The three shows
From great photographers to contemporary experiments.
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FOMU is Antwerp's photography museum and among Europe's foremost: in an old 1920s industrial warehouse in the Zuid district, restored over a large area with broad exhibition halls on several floors, it joins a huge historical collection (cameras and photographs from photography's dawn to today) with contemporary temporary exhibitions by international and Belgian photographers. The museum runs essentially on rotating exhibitions: three or four at a time, from great photographers to contemporary artistic experiments, with a permanent section on the camera's history and early techniques. It also holds an art cinema (cinematek), a library and a café — a cultural centre more than a traditional museum. In the Zuid with the KMSKA steps away — for the photography lover: a major destination; for others: it depends on the current show.
From great photographers to contemporary experiments.
The permanent section from photography's dawn.
Waalsekaai 47, 2000 Antwerp
M HKA Museum of Contemporary ArtAntwerp's museum of contemporary art, in a former grain silo in the Zuid distric4 minutes walk3.9
Royal Museum of Fine Arts (KMSKA)Antwerp's Royal Museum of Fine Arts reopened in 2022 after eleven years of resto6 minutes walk4.8
MoMu Fashion MuseumMoMu is Antwerp's fashion museum — in Europe's unexpected fashion capital: from 15 minutes walk4.1
Sint-Anna TunnelA pedestrian tunnel under the river Scheldt, opened in 1933 to link central Antw15 minutes walk4.3
Plantin-Moretus MuseumThe Plantin-Moretus Museum is the only museum in the world listed in its own rig16 minutes walk4.5Morning at the KMSKA (the essential, two to four hours), lunch in the district's restaurants around Marnixplaats, afternoon at FOMU or MoMu (10 minutes' walk north), evening in the cafés. The Zuid is Antwerp's elegant contemporary face — a full day without the old town.