MECHELEN
ART MAP
AUTUMN
2024
The Mechelen Art Map lists the great art, ideas, culture and creativity made by Mechelen for Mechelen, programmed by the city’s art galleries, museums, artist-led projects, visual art initiatives and independent curators.
The Art Map only lists some of the exhibitions and events in Mechelen. For full programme details visit individual websites.
All exhibitions and events listed are FREE unless stated otherwise.
Stay on top happenings, final days and other events.
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Our dear friends are:
Aanbeeld
AZ Sint-Maarten
Contour Series - Nona
Erfgoedcel Mechelen
Galerie Duende
Galerie In Beeld
Grambacht
Hotel Elisabeth
Hof Van Busleyden
MalinesArtgallery by Bjornoart
M.E.R.G.E.D Galerie
Galerie Transit
Studio binnekyk
Hoping to soon become buddies with every Mechelen based art initiative.
We didn't pay you a visit yet? We're probably on our way, but DM us if you're too curious to wait.
W | wheelchair accessible
U | UITpas met kansentarief
M | museumPASSmusées
|1| Grambacht
Website | Instagram | Facebook
Grambacht is a DIY space for experimental music and sound art.
LEK
Amber Meulenijzer, Christian Hansen, Pierre Berthet & Rie Nakajima, Peter Jacquemyn, Caroline Profanter, Dolphins Into The Future, Tomoko Sauvage
As part of the city festival Construct Europe, Grambacht presents the LEK festival focused on adventurous music, sound art, and more. LEK centers on water in its broadest sense.
Sun Sep 22 2024
14:00-24:00
Afternoon: free
Evening: ticket via kunstencentrum nona
Visit www.grambacht.be/lek for programme details and locations.
Sébastien Delahaye
Sébastien Delahaye (1986 BE/FR) builds imaging devices that combine document scanners, recycled digital camera components, 3D printing, and homemade code. The resulting images create an 'aesthetic of disruption' characterized by visual distortions and saturated colors. A selection of images from his experiments will be shown.
Oct 4 > Nov 3 2024
Crisis of Imagination cinema
In collaboration with зараз Ukraine
Opening
Fri Nov 8 2024 19:00
9 > 10 Nov 2024
16:00-20:00
Open when events take place (visit our website or instagram page) or by appointment.
|6| GM18
Grote Markt 18
Instagram
The Mothers of MAM temporarily repurpose a former VB headquarter for work, meetups and showing art.
Tweederangsexpo #2
Following the lowkey Exhibition Tweedag Sexpo #1. Halfway a year long settle, GM18 opens it's doors a second time. Some aspiring and some emerged artists will fill the house.
Thu Oct 3 & Sat Oct 5 2024
13:00-19:00
|8| Hof van Busleyden
Frederik de Merodestraat 65
Website | Instagram | Facebook
A 15th and 16th-century city palace houses Museum Hof van Busleyden, reflecting Mechelen's prosperous period as Burgundian Netherlands capital.
Thuis in Bourgondisch Mechelen
Experience the heyday of the Burgundian Renaissance in the renovated permanent exhibition at Museum Hof van Busleyden. Immerse yourself in the history of Mechelen and its figures. Discover the finest art of the Northern Renaissance and listen to the hidden voices of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Permanent collection
Wed-Sun 10:00-17:00
€4-15
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|10| MalinesArtGallery by Bjornoart
Onder-Den-Toren 10
Website | Instagram
M.A.G. brings multidisciplinary art that inspires, stimulates and communicates trough visual art. Where different thinking can and may happen!!!
MalinesArtGallery by Bjornoart, under the wings of artist Bjorn De Buck (Bjornoart). He brings the beauty and mystique of ordinary things to M.A.G. This by providing a platform within M.A.G. for approximately +- 25 artists.
