Category Archives: Press&PR

SORRY, WE’RE CLOSED

Walter Van Beirendonck – Dream the World Awake and the Dreamsuits expo at the MoMu Gallery is closed as of today. Thanks for everyone who made this exhibition possible, in particular Walter Van Beirendonck and Dirk Van Saene and of course everybody who visited the expo! The MoMu exhibition space and the Momu gallery is [...]

REVIEW BY NY JOURNAL OF BOOKS

MoMu is very happy with the review of the Walter Van Beirendonck – Dream the World Awake catalogue by New York Journal Books. You can read the full review of Jeffrey Felner on the website of New York Journal Books, but here are a few excerpts: “For those who are fashion devotees/historians, these are names [...]

6 FASHION CURATORS & THEIR EXHIBITIONS

German ELLE magazine did a special on fashion curators for their February 2012 issue, selecting 6 curators worldwide responsible for the most visually inspiring exhibitions of the last years! MoMu is very happy that our director Kaat Debo was featured together with Valerie Steele from FIT New York, Pamela Golbin from Musée de la Mode [...]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year! Looking forward to welcome you at our upcoming exhibitions in 2012!

Gram Parsons Tribute at Roma

Gram Parsons (1946-1973) was a pioneer within the history of American music. With his groups The International Submarine Band, The Byrds and, in particular, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram fused his love of country music with rocj, soul and blues to articulate a new musical genre, country-rock (an epithet he allegdly disliked preffering to use the term [...]

MoMu launches MoMu+Friends!

MoMu+Friends is the new organization of friends of the MoMu. Friends of the MoMu have a heart for fashion, cultural heritage, innovation and creativity, and they help the MoMu in developing a rich and varied museum program.

VIP visitors day today!

Wednesday November 23rd will be marked in the MoMu agenda as very special day where we had the honour to welcome two special guests at the Walter Van Beirendonck: Dream the World Awake exhibition! In the morning we received British designer Paul Smith who arrived in Antwerp the day before to present his new book [...]

Museum of Costume by Alice Hawkins

Created to accompany the MoMu Gallery’s exhibition Dreamsuits, photographer and filmmaker Alice Hawkins lends her unique eye to Cohn’s equally unique couture creations, capturing their glittering surfaces on a fashion film for SHOWstudio.com

Poster Stephen Jones nominated for Power of Print 2011!

The poster of the past exhibition Stephen Jones & The Accent of Fashion is nominated for the Cobra Power of Print Award 2011! The Stephen Jones poster was designed by Paul Boudens and features a portrait of Jones by Nick Knight. With this annual award, Prospekta highlights the most interesting posters and flyers from the [...]

Walter’s Biscuits

Philip’s Biscuits created two cookies in the shape of Walter’s head.