Hoboken Travel Guide

 irisbe Says:  Vic Gentils was born in Ilfracombe in 1918- and died in Aalst in 1997.He is one of the most important artists of the nouveau réalisme in our country.His first works in relief he created in early 60ties with disposal material. His work evaluated over the years. Where he first... 

 irisbe Says:  Herman de Coninck, born in Mechelen on 21 February 1944, died on 22 May 1997 in Lissabon.He finished his studies Germanic Philology at the University in Leuven.His oeuvre is big, proza, poetry,essays,...From 1970 till 1983 he was head of the redaction of Humo, a satiric and... 

 irisbe Says:  Roger Avermaete, or rather Baron Roger Avermaete (1893-1988).Roger Avermaete, an author, was of the generation of the francophone community living in Antwerp.He was a defender of the bilingualism in Belgium.He wrote about 80 stories. 

 irisbe Says:  Rica de Backer - Van Ocken, was a well known Belgian politician. As a mother of seven children, she managed to be engaged in politics and she became minister of culture and at the age of 60, member of the European Parliament.She died on May 5th 2002.She meant a lot in... 

 irisbe Says:  Camille Huysmans was born in the province of Limburg in the city Bilzen. He died in Antwerp on 25th of February 1968.He studied German philology at Liege and became journalist. He became political involved and in 1910 he became member of the chamber of the Belgian labour... 

 irisbe Says:  Jef van Hoof, born in1886 and diseased in 1959, was one of the most important Flemish music composers of his generation. He finished his studies at the Royal Flemish Conservatorium in Antwerp where he had teachers as Lode Mortelmans and Paul Gislon.In 1911 he won the 2nd... 

 irisbe Says:  Gaston Burssens, born in Dendermonde on 18th February and1896 died in Antwerp on 29th January 1965 in Antwerp.He studied at the Atheneum in Mechelen and during WWI he studied Germanic languages and the University of Ghent. He also was a supporter of the Flemish movement and... 

 irisbe Says:  Gerard Walschap is born in Londerzeel on July 1898 to become a famous Belgian writer.He studied at the seminary in Hoogstraten and in Leuven but never ended his studies to become priest. In 1923 he became secretary of the redaction of the Antwerp magazine “Het Vlaamsche... 

 irisbe Says:  The masterpiece that made Conscience famous forever is his epical “De Leeuw van Vlaander” (The Flemish lion). This work would add enormous to the growth of Flemish consciousness.In 1841 he married with Maria Peinen and he started to work at the Academy of Fine Arts of... 

 irisbe Says:  Conscience was born in Antwerp on 3rd December 1812. His mother was from German origin; his father was French who came to work as carpenter in the ships wharf during the French occupation by Napoleon.He was a child with a weak health and missed school very often.... 

 irisbe Says:  Jozef Lies lived from 1821 till 1865. He was a pupil at the Antwerp Academy of Fine arts with De Keyser (the De Keyserlei is named after him). He was very much influenced by his friend Henri Leys.He traveled and stayed some time in France, Suisse and Italy. His first... 

 irisbe Says:  Baron Isidoor Opsomer; lived in Lier, was one of the Lier's famous 4.He was a painter. In Lier you can visit the museum Timmermans - Opsomer with works of him.More comments soon 

 irisbe Says:  Floris Jespers, he and his brother were time spirits and friends of Alice Nahon and Paul van Ostaijen.more comments soonartist, litho's etc. 

 irisbe Says:  In 1927 he published his most important critical oeuvre “Gebruiksaanwijzing der lyriek”.Then he got seriously ill. As many of his generation (e.g. Alice Nahon) the bad living circumstances had led to lung tuberculoses.He had to move to different sanatoriums and finally ended... 

 irisbe Says:  Paul Van Ostaijen was born in Antwerp on 22nd February 1896.He was the 7th kid of Hendrik en Maria Engelen. He was a kind of a problem student as he visited many different schools and finally he ended at the Royal Atheneum of Antwerp. In 1913 he stopped his studies and the... 

 irisbe Says:  The park is opened daily from 8:30 am till 16:15 pmYou can get yourself a free guide with the three different walks, lasting about 1 to 1,5 hour.Guides are available at the castle Schoonselhof and the Tourist information centre at the Market Square in Antwerp.The main... 

 irisbe Says:  The name Schoonselhof is said to be derived from the word Sconsele (1319).This word is a combination of the two words meaning “schoon” = “beautiful” and “zele” a word used to depicture or a house or a swamp or moist area.In the 16th century Schoonselhof was a castle outside... 

 irisbe Says:  The cross is possible the most known and used symbol in Christianity. The cross refers to the crucification of Christ.Notice how it is overgrown with ivy, ever-green and thus symbol of eternity, as is the laurier bush nearby. 

 irisbe Says:  This picture contains a wealth of symbols.What you see is a women who is about to be opened the door to heaven by an angel.Lets start with the woman; she represents the mourning of the family (you will hardly ever find a grieving man pictured at a grave).She holds a flowers...