea. A diverse landscape invites visitors to a lovely walk. Raversijde is also a home to a rescue centre for birds and wild animals (VOC). Go On Time Travel (+6) in the provincial domain Atlantikwall…

Mu.ZEE - Art museum at the seaside

Once a department store, now Mu.ZEE. Mu.ZEE is the only place in the world that focuses on modern and contemporary art in Belgium, from 1880 to the present day. Mu.ZEE would like to share its iconic building, its beautiful collection and the growing knowledge about it with you and as many others…

Children's farm 'De Lange Schuur'

The children's farm is located in the Schorre on the edge of Ostend, south of the centre. The children's farm aims to introduce children and young people to all aspects of farm life, so that they may rediscover the connection with nature and the biotope of farm animals. Much attention is paid to…

Venetian Galleries

In 1900, Belgian King Leopold II commissioned architect Henri Maquet to design the first royal gallery: an L-shaped, closed and covered walkway between the royal villa and a large octagonal salon. Nowadays it is known by the name ‘Venetian Galleries’, referring to Venice’s classicist architecture…

Museum Amandine

Currently closed. April 3rd 1995. On this day the Amandine entered Oostende harbour for the last time. On this day it dropped anchor for the very last time. The crew disembarked, swallowed hard and went home without looking back. The last page in Oostende's book on Iceland Fishing had been…

De Grote Post

De Grote Post is the cultural hub of the city. Not only does it fulfill an indispensable role as a supporter in the development and presentation of the professional arts, it also offers a hospitable platform for the many associations, art and culture organizations in Ostend and beyond. De Grote…

Kursaal Oostende

The building dominates the view at the Albert I promenade. The Casino, a design by Leon Stynen (1953) stands on the spot where in 1875 the first casino already stood. The latter was destroyed during WWII. After the war it would still be eight years before the current building was erected. This…

Ferry Visserskaai - Oosteroever

Free ferry service between the city centre (aquarium) and the 'Oosteroever' (Maritiem Plein) for max. 50 persons of which 20 bicycles. The new boat 'Raveel meets Ensor' is fully electric and is accessible for max. 100 persons, of which 40 bicycles. All boats are accessible for wheelchair users. …

Fort Napoleon

What if the walls of Fort Napoleon could talk? Well they do! Discover the brand new story trail about the history of the fort. Fort Napoleon was the setting for hundreds of years of history. The wide walls of Fort Napoleon were silent witnesses of all events in the fort. We now let them whisper…

Atlantikwall Raversyde

Atlantikwall Raversyde is een van de best bewaarde restanten van de Duitse verdedigingslinie, met meer dan zestig bunkers, open en ondergrondse gangen, observatieposten en geschutstellingen.

The James Ensor House

This newly created experience centre contains James Ensor’s original house and five interactive adventure spaces. Bring Ensor’s paintings to life, admire his interior decorations and carnival masks, look through his letters and photographs and then take a peek at his authentic home and studio. At…

Mercator

Arctic traveller Adrien de Gerlache designed this three-master which was built in Scotland. The Mercator had only two commanders and made 41 voyages. In 1956 it repatriated the remains of Father Damien from Molokai. In 1960, it sailed into the harbour of Antwerp and in 1961, it was equipped as a…