Ongoing exhibition until
Oct 20 2024
Next exhibition from
Oct 25 2024
Thu-Sat 11:00-17:00
Sun-Mon 13:00-17:00
See malinesartgallery on instagram for more details
|13| Studio binnekyk
Korenmarkt 41
Website | Instagram | Facebook
Studio binnekyk is an interior design agency and inspiration lab. Central is the creation of unique interiors in which artists integrate their work.
Under Construction
Studio binnekyk will surprise with an expo close to home.
Hard work on form and content is still in progress. Estimated start will be late September.
In the first half of September there will be a new edition of VITRIN Zuid, also worth the visit!
More info on both will follow soon, keep an eye on our website & our social media.
If you wish to visit the Studio, except during open house day's, this is preferably by appointment only.
|16| Aanbeeld -Autimistisch Atelier
Winketkaai 27 kdok
Website | Facebook
aanbeeld vzw is an autistic studio that focuses on the development of non-verbal expression by autistic people and the demonstration of it.
Opening times vary, see aanbeeld.be for info and details.
Hotel Elisabeth |18|
Goswin De Stassartstraat 26/28
Website | Instagram
Hotel Elisabeth is housed in a former hospital from the interbellum period. It is a stylish and contemporary designed hotel that hosts long term exhibitions.
Anne Mariën: Paintings
Curated by Jan Van Woensel
The paintings of Anne Mariën are never based on one single image of nature, but rather on a collection of impressions that she receives on her journeys, that grab her attention, that she internalizes, almost spiritually, and that she naturally recalls in the process of painting.
Sep 16 > Dec 31 2024
Mon-Sun 12:00-18:00
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|2| kunstencentrum nona / Contour Series -
Kunsthal Mechelen
Onder-Den-Toren 12 bus A
Website | Instagram | Facebook
A series of visual and audiovisual projects produced and presented by kunstencentrum nona, this time in collaboration with Kunsthal Mechelen and in the context of Construct Europe.
Run-through
Jelena Jureša and Aernout Mik
Curated by Andrea Cinel
Run-through is an encounter between visual artists Jelena Jureša and Aernout Mik. With new and recent works taking a deeper look at Europe's past and politics, they present a critical perspective on our contemporary society, while at the same time addressing our challenges for the future.
Sep 20 > Nov 24 2024
Wed-Sun 13:00-18:00
€5 (visit website for discount prices).
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|4| Atelier Obed Vleugels
Willem Rosierstraat 10
Website | Instagram
Obed Vleugels is a visual artists, based in a repurposed gingerbread factory which is occasionally open to the public. It's a place to encounter with art and meet other artists.
Open Atelier / Expo / Artshop Editions
Obed Vleugels
The studio is opening its doors once again on September 7th! An opportunity to visit this inspiring space, dive deep into the screen printing archives, or get a glimpse of the latest developments. Explore the creative process, meet the artist, take something home.
Sat Sep 7 2024 11:00-16:00
|7| Academie Mechelen - Cultuurcentrum
Minderbroedersgang 5
Website | Instagram | Facebook
At the Academy, we guide children, youth and adults through meaningful artistic activities to become emancipated, free and critical human beings.
Final Show 2024
Anna Van Landeghem, Anupama Gudjahur, Arlette Van Duysse, Barbara Pardon, Bea De Borger, Elena Salles, Emy Van Reck, Erik Vanbillemont, Eva Van Heuverbeke, Frank Loomans, Gema Albiol, Guy Claessens, Ingrid Collet, Jeannine Van Hees, Karine Gutschoven, Katleen Sergeant, Katleen Vinck, Kurt Van Baekel, Leen De Becker, Liesbet Van Noten, Marc Cnops, Marianne Pelders, Marie-Jeanne Berghs, Nancy Peeters, Peter Simon, Philippe Fosse, Sabine Vallaeys, Tom Gentij, Wendy Van Loe
Final Show with works by the Laureates of the Academy Mechelen. Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Design, Printing, Textile Art, Glass Art, Multi Disciplinary Art.
