Museums, Oostende

James Ensor House

Home and studio of James Ensor situated in the Vlaanderenstraat 27. On the ground floor you will find a collection of shells and souvenirs from his aunt and his uncle. On the first floor there is a documentation room and an exhibition room. On the second floor you can visit the painter’s original sitting room and studio

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This Museum of Fine Arts (Museum voor schone kunsten) focuses round the painters from Oostende, but you can also see some contemporary art from other European countries.

The museum's open daily (except on Tue.) from 10 a.m. till 12 a.m. and from 2 p.m. till 5 p.m.

More than sixty bunkers and trenches, looking exactly as sixty years ago!
In the dunes of the former estate of Prince Karel, a unique historical site of modern fortification has been preserved: sixty constructions dating from both World Wars, interconnected by two kilometers of trenches and galleries. This remarkable site has been extremely well preserved , as prince Karel systematically prevented every demolition attempt.

This museum does not contain any works by the famous painter James Ensor. However, it is the house where he spent most of his productive years. After a restoration in the 1960's the house was opened to the public. On the first floor there is a documentation center and the second floor is occupied by the lounge workshop of James Ensor himself. Reproductions of Ensor's paintings can be seen here.

Sections of the museum are: James Ensor paintings, Leon Spilliaert paintings, Belgian art from the Romantic movement until the Postimpressionist movement, important 19th and 20th century artists from Oostende, contemporary art from different European countries.

Sections of the museum are: James Ensor paintings, Leon Spilliaert paintings, Belgian art from the Romantic movement until the Postimpressionist movement, important 19th and 20th century artists from Oostende, contemporary art from different European countries.

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The collection of the PMMK gives a survey of Belgian art from the beginning of the 20th century till present day. Temporary exhibitions try to set the permanent collection in an international framework.

The permanent collection contains works of artists such as: Albert Servaes, Constant Permeke, Frits Van den Berghe, Gust De Smet, Victor Servranckx, Rene Magritte, Paul Delvaux, Emile Salkin, Marcel Marien, Jean Brusselmans, Maurice Wyckaert, Pierre Alechinsky, Vic Gentils, Paul Van Hoeydonck, Jacques Verduyn, Roger Raveel, Etienne Elias, Marcel Broodthaers, Fred Bervoets, Pjeeroo Robjee, Luc Tuymans, Jan Fabre, Panamarenko, Wim Delvoye, Patrick Van Caeckenberg,...

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In this museum you find a collection of works from the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century.Works from famous artists as James Ensor,Constant Permeke,Paul Delvaux and others.