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FOMU (FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen)

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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 impressive collection of photographs – including works by Charles Nègre, Henri Le Secq, Edmond Fierlants, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Leonard Misonne, Edward Steichen, Paul Strand, Willy Kessels, Man Ray, Brassai, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Irving Penn, William Klein, Lee Freedlander, Robert Adams, Nicholas Nixon, Lynne Cohen, Carl de Keyzer, Dirk Braeckman and Andreas Gursky – but houses one of the most vital public displays of historical photographic apparatus, prompted by the purchase of Michel Auer's private collection in 1973. FoMu is also interested in the context and conditions of photograhy-making, and stretches its remit to include family albums, business photography, sporting, fashion and advertising photography, examples of scientific applications of photography, photographcially decorated ornamental and functional items, printed texts illustrated with photographs, memorabilia and more. Located in the southwestern tip of the city near the river, but just minutes away from the contemporary art museum M KHA [see entry], fashion hotspots, good food and much more.



Reviews

crewislife
crewislife first to review First to Review

The Mitch Epstein exhibit "American Power" is amazing, and well worth seeing.


Other Arts & Culture in Antwerp

M HKA (Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen)

M HKA (Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen)

Contemporary art

KMSKA (Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp)

KMSKA (Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp)

Major art museum

MoMu (ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen)

MoMu (ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen)

Museum for the fashion-serious

Museum Plantin-Moretus

Museum Plantin-Moretus

Antwerp's most original house

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Cathedral of Our Lady)

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Cathedral of Our Lady)

Gothic greatness with Baroque treasures

Bourla Schouwburg (Bourla Theater)

Bourla Schouwburg (Bourla Theater)

19th-century neoclassical jewel

Grote Markt (Market Square)

Grote Markt (Market Square)

Why don't we meet at Grote Markt

MAS (Museum Aan de Stroom)

MAS (Museum Aan de Stroom)

Tower of cultural history

Zurenborg

Zurenborg

Gays love houses

Red Star Line Museum

Red Star Line Museum

Antwerp's part in the American Dream

De Roma

De Roma

Movie palace-plus

Restaurants in Antwerp

Patine

Patine

Urban rustic eating

Fiskebar

Fiskebar

Simple fresh seafood in the Scandavanian style

De Nieuwe Boterham

De Nieuwe Boterham

Gay breakfast, gay lunch and gay afternoon tea

't Fornuis

't Fornuis

Classic fine dining

Caffeènation

Caffeènation

Coffee mecca

Domestic (Centrum)

Domestic (Centrum)

Exemplary breads, pastries and cakes

Biologisch Dynamische Bakkerij Lapin

Biologisch Dynamische Bakkerij Lapin

Healthy/tasty baked goods

Bakkerij Goossens

Bakkerij Goossens

Olde-worlde busy busy bakery

Fritkot Max

Fritkot Max

Frit / frites / fries / chips

Bourla (aka De Kleine Bourla)

Bourla (aka De Kleine Bourla)

Buzzy Belgian brasserie

De Pottekijker

De Pottekijker

Intimate, central and Belgian

Refill

Refill

Café-bar with the innuendo name