This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Museums Attractions In Ekeren

x
Ekeren is a northern district of the municipality of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The suburb celebrated its 850th birthday in 2005; the name of the town was first mentioned in 1155, as Hecerna. The name possibly originates from Vikings who settled there in the 9th century after using the oak trees.Ekeren used to be the home town of the Germinal Ekeren football team until Germinal merged with K. Beerschot V.A.C. into K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot . The new club is based in the Olympisch Stadion in Antwerp. Ekeren is home to the Jozef Pauly municipal academy for music and word, which has around 2000 pupils as of 2004 . The academy hosts many mus...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Museums Attractions In Ekeren

  • 1. René Magritte Museum Jette
    René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for creating a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Often depicting ordinary objects in an unusual context, his work is known for challenging observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality. His imagery has influenced pop, minimalist and conceptual art.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 2. Herge Museum Louvain La Neuve
    The Musée Hergé, or Hergé Museum, is a museum in Belgium dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi , who wrote under the pen name Hergé, creator of the series of comic albums, The Adventures of Tintin. The museum is located in the town of Louvain-la-Neuve in Wallonia to the south of Brussels at the address, Rue Labrador 26, Tintin's first home in the books. It was designed by the French architect Christian de Portzamparc, with interiors designed by cartoonist Joost Swarte. The first stone was laid May 2007 during the centenary of Hergé's birth and it opened in June 2009. It consists of three floors with a total of nine exhibition rooms, and a café, museum shop and mini cinema.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Ekeren Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu