Moi, Veronique. Branquinho toute nue - 12 March until 17 August, MoMu Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of her fashion label, Veronique Branquinho offers a glimpse into her ambiguous world during this first retrospective. More »
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Fashion retrospective of Veronique Branquinho, Antwerp, Belgium summer events
Red Star Line: Antwerp to America
In 2006 the MAS presented an exhibition about Antwerp and the Red Star Line in New York. This exhibition is currently being reprized on the ground floor of the MAS | National Maritime Museum of Antwerp. More »
Jan Cox in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp
Jan Cox (1919 The Hague - 1980 Antwerp) played a significant part in the transition from the closed, relatively provincial world of art of the 1930’s to the open, internationalist art scene of post-World War II. More »
Diamond Divas of Antwerp
DIAMOND DIVAS, an exhibition organised by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre, featuring in starring roles the enchanted and enchanting diamond jewellery that was once worn by famous (Hollywood) actresses and other celebrities. More »
Nello and Patrasche - the Antwerp’s story of the Dog of Flanders
French-English author Marie Louise de la Ramée (1839-1908), alias Ouida, wrote the children’s book ‘A dog of Flanders’ after visiting Antwerp in 1871. It is the story of a boy called Nello and his faithful dog Patrasche. Nello and Patrasche lived in Hoboken (now suburb of Antwerp). They traveled into Antwerp every day with their milk cart and it was there in the Cathedral of Our Lady that they met their dramatic end. More »
Antwerp Zoo
The Antwerp Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the world and it is one of Antwerp’s most popular attractions. With an animal population of over 5,000 and more than 950 different species, it attracts over one million visitors each year. The Royal Society of Zoology was founded in 1843. It acquired 4 acres of land well outside the Spanish walls, next to the East Station. In 1904, the small East Station of Antwerp was replaced by the current Central Station. The new Antwerp Zoo More »
By train in Benelux
Traveling by train is one of the most convenient means in Benelux. It will take you 3 hours at most to get from the Brussels airport via Antwerp right to the center of Amsterdam by rail if you take a regular international connection ( http://www.b-rail.be ) and you can travel by rail event faster if you take a a Thalys train ( http://www.thalys.com ).
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Antwerp - the capital of all women’s best friend, Diamond
Antwerp, once the biggest European port and the home to the famous Rubens’ Art Academy, is best known as the Europe’s center of diamonds trade. The city of Antwerp is an interesting touristic attraction from many perspectives, of which 57 perspectives of light are reflected in the facets of the famous Antwerp Diamond, the Round Brilliant.