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Art needs to be alive. Which means it has to come out and play. Besides curating and setting up exhibitions, The Phoebus Foundation also regularly gives objects on loan to museums or collaborates in other ways with both national and international museums. Discover here our upcoming exhibitions, activities and loans.

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    Rodin. A modern Renaissance

    Travelling treasures

    13/04/2024 - 18/08/2024

    Musée des Beaux-Arts in Mons presents from April 13th a new exhibition dedicated to the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. This exhibition highlights Rodin’s artistic journey, w ...

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      Head-Baker

      Exhibition

      17/07/2023 - 17/07/2024

      Another masterpiece from our collection has been given the place of honor at the Keizerskapel in Antwerp! This month, the portrait of Michael Sweerts was replaced by the extraordin ...

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        Bruegel to Rubens. Great Flemish Drawings

        Travelling treasures

        23/03/2024 - 23/06/2024

        Explore over 100 exceptional Flemish drawings from the 16th and 17th centuries during Bruegel to Rubens. Great Flemish Drawings at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. From ...

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          James Ensor. Maestro

          Travelling treasures

          29/02/2024 - 23/06/2024

          To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the passing of the celebrated Belgian artist James Ensor, Bozar pays homage to this versatile master with the exhibition James Ensor: Maestro ...

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            James Ensor: Self-Portraits

            Travelling treasures

            21/03/2024 - 16/06/2024

            The new exhibition at the Ensor House focuses on self-portraits and showcases a variety of works that delve deeper into James Ensor’s fascination with self-representation. Th ...

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              Frans Hals

              Travelling treasures

              18/09/2023 - 15/06/2024

              In the forthcoming seasons of autumn 2023 and spring 2024, the illustrious legacy of Frans Hals will be commemorated through a series of distinguished exhibitions hosted by renowne ...

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                The Creation of Science

                Travelling treasures

                22/02/2024 - 02/06/2024

                With the new exhibition ‘The Creation of Science,’ the Catharijneconvent museum in Utrecht explores the connections between science and religion. Through centuries-old ...

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                  Kunstuur Mechelen 6

                  Travelling treasures

                  13/10/2023 - 31/05/2024

                  Het Kunstuur regularly features masterpieces by Belgian artists. In a playful way, every artwork is highlighted in a unique setting through music and unique stories told by several ...

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                    Turning Heads: Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer

                    Travelling treasures

                    24/02/2024 - 26/05/2024

                    Experience a fascinating journey into the world of ‘tronies’. The exhibition, previously showcased at the KMSKA, is now travelling to The National Gallery of Ireland, s ...

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                      Roelant Savery’s Wondrous World

                      Travelling treasures

                      08/02/2024 - 20/05/2024

                      From the 8th of February, Mauritshuis will host a new exhibition celebrating a pioneering figure of Dutch painting. This artist not only created the Netherlands’ first floral ...

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                        Le sport, tout un art !

                        Travelling treasures

                        25/11/2023 - 21/04/2024

                        Charleroi’s Museum of Fine Arts presents a new exhibition that explores the dynamic synergy between sport and art. With sport as a universal challenge and source of inspirati ...

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                          Jewelry splendour at DIVA

                          Travelling treasures

                          24/03/2023 - 01/03/2024

                          From the 24th of March, visitors of DIVA (museum of diamonds, jewelry, and silver) celebrate the long-awaited reopening of the museum but also admire this hair jewel crafted in gol ...

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                            The Epitaph Altarpiece of Salomon Hendrickx

                            Travelling treasures

                            01/03/2023 - 01/03/2024

                            Discover the majestic splendour of this unique altarpiece from The Phoebus Foundation collection at the Basilica of Our Lady in Tongeren. From March 2023, visitors to this outstand ...

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                              Turning Heads

                              Travelling treasures

                              20/10/2023 - 21/01/2024

                              Experience a fascinating journey into the world of tronies with Turning Heads. The exhibition at KMSKA highlights the emergence of a new genre, namely head studies. During the 16th ...

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                                DIERIC BOUTS. Creator of images

                                Travelling treasures

                                20/10/2023 - 14/01/2024

                                M Leuven will present a comprehensive retrospective dedicated to Dieric Bouts starting this autumn. Bouts was a Flemish 15th-century painter from Haarlem who settled in Leuven, whe ...

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                                  Brueghel: The Family Reunion

                                  Travelling treasures

                                  30/09/2023 - 07/01/2024

                                  The Brueghel family, spanning several generations of remarkable artists, has left a significant mark on the art world. This dynasty of painters, predominantly active during the six ...

