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Great Art for Great Kids - James Ensor
On the occasion of the Ensor Year, Thaïs Vanderheyden transformed several iconic paintings by grandmaster James Ensor into works of art tailored to kids. Discover them at the interactive exhibition in Fort Napoleon.…
New Year's concert
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
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
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.
Ensor 1940
Unfortunately, in May 1940, during a bombing raid on our city, three paintings and several etchings by James Ensor were lost. Today, those three lost paintings are being reproduced in full size with the cooperation of the Academy of Art. They are appropriately displayed in a bunker on the Atlantic…
Camerata Ostendia : Ensor's colour in sound
Ensor's colour in sound, that immediately pricks up your ears, doesn't it? This is a concert in which James Ensor's oeuvre is translated into a colourful choral palette. With projection of paintings and atmospheric images throughout the songs, the perfect fusion of ear and eye.Camerata Ostendia : Ensor's colour in sound
Ensor's colour in sound, that immediately pricks up your ears, doesn't it? This is a concert in which James Ensor's oeuvre is translated into a colourful choral palette. With projection of paintings and atmospheric images throughout the songs, the perfect fusion of ear and eye.
James Ensor: Satire, parody, pastiche
The body of work of James Ensor is characterized by humor and satire. Various works attest to his talent for paraphrasing themes or specific works of other artists. Some works result in parodies or pastiches, and stand out with humor, criticism, and/or caricature. He does not hesitate to denounce…
Rose, Rose, Rose à mes yeux. James Ensor and still lifes in Belgium from 1830 to 1930.
In Flanders, 2024 is dedicated to James Ensor. It will then be 75 years since these great Ostend master died. It will be considerably commemorated in Ostend, the city where Ensor was born and spent his entire life. MU.ZEE, together with Fort Napoleon, gives the starting signal to this special year…
Arno. The Show of Life
Tussen 19 december 2023 en 21 mei 2024 ontdek je in de Venetiaanse Gaanderijen het ultieme eerbetoon aan Arno.
Expo 'In the shadow of the master, contemporaries of Ensor'
Ensor was a loner, but not alone. Besides the grand master himself, other artists worked and exhibited in Ostend. After all, the city by the sea has always attracted countless artists who, either occasionally or sometimes for a longer period, stayed in Ostend to work or to settle there permanently…
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…
Gautama Wellness & Spa
Gautama Spa at Hotel & Wellness Royal Astrid is open every day and consists of two zones, with or without bathing attire. The centre offers a range of saunas, steam baths, jacuzzis, infrared beds, experiences showers, cold baths,.. Do you wish to pamper yourself even more? You can opt for an…
Lifestyle on fleek
As a beloved professional Ayurvedic beauty salon since July 2018, Lifestyle on Fleek has everything to make you look and feel fantastic both inside and out. Our goal is to make sure you get VIP treatment so you walk away feeling like the best version of yourself.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Villa Aqua
This sauna and beauty centre is open every day and has 5 different sauna's (bio-sauna, panoramic sauna, dry sauna, sweat cabine and infra-red sauna), a steam cabine, whirlpool, cocooning bath, an indoor and outdoor pool, solarium and garden. In the beauty centre, customers can indulge themselves…
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…
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…
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. …
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.
