Unfolding the Archives #7
KMSKA, gebouwd voor schoonheid
location
Expo
price
€5, free entrance for Friends of the KMSKA
duration
5h Extra info
wed - sun: 14:00 - 19:00, evening performances until 22:00 Please note: this expo is temporarily closed until 13 November. Ticket(s) are valid on other days. However, the expo DOGMA is accessible as usual.
Following a long period of restauration and expansion, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) staged a celebratory reopening of its doors in 2022. But how did the original 19th-century building come about? Using unique objects, photos, archive material and a series of masterpieces, this exhibition takes a look at the design by the then young architects Jean-Jacques Winders and Frans Van Dijk from 1884.
Not only is the KMSKA’s collection exceptional, but the building is also of extraordinary value. It played an important role in the urban development of Antwerp’s new Zuid quarter. The museum marked the 19th-century expansion and modernisation of Antwerp, with its typical wide avenues, parks and public gardens. The KMSKA fits into the list of striking, thoughtfully implanted buildings with public functions, such as the National Bank, the Court of Justice and Central Station. It is an evolution, which included stylistic choices for prominent buildings which were made in many European cities such as Berlin, Vienna and Amsterdam. The exhibition places the KMSKA in this historical and international perspective.
Not only is the KMSKA’s collection exceptional, but the building is also of extraordinary value. It played an important role in the urban development of Antwerp’s new Zuid quarter. The museum marked the 19th-century expansion and modernisation of Antwerp, with its typical wide avenues, parks and public gardens. The KMSKA fits into the list of striking, thoughtfully implanted buildings with public functions, such as the National Bank, the Court of Justice and Central Station. It is an evolution, which included stylistic choices for prominent buildings which were made in many European cities such as Berlin, Vienna and Amsterdam. The exhibition places the KMSKA in this historical and international perspective.
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