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                                    Ode to Antwerp

                                    Travelling treasures

                                    14/05/2023 - 17/09/2023

                                    Did you know countless Dutch masters were inspired by their southern neighbours? The influence of early modern artistic centres such as Antwerp on artists from the North cannot be ...

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                                      SkYline. Highrise in the Low Countries

                                      Travelling treasures

                                      25/11/2022 - 10/09/2023

                                      Once again, we are incredibly proud to announce that our artworks are travelling! This time, three of our works are going to STAM Ghent for the new exhibition SkYline. Highris ...

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                                        Flemish Expressionism

                                        Travelling treasures

                                        25/03/2023 - 20/08/2023

                                        Discover the Belgian art of the interbellum and how the Flemish expressionists brought modern figurative painting to a peak. From the 25 of March, visitors of Kunstmuseum Den Haag ...

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                                          After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art

                                          Travelling treasures

                                          25/03/2023 - 13/08/2023

                                          After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art at The National Gallery in London celebrates the most renowned names of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as Pa ...

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                                            Hugo van der Goes. Between Pain and Bliss

                                            Travelling treasures

                                            31/03/2023 - 16/07/2023

                                            On the 31st of March, the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin celebrates the Ghent-born artist Hugo van der Goes. An actual premiere as almost all of the artist’s surviving paintings a ...

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                                              Baroque Influencers

                                              Travelling treasures

                                              22/04/2023 - 16/07/2023

                                              From the 22nd of April, visitors to the Antwerp city festival Baroque Influencers can discover the Jesuits, Rubens and the Art of Persuasion exhibition. Get to know the most promin ...

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                                                Phoebus Schilderij - Michael Sweerts

                                                Painting in the Spotlight: Michael Sweerts

                                                Exhibition

                                                11/07/2022 - 11/07/2023

                                                The Chancellery of The Phoebus Foundation has been working with the Keizerskapel (Emperor’s Chapel) in Antwerp since 2017. On a regular basis, a new and unknown jewel from the co ...

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                                                  Hidden Gems

                                                  Travelling treasures

                                                  11/11/2022 - 25/06/2023

                                                  We are happy to announce that three works from our collection will be part of the new exhibition ‘Hidden Gems. Seven centuries of Mechelen masterpieces’ at the Museum H ...

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                                                    Portrait of an Old Woman in The National Gallery

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                                                    16/03/2023 - 11/06/2023

                                                    From the 16th of March, visitors of The National Gallery in London can discover Metsys’ Portrait of an Old Woman from The Phoebus Foundation collection at the new exhibition ...

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                                                      The Bentvueghels

                                                      Travelling treasures

                                                      11/02/2023 - 04/06/2023

                                                      The Bentvueghels. A notorious art society in Rome is a new exhibition at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht that tells the story of an artists group from the Northern and Southern Neth ...

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                                                        Léon Spilliaert

                                                        Léon Spilliaert: Avec la Mer du Nord …

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                                                        27/01/2023 - 29/05/2023

                                                        From the 27th of January, the Fondation de l’Hermitage will display no less than six works from our collection as part of their new exhibition Léon Spilliaert. Avec la Mer d ...

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                                                          St Dymphna. The Tragedy of an Irish Princess.

                                                          Travelling treasures

                                                          28/01/2023 - 28/05/2023

                                                          Thanks to the collaboration with the National Gallery of Ireland, the unique Dymphna altarpiece from The Phoebus Foundation collection will continue its travels to the homeland of ...

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                                                            Phoebus Schilderij - Brueghel goes Los Angeles

                                                            Brueghel goes Los Angeles

                                                            Travelling treasures

                                                            15/04/2022 - 15/04/2023

                                                            Our loans literally travel around the world. You can even find our masterpieces in Los Angeles! Since April, Flowers in a Vase with a Clump of Cyclamen and Precious Stones by maste ...

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                                                              Painting Flanders

                                                              Exhibition

                                                              21/11/2022 - 26/02/2023

                                                              In the nineteenth century, Belgium becomes one of the leading industrial nations in the world. Farmers become factory workers, deserting the countryside for the city to live cheek ...

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                                                                Alabaster

                                                                Travelling treasures

                                                                14/10/2022 - 26/02/2023

                                                                M Leuven has joined forces with the Louvre Museum to exhibit alabaster in all its glory. More than 130 masterpieces carved out of alabaster will be on display, exploring the materi ...

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                                                                  SUSANNA

                                                                  Travelling treasures

                                                                  28/10/2022 - 26/02/2023

                                                                  We are proud to announce that two of our works depicting Susanna and the elders will be presented in the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne for the SUSANNA – Images of a Woman fr ...

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                                                                    Marinetti and Futurism

                                                                    Travelling treasures

                                                                    25/09/2022 - 19/02/2023

                                                                    We are incredibly proud to share this flamboyant work by the Belgian futurist Jules Schmalzigaug with Rijksmuseum Twenthe for their new exhibition Marinetti and Futurism: Manifesto ...

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                                                                      Phoebus Schilderij - Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools

                                                                      Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools

                                                                      Exhibition

                                                                      16/10/2022 - 22/01/2023

                                                                      Phoebus goes USA! We are extremely proud to present our very first intercontinental exhibition ever!The Phoebus Foundation joins forces with Denver Art Museum to present 'Saints, S ...

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                                                                        Newcomers

                                                                        Travelling treasures

                                                                        30/09/2022 - 08/01/2023

                                                                        Our Two Fisherboys by Frans Hals will be on display at the Frans Hals Museum from the 30th of September. The exhibition Newcomers takes visitors on a journey back in time when vari ...

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                                                                          Portrait of Henricus Liberti

                                                                          Travelling treasures

                                                                          18/06/2022 - 12/11/2022

                                                                          The Antwerp artist, Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) cherished his friendships and he did so by depicting his closest friends – other artists, merchants, collectors or musicians ...

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                                                                            Symbolism in Flanders

                                                                            Travelling treasures

                                                                            10/07/2022 - 09/10/2022

                                                                            The Noordbrabants Museum in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL) is currently the place to be for fans of art from the Latem school! The exhibition Symbolism in Flanders focus ...

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                                                                              Zot van Dimpna

                                                                              Crazy about Dymphna

                                                                              Exhibition

                                                                              01/04/2022 - 02/10/2022

                                                                              The story of the Irish princess Dymphna reads like a tragic fairy tale. When her mother dies, her father the king asks her to marry him. Maddened by grief at the loss of his wife, ...

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                                                                                Landscape with archers

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                                                                                07/05/2022 - 25/09/2022

                                                                                Landscape with archers by Gillis Mostaert I will be on display in Mudel for two more weeks! ‘SHOOT. Archery, a cultural heritage’ is an exhibition that focuses on the h ...

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                                                                                  Recht door zee

                                                                                  Travelling treasuresTravelling treasures

                                                                                  04/06/2022 - 11/09/2022

                                                                                  Last chance to visit our travelling treasure in STeM Sint-Niklaas! We are proud that The First Atlas Map to Use the Word “America” is part of the Recht Door ...

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                                                                                    Anto-Carte. Hemel en aarde

                                                                                    Anto-Carte. Heaven and Earth

                                                                                    Travelling treasures

                                                                                    19/03/2022 - 21/08/2022

                                                                                    Meet Anto-Carte (1886-1954)! A Mons artist who was a painter, lithographer and illustrator at the same time, he became known all over the world thanks to exhibitions in the United ...

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                                                                                      Klavier

                                                                                      Keyboard Instruments

                                                                                      Travelling treasures

                                                                                      26/03/2022 - 26/06/2022

                                                                                      Did you know Antwerp was the capital of harpsichords between 1560 and 1660? With the exhibition Keyboard Instruments, the Snijders&Rockox House Museum and the Vleeshuis Museum ...

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                                                                                        Iron Men

                                                                                        Travelling treasures

                                                                                        29/03/2022 - 26/06/2022

                                                                                        Fans of armour will be in for a treat at Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna! In the exhibition Iron Men, you will discover the most beautiful suits of armour from the largest colle ...

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                                                                                          Trans-Atlantische modernismen, 1910-1958

                                                                                          Trans-Atlantic Modernisms, 1910-1958

                                                                                          Travelling treasures

                                                                                          12/02/2022 - 12/06/2022

                                                                                          Do you like modernist art? Mu.Zee in Ostend is your place to be! Moreover: you can discover Transatlantic modernisms! The exhibition tells the surprising story of the artistic conn ...

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                                                                                            Jordaens

                                                                                            At Home with Jordaens

                                                                                            Exhibition

                                                                                            15/10/2021 - 08/05/2022

                                                                                            In cooperation with the Frans Hals Museum, The Phoebus Foundation presents the exhibition At home with Jordaens: the first monographic exhibition of the seventeenth-century Antwerp ...

