Agenda: museums and exhibitions, art and music in Ostend
The Crystal Ship 2021
The Crystal Ship is a contemporary art festival that specializes in public space producing different installations, sculptures and murals each year. All artworks remain permanently in the public domain and can be visited freely.
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Paulusfeesten - city festival
Paulusfeesten is a city festival for young and old. The programme is varied and offers a wide range of music, street animation, workshops, art and children's entertainment. The organization of the Paulusfeesten is only made possible by the cooperation of more than 300 volunteers.
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Belgium- Argentina
Art and cultural mediators between Belgium and Argentina ca. 1910-1958. With Michel Seuphor, Paul Delvaux, Georges Vantongerloo, Victor Delhez, Huib Hoste, Jozef Peeters, Jo Delahaut… and Emilio Pettoruti, Pablo Curatella Manes, Raquel Forner, Tomas Maldonado, Victor Magarinos, Xul Solar, Antonio Berni, Juan del Prete, Yente (Eugenia Crenovich) Binnenkort meer info
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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 most famous resident of the premises, Louise-Marie, the first Belgian queen. She shows a strong presence, and even has her say.
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The Crystal Ship - Street Art in Oostende
Discover “The Crystal Ship” in Ostend: renowned and world-famous artists make enormous paintings on walls as well as fantastic art installations in open spaces.
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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 home with Ensor. Like to visit this attraction at a discount? Print your free Coast Pass now on www.kustpas.be/home/register.
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Mercator
Arctic traveller Adrien de Gerlache designed this three-master which was built in Scotland. The Mercator had only two commanders and made 54 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 museum ship. Since 1964, it has been the pearl in Ostend’s crown. Like to visit this attraction at a discount? Print your free Coast Pass now on www.kustpas.be/home/register
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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. When the Belgian royal family decided they would no longer use their coastal residence, Ostend was given the concession of the entire complex and resolved that the building be used for cultural...
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KAAP | Oostende
IN 2010 Vrijstaat O. became a new centre for the arts, and the only coastal one. On 1 January 2017 the De Werf and Vrijstaat O. centres joined forces to become a single new centre for the arts: KAAP. This centre distinguishes itself through its focus on unique formulas based on Ostend’s specific combination of water, land, and sea, taking maximum advantage of public spaces.
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Mu.ZEE – Art museum at the seaside
Mu.ZEE will close its doors on Monday 18 January 2021 to reopen on 1 June 2021. ...
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