Opening and proclamation
Thu Sep 12 2024 19:00
13 > 15 Sep 2024
19 > 22 Sep 2024
13:00-18:00
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|11| Kunsthal Mechelen -
De Garage
Onder-Den-Toren 12 bus A
Website | Instagram | Facebook
A generous arts centre - a safe home for many voices - spread over various locations throughout Mechelen. A hospitable meeting space with an eye for local developments.
Galeries on View - performances by Quanta Qualia and Jeroen Stevens
In collaboration with Gr'Ambacht
Quanta Qualia: Co-runners of Nonlocal Research label for adventurous music. Live, their improv rituals are generated by a feedback system between sound and dance.
Percussionist/performer Jeroen Stevens performs covers of The Doors on synthesizer and a tin box.
Fri Oct 25 2024 21:00
|14| Kunsthal Mechelen -
Cultuurcentrum
Minderbroedersgang 5
Website | Instagram | Facebook
A generous arts centre - a safe home for many voices - spread over various locations throughout Mechelen. A hospitable meeting space with an eye for local developments.
Guest: Koninklijke Lucasgilde Mechelen
Annually, the Lucas Guild organises its exhibition at the Culture Center of Mechelen. It is a wonderful opportunity to bring together like-minded individuals and inspire one another.
Oct 26 > Nov 3 2024
Tue-Sun 14:00-17:00
Meet & Greet
Sun Oct 27 2024 14:00-17:00
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|17| Vrijbroekpark
Visitor Centre
Ridder Dessainlaan 65
Website | Instagram | Facebook
Vrijbroekpark is a green lung on the outskirts of Mechelen. It is the ideal place to relax, admire plantcollections, play sports, enjoy a terrace or visit mini-exhibitions of local artists in the visitor centre.
Come closer
Katrien Driesens
Katrien tries to make the viewer see, what really fascinates her.
The chosen image, the detail, the recurring hands and the nature of the paint touches, layer upon layer. Feel the folds of unironed cotton, the stiffness of worn-out jeans and the caress of softly undulating silk.
Sep 2 > Oct 21 2024
Mon-Fri 8:30-17:00
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|19| AZ Sint-Maarten
Liersesteenweg 435
Website l Facebook
AZ Sint-Maarten provides highly specialized medicine. Art can contribute to the well-being of patients and visitors, to the healing environment that the hospital aims to achieve.
Koen van den Broek
An Craps
Various employees of AZ Sint-Maarten
In addition to the facade artwork Sampled by Koen van den Broek, there are other collections (1st floor). An Craps (until Sept 14) works with images which are powerful, but hold melancholy. Various employees of AZ Sint-Maarten show their work around the figure of Martinus van Tours (Sept 16 – Nov).
> Nov 30 2024
Mon-Sun 24/24h
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|3| Galerie Transit
Zandpoortvest 10
Website | Instagram | Facebook
Transit shows and promotes international contemporary art and organizes exhibitions in its own gallery and at occasional locations.
Fremdkörper
Daniël Bellon
Fremdkörper refers primarily to the ‘foreign bodies’ that appear in the paintings. They are still-lifes of pieces of meat? fish? that cannot be identified due to their lack of distinctive features. The viewer loses track in the search for recognition and is left with strange bodies.
Oct 20 > Nov 24 2024
Fri-Sun 14:00-18:00
Galerie Transit can always be visited by appointment.
For more exhibitions taking place outside of Mechelen, visit www.transit.be.
|5| зараз Ukraine -
Bleekstraat 7
зараз Ukraine (pronounced [zaraz], Ukrainian for "now") is a platform that supports emerging artists from Ukraine, founded by curator Jan Van Woensel in 2022.
