MECHELEN
ART MAP
SUMMER
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.


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You can grab a printed version of the map in venues across the city or
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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

Hof van Busleyden |1|

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

In Museum Hof van Busleyden you discover the rich times of the Burgundian era and its significance for the city and the world beyond. While we display the most beautiful artworks of the Northern Renaissance, we also run against the grain of history.

Permanent collection
Wed-Sun 10:00-17:00

€4-15


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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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AZ Sint-Maarten |14|

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

Julie Landrieu

An Craps

In addition to the facade artwork 'Sampled' by Koen van den Broek, you can find other collections on the 1st floor. Julie Landrieu (until June 20) is a photographer and yogi on a journey for adventure, art and health. An Craps (June 21 – Sept) works with images that are powerful, but also hold melancholy.


> Sep 30 2024
Mon-Sun 24/24h


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STUDIO BORGERSTEIN - De Zondvloed |2|
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.


THE SEA
Carlo Buyck
Artist of yesteryear, here you can see one of his major works. Sometimes in the studio you hear Carlo chuckle while he is at work, purely for pleasure, but also because he puts a lot of humor in his work.

> Jun 18 2024
Shop window - available for viewing at all time


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.


From Jun 18 2024
Shop window - available for viewing at all time


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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


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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.

MalinesArtGallery by Bjornoart |17|
Onder-Den-Toren 10
Website | Instagram


M.A.G. brings multidisciplinary art that inspires, stimulates and communicates trough visual art. Where differtent thinking can and may happen!! 


Bjorn De Buck

Kristof Janssens

MalinesArtGallery by Bjornoart, under the wings of artist Bjorn De Buck. 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
Jun 16 2024


Next exhibition
Jun 20 > Oct 20 2024


Thu - Sat 11:00-17:00

Sun - Mon 13:00-17:00

Kunsthal Mechelen -
De Garage |3|

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. 


The Fountain Show
David Bernstein, Aline Bouvy, Anita Esfandiari, Kasia Fudakowski, Lou Masduraud, Sophie Nys, Chloé Op de Beeck, Virginia Overton, Paula Siebra, Jay Tan, Zoe Williams

Curated by Brenda Guesnet 


A group exhibition exploring the fountain as an artistic object.

> Aug 25 2024

Wed-Sun 13:00-18:00

€5

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


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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

Academie Mechelen |16|
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.


Open Studios
Opening: Jun 20 2024
19:00-22:00


Jun 21 > Jun 23 2024
10:00-17:00


The Clouds Are Still Moving Today
Opening: Jun 14 2024
18:00

Jun 15 > 16 and 22 > 23
14:00 - 18:00
Douaneplein 2


Heelhuids

Textile art
Opening: Jun 21 2024
19:00


Jun 22 > 23  2024
10:00 - 17:00
Jun  29 > 30 2024
13:00 - 17:00

Bleekstraat 7

See academiemechelen.be for the programme of our end of the year exhibitions and final show.


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We'd love you to join us. The FALL 2024 Art Map will list exhibitions and events from September 1 – November 30, 2024. The submission deadline is August 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