The MAS welcomes the leading lady of Baroque: ‘Michaelina’, an artist that grew up in a period when female artists were the exception rather than the rule. Besides Michaelina, the young Antwerp photographer Athos Burez will showcase his first solo exhibition in the MAS: ‘Baroque Burez’.
Celebration! is a true feast for all the senses as it takes you through the various traditions around the world in celebration of life's rites of passage. The exhibition features a unique mix of festive objects from various museum collections, in an original decor with an exceptional soundtrack.
Programme
Friday 1 June
The exhibitions ‘Michaelina’ (+3),‘Celebration!’ (+4) and ‘Baroque Burez’ (boulevard) are open from 5 to 11 pm for free. Don't miss the art-installations of Athos Burez on the 3rd and 5th floor!
- 5 to 11.30 pm: Bar in the boulevard on +3;
- 5 to 6 pm: The Giants from Borgerhout visit 'Celebration!';
- 6.30, 7.30, 9.30, 10.30 , 11.30 pm: Alors on danse – dancing to one song of a Decap-organ in ‘Celebration!’;
- 6 to 9 pm: Silent Disco with Classical Music Rave| dj Brendan Walsh in ‘Michaelina’;
- 8 to 9 pm: Alors on danse – one hour of dancing to the music of the Decap organs in 'Celebration!';
- 9 to 11.30 pm: DJ podium, featuring two house artists from 'Celebration!' in the boulevard +4;
- from 10 pm: Afterparty in café Storm.
Saturday 2 June
- Walk-in workshop for families in the boulevard with tasks to complete in the museum halls 'Michaelina' and 'Celebration!';
- Live model drawing in 'Michaelina', with the painting 'The Triumph of Bacchus' as background;
- Baroque concert at ‘Michaelina’ by lute player Floris De Rycker with soprano accompaniment Kristien Nijs.
Sunday 3 June
- Walk & talk with Katlijne Van der Stighelen, curator of ‘Michaelina’ (in dutch);
- Walk-in workshop for families in the boulevard with tasks to complete in the museum halls 'Michaelina' and 'Celebration!';
- Speed tours in ‘Michaelina’ and ‘Celebration!’ start every hour and half hour at the information desk | duration: 30 minutes, non-stop from 10 am to 6 pm;
- Baroque concert at ‘Michaelina’ by lute player Floris De Rycker with soprano accompaniment Kristien Nijs.
All activities are free of charge and require no reservation, except 'Walk & Talk Michaelina'
The MAS is open until midnight.
Antwerp Baroque 2018. Rubens inspires. Full programme
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