Crisis of Imagination
(TBC) Anastasiia Tymoshenko, Nickita Tsoy, Kostiantyn Zorkin, Mariia Ralemska, Liliya Chavaga, Yana Panasiuk, Olena Polischuk, Oksana Sadovenko
Curated by Jan Van Woensel
Crisis of Imagination presents artists who offer an interpersonal context to themes such as: struggle, displacement, trauma, renaissance and love. In defiance of the real-time war, Ukrainian artists create a unique art history. The exhibition aims to build awareness of Ukraine’s unbroken strength.
Opening
Thu Nov 7 2024 19:00
13 > 24 Nov 2024
Wed-Sun 13:00-19:00
Appointment
+420 604 526 382 (WhatsApp)
€5 (suggested donation)
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|9| STUDIO BORGERSTEIN - De Zondvloed
Boekhandel De Zondvloed
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 70
Website | Instagram | Facebook
The studio offers people with an artistic gift a platform to create their own work. In this way, the artists get the appreciation they deserve.
Summer Vibes
Monica Laroche, Hans Cortebeeck, John Van Geesberghen, Sven Langhmans, Carlo Buyck, Georg Verstrepen, Jean Dillen, Palmer Nuyttens and Inge Van Rompaey Curated by Jo Vandeperre
Summer is coming and these artists show this with light-hearted works and vibrant summer scenes. If you are not traveling yourself, be sure to come and experience the summer atmosphere in this shop window. The summer vibes radiate from it.
> Sep 17 2024
A Yellow Rebel Or A Mellow Yellow
Yes, we do love yellow, and for sure there is nothing wrong with a little bit of yellow every now and then. The colour represents happiness and cheerfulness of mind. It also symbolizes fun, optimism, wealth and friendship. We wish you all that and therefore here are our best yellow works of art!
Sep 18 > Nov 15 2024
Shop window - available for viewing at all time
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|12| Isidore Home
Brusselsepoortstraat 15a
Website | Instagram | Facebook
Discover Isidore Home, an interior design store behind the Brusselpoort, were we showcase the talent of diverse artists on our walls. Feel free to visit & let inspiration find you.
Fragilities
Dominique Schamp
'Fragilities' or vulnerabiltities, play a crucial role in life and hold an opportunity to growth. Dominique Schamp loves to explore this inner journey in his paintings.
Vernissage
Thu Sep 12 2024
18:00-21:00
Sep 4 > Nov 30 2024
Tue by appointment only
Wed 13:00-18:00
Thu - Sat 10:00-18:00
Every 1st Sun of the month 13:00-18:00
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|15| M.E.R.G.E.D gallery
Korenmarkt 34
Website | Instagram
Contemporary artgallery located in Mechelen. The gallery's name reflects its mission to be diverse, bringing together artistic voices into a coherent, MERGED whole.
Dirk Wagemans and Marc Hendrickx @ MERGED Gallery
> Sep 14 2024
Fri-Sat 13:00-18:00
RAL 5013
Curated by Kim Van Boven
Several artists form the recurring BLUE theme in this group exhibition.
Oct 11 > Feb 15 2024
Fri-Sat 13:00-18:00
See www.merged.be for programme details
|20| Galleries on View
Website
Galleries on View is an organisation that unites the galleries in Mechelen.
Buromuro, Galerie Artmut, Galerie Charlie, Galerie Duende, Galerie M, Galerie Transit, Kunsthal Mechelen, MalinesArtGallery by Bjornoart, M.E.R.G.E.D, Myrias, P/ART Gallery and Taborias
Visit all the participating galleries during an art route in Mechelen.
Fri Oct 25 2024 18:00-21:00
26 > Oct 27 2024
13:00-18:00
For more information, visit UitinVlaanderen (galerie in beeld).
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We'd love you to join us. The WINTER 2024 Art Map will list exhibitions and events from December 1, 2024 – February 28, 2025. The submission deadline is November 1, 2024. A listing costs between €20 and €100 depending on the nature of your project. We only accept visual arts listings but define this broadly. Drop us a line to find out more, or submit your listings HERE / mechelenartmap@gmail.com