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                                                                                              Galba Cergivs

                                                                                              Becoming Famous: Peter Paul Rubens

                                                                                              Travelling treasures

                                                                                              22/10/2021 - 20/02/2022

                                                                                              Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) is arguably the most successful Flemish Baroque painter. His works are characterized by an impressive, colorful imagery that is highly recognizable. ...

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                                                                                                Jan Van Hemessen - portret

                                                                                                Remember Me

                                                                                                Travelling treasures

                                                                                                01/10/2021 - 16/01/2022

                                                                                                Remember Me. More than 100 Renaissance Portraits, from Dürer to Sofonisba tells the story of powerful emperors, flamboyant aristocrats and well-to-do citizens and how they had the ...

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                                                                                                  Vicenzo Coronelli

                                                                                                  Imagining the Universe

                                                                                                  Travelling treasures

                                                                                                  22/10/2021 - 16/01/2022

                                                                                                  Imagining the Universe is part of Leuven’s KNAL! Big Bang City Festival, which focuses on the fascination with the cosmos and its impact on science and culture. The exhibitio ...

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                                                                                                    De Francken-dynastie

                                                                                                    The Francken Dynasty

                                                                                                    Travelling treasures

                                                                                                    04/09/2021 - 02/01/2022

                                                                                                    Today a name stands out from the Frankish dynasty, that of Frans Francken the Younger (1581-1642) considered to be an outstanding artist. This contemporary of Rubens is distinguish ...

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                                                                                                      Zot van Dimpna

                                                                                                      Crazy about Dymphna

                                                                                                      Exhibition

                                                                                                      21/05/2021 - 30/11/2021

                                                                                                      Following several years of intensive research, The Phoebus Foundation has embarked on a large-scale conservation project: the magisterial St Dymphna Altar, a masterpiece by Goossen ...

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                                                                                                        From Memling to Rubens

                                                                                                        Exhibition

                                                                                                        23/04/2021 - 28/11/2021

                                                                                                        Why does Hans Memling paint every detail with such precision? How did Rubens manage, with a few brushstrokes, to create an effect that would have made Steven Spielberg jealous? And ...

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                                                                                                          Blind Date

                                                                                                          The Bold and the Beautiful

                                                                                                          Exhibition

                                                                                                          15/03/2020 - 15/04/2021

                                                                                                          The many portraits in The Phoebus Foundation collection from the Middle Ages to the early modern era formed the ideal starting point from which to tell the fascinating story of por ...

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                                                                                                            Keizerskapel

                                                                                                            Painting in the Spotlight

                                                                                                            Exhibition

                                                                                                            01/01/2017 - 01/01/2020

                                                                                                            The Chancellery of The Phoebus Foundation has been working with the Keizerskapel (Emperor’s Chapel) in Antwerp since 2017. Every six months, a new and unknown jewel from the coll ...

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                                                                                                              Lace is more!

                                                                                                              Lace is More!

                                                                                                              Exhibition

                                                                                                              30/05/2019 - 03/11/2019

                                                                                                              Lace can have an old-fashioned reputation at times, but in 2019 the Chancellery of The Phoebus Foundation brought this centuries-old luxury textile very much to life. The Phoebus F ...

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                                                                                                                Vossen

                                                                                                                Fox Hunt

                                                                                                                Exhibition

                                                                                                                05/05/2018 - 30/09/2018

                                                                                                                In 2018, the Chancellery of The Phoebus Foundation introduced the public to a new sub-collection. Fox Hunt was not just any exhibition: it comprised a cycling and presentation circ ...

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                                                                                                                  Kunst in beweging

                                                                                                                  Art in Motion

                                                                                                                  Exhibition

                                                                                                                  22/02/2017 - 29/07/2018

                                                                                                                  This exhibition offered an insight into the history of Flemish art, with particular attention paid to the things that motivated its artists: how was art perceived by makers ‘from ...

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                                                                                                                    ROOTED

                                                                                                                    ROOTED

                                                                                                                    Exhibition

                                                                                                                    15/03/2017 - 06/08/2017

                                                                                                                    ROOTED presented another part of The Phoebus Foundation collection to the public. The stars of this event devoted to Flemish art between 1880 and 1930 were the period’s most infl ...

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                                                                                                                      The Birth of Capitalism

                                                                                                                      The Birth of Capitalism

                                                                                                                      Exhibition

                                                                                                                      17/06/2016 - 31/12/2016

                                                                                                                      The Birth of Capitalism drew visitors back to the Golden Age of the Southern Netherlands (fifteenth and sixteenth centuries). It painted a picture of the economic power of the Coun ...

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