Arts & Culture in Antwerp

Why don't we meet at Grote Markt

As central as Antwerp gets, the lovely triangular square Grote Markt is the city's so-called response to Grand...

Historisch Centrum · Grote Markt, Antwerp

Tower of cultural history

Opened in May 2011 to instant iconic status, Antwerp's nine-floor MAS – aka Museum Aan de Stroom (Museum...

Het Eilandje · Hanzestedenplaats 1, Antwerp

• museum
• art gallery

More than just a snapshot

A serious museum devoeted to all aspects of photography going right back to the beginning, FoMu not only boasts an...

Zuid (South) · Waalsekaai 47, Antwerp

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Antwerp's most original house

The world's only printer-publishing house preserved from the Renaissance and Baroque periods (and a UNESCO World...

Historisch Centrum · Vrijdagmarkt 22, Antwerp

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• art gallery

Antwerp's part in the American Dream

A museum dedicated to the 2.6 million passengers who between 1873 and 1935 were transported by the Red Star Line...

Het Eilandje · Montevideostraat 3, Antwerp

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Museum for the fashion-serious

Not your typical museum of rooms with glass cases, MoMu reinvents its spaces accordingly to accomodate its...

Historisch Centrum · ModeNatie, Nationalestraat 28, Antwerp

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Gothic greatness with Baroque treasures

Along with the Central Station, this is Antwerp's architectural standout, postioned prominently in the...

Historisch Centrum · Groenplaats 21, Antwerp

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Gays love houses

Antwerp's art nouveau 'ghetto' Zurenborg – a somewhat arty/intellectual neighbourhood located in the southeastern but...

Zurenborg · Antwerp

Movie palace-plus

A jewel of a cinema built in 1928, De Roma went through a period of decline in the last century, but in 2003 —...

Turnhoutsebaan 286, Borgerhout, Antwerp

• theater
• art gallery
• cinema

Contemporary art

A modern collection of international artworks since 1970, M HKA took over a 1926 granary in 1987. Refurbished in...

Zuid (South) · Leuvenstraat 32, Antwerp

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