Monthly Archives: February 2016

Cristobal Balenciaga. Iconoclastic Visions of the Silhouette

February 27, 2016 – 10:00

Balenciaga sculpts, paints, writes in the act of making dresses. That is why he is above the others. To create dresses, beginning endlessly over and over again with the same model,
the body, is to choose incessantly, without respite. As we breathe in order to live. To choose is to help the formless to breathe, to […]

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We Are Closed!

February 19, 2016 – 16:33

MoMu will be closed from 15 February until 17 March busy constructing the new exhibition Game Changers: Reinventing the 20th Century Silhouette. We will be back open on 18th March ready for another exhibition season! Hope to see you then!  

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Belgian Shoe Talent In The Picture: Tim Van Steenbergen

February 11, 2016 – 10:14

MoMu and Flanders Fashion Institute have joined forces and are putting Belgian shoe talents in the picture! With MoMu’s ‘FootPrint – The Tracks of Shoes in Fashion’ exhibition and FFI’s #ikkoopbelgisch campaign, the collaboration between MoMu and FFI was the perfect match! Each week from 17th November to 14th February, different contemporary Belgian footwear brands […]

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Working with the MoMu/UA Study Collection: Conservation of Shoes

February 10, 2016 – 10:36

  Pumps/court-shoes (ca. 1900) Inventory number: 81074 Materials and techniques: Silk; Cotton; Linen; Leather The conservation treatment of shoes can be challenging for different reasons: shoes are small objects which hampers manipulations during conservation treatment; they consist of a diverse range of materials which are sometimes invisible and unreachable (therefore cleaning possibilities are limited); they […]

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Nina Ricci through the eyes of Olivier Theyskens. History, dance and a romantic view on femininity.

February 4, 2016 – 11:03

The MoMu collection has more than doubled since its opening in 2002 due to donations or long term loans. Within the wide variety of new acquisitions, a returning theme caught the attention: the references to haute couture in the ready-to-wear collections. The MoMu Gallery provides a unique insight in the ready-to-wear silhouettes with a reference […]

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Belgian Shoe Talent In The Picture: Kristel Peters

February 2, 2016 – 16:51

MoMu and Flanders Fashion Institute have joined forces and are putting Belgian shoe talents in the picture! With MoMu’s ‘FootPrint – The Tracks of Shoes in Fashion’ exhibition and FFI’s #ikkoopbelgisch campaign, the collaboration between MoMu and FFI was the perfect match! Each week from 17th November to 14th February, different contemporary Belgian footwear brands […]

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Finissage FootPrint & Valentine’s Day at MoMu!

February 1, 2016 – 10:24

14th February will be the last day of our Footprint – The Tracks of Shoes in Fashion exhibition. However, we will end the exhibition in true MoMu style and have a surprise up our sleeves for our lovely visitors! Join us on Valentine’s Day because MoMu will be open until 9pm and organize free guided tours […]

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