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.

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Our dear friends are:
Aanbeeld

Academie Mechelen

AZ Sint-Maarten

Erfgoedcel Mechelen
Galerie Duende

gr'Ambacht

Het Paradijs
Hof Van Busleyden

Isidore Home
Kunsthal Mechelen

Kunstvestdagen

Malines Art gallery
M.E.R.G.E.D Galerie 

Het Paradijs

Galerie Transit
Studio binnekyk

STUDIO BORGERSTEIN
Under The Light Dome

Vrijbroekpark

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

Galerie Duende |4|

Sint-Katelijnestraat 3
website

Gallery Duende is a social-artistic project and encourages vulnerable artists to come forward with strong art and to participate in the regular art circuit.

Three ladies, each with their own technique...   the end result is always surprising...

Linda De Nil
Rita Boon
Ann De Rouck

Linda De Nil: The result of Anagama ceramics is always unpredictable, as the oven and fire take on a life of their own.

Rita Boon: In Cyanotype, the process unfolds beyond one's control, resulting in captivating outcomes.

Ann De Rouck: With flowing lines crafted in a single brushstroke, a fantastical world emerges.

> Jun 29 2024
Sat 13:00-17:00

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Kunstvestdagen |7|
Keldermansvest
Website

Kunstvestdagen is a biennial public event focussed on all art disciplines. 

Kunstvestdagen 09th edition

Luc Dondeyne, Witold Vandenbroeck, Younes Baba-Ali, Eline 't Sant and many others

Young emerging talents along with experienced professional artists exhibit their artwork (paintings, drawings, sculptures...) in about fifteen homes. Other art disciplines such as street art and live performances are shown outside on the promenade. 

For more info visit kunstvestdagen.be

May 25 > Jun 2 2024

Sat-Sun 14:00-18:00

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Galerie Transit |10|

Zandpoortvest 10
Website | Instagram | Facebook

Transit shows and promotes international contemporary art and organizes exhibitions in its own gallery and at occasional locations.

Summer Project 2024

Arne Bastien, Daniël Bellon, Karel Breugelmans, Johan Creten, Luc Dondeyne, Wouter Feyaerts, Nikita Kadan, Mehdi-Georges Lahlou, Allart Lakke, Bram Van Meervelde, Jenny Watson

By appointment only

Visit transit.be for more info

Isidore Home |11|

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.

Summer Stories:

Stories told in silence - Danielle Morak 

Oil on canvas 

> Jun 30 2024

Summer tales - Florence Collard & Ingrid Cornelis 

Paintings of Florence Collard in our store & sculptures of Ingrid Cornelis in our garden.

Jul 1 > Aug 31 2024

See isidorehome.be for more info and an updated agenda

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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aanbeeld -Autimistisch Atelier |6|
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.

Landschap te water
Jo Michel, Jan Janssen (Ndizi Zinatocha, Efflux, The Joseph Boys, ...)

The exhibition on the houseboat INCUS sets sail in Mechelen at the beginning of July, moors in Hasselt Antwerp and Ghent for fourteen days each before returning to its Mechelen mooring in mid-August.

Opening times vary, see aanbeeld.be for info and details.

Heritage Unit Mechelen - De Garage |8|
Onder-Den-Toren 12 bus A
Website

Heritage Unit Mechelen cherishes the local past, recharging its importance to the present. Contemporary art explores new meanings for this past, and shares it with our community.

U, NU!

Juan Pablo Plazas

Curated by Sigrid Bosmans, Jessica Meuleman, Marijke Wienen

From the back stage to the (art) stage. The Colombian anthropologist and artist Juan Pablo Plazas delved into the stories contained in the brochures, props, and costumes of the theater companies in Mechelen.

> Aug 25 2024

Wed-Sun 13:00-18:00

W | U

Galerie Transit - Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk |12|

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 87
Website | Instagram | Facebook

Transit shows and promotes international contemporary art and organizes exhibitions in its own gallery and at occasional locations.

The Veil of Irpin, 2023
Nikita Kadan
For his sculpture, Nikita Kadan used a metal plate deformed by the current war in Ukraine and combined it with a Belgian blue stone. The metal was transformed into an immovable flag hanged in a solid, bare cross. 'Véronica's cloth' was given a contemporary interpretation.

On view in the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw o/d Dijlekerk
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat

Tue-Sun, 13:00-17:00

Studio binnekyk |15|

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.

Shameless Summer
BuroMuro
BuroMuro & Studio Binnekyk have teamed up with Belgian-based artists to create a limited collection of 25 works inspired by the theme Shameless Summer. "Shameless Summer" embodies a Burgundian lifestyle. It's about embracing escapism, freedom, nonchalance, enjoying the simplicity of everyday life.

Jul 6 > Sep 1 2024

Fri Jun 28: Opening night at 17:00

Jun 29 > Jun 30: 11:00-18:00

Opening hours during the summer will vary, find our programme on our websites & social media.

Kunsthal Mechelen -
Cultuurcentrum |5|

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. 

We are Europe

Lieve Blancquaert

Photographer Lieve Blancquaert travelled across Europe during spring 2023. Slow travel made for spontaneous encounters in 27 member states, with Europeans from all over the continent. Lieve came back with disarming portraits and life stories that give us insight into today’s Europe. 

> Jun 30 2024
Wed-Sun 10:00-18:00

€12 (standard fare)

Reduced rates: see mechelen.be/kunsthal

The Fountain Talks
A programme of talks around the fountain.

Sat Jun 1 2024

10:00 - 16:00

W | U

Vrijbroekpark |9|

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.

Bosspel
Barbara Van Dromme
Drawing from memories, Barbara portrays a forest bathed in light on canvas that spans meters.

May 1 > Jun 28 2024
Mon-Fri 8:30-17:00

Steven Wijnants

Jul 1 > Jul 31 2024
Mon-Fri 8:30-17:00

Comfort art for easy riders
Recycleur

Recycleur vividly remembers the Katelin summers of the 1950s. Today, he blazes new life into leftover bicycle parts. Looking at it makes you smile, you recognise the shape, you recognise the parts. Carefree, like a summer ride on a Sunday.

Aug 1 > Aug 31 2024
Mon-Fri 8:30-17:00

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M.E.R.G.E.D gallery |13|

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.

Ton sur Ton

Fréderique Vanvlasselaer, Inge Vandendriessche, Elke Hubens, Katrijn Van Der Vurst, Kim Van Boven, Hilde Van de Walle, An Craps, Mieke Tambuyzer, Gerard Kuijpers, Dirk Victor Caluwaerts, Kurt Liefsoons, Eddie Timmermans, Atelier S.V., A2 Studio, Simple comme Bonjour,  Kris De Plecker, Leo Jacobs
Curated by Kim Van Boven

M.E.R.G.E.D gallery shows a selection of recent work of all participating artists in our 'ton sur ton' theme.

> Jun 28 2024

Fri-Sat 13:00-18:00

Dirk Waegemans
Marc Hendrickx

Dirk Wagemans: Patterns, attempts to structure his everyday perceptions, usually are threatened by unleashed figures.

Marc Hendrickx: His artistic work is postmodernist in every sense. It blurs the line between art and everyday life.

Aug 16 > Sept 14 2024

Fri-Sat 13:00-18:00

See merged.be for more details