M - Museum Leuven
Vanderkelenstraat 28
BE-3000 Leuven
(Leuven)
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Öffnungszeiten/Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 11:00 > 18:00 h
Thursday: 11:00 > 22:00 h
Closed on Wednesday
Sammelschwerpunkte/Main collections
M - Museum Leuven is the successor to the Vander Kelen-Mertens Municipal Museum. The new museum building was designed by the famed Belgian architect Stéphane Beel. Beel has integrated two old and two new buildings into his design, creating a balanced and efficient complex. He strives to achieve complementarity between existing and new architecture in which classical and contemporary art can enter into a dialogue with each other.
The museum complex includes various new spaces: the M café, the M shop, the multifunctional auditorium, the children’s studio, the workshop spaces, the pleasant courtyard, the roof terrace and the splendid exhibition spaces.
The antechamber is the heart of M: an impressive reception space, an inviting and freely accessible area where you can get a taste of the exhibits or experience some of the activities. It is Leuven’s new market square, where you can meet up with friends or family.
The M-collection presents the story of Leuven as told by the arts. That is the point of departure for everything that happens at the new museum. The arrangement has been completely reconsidered and presents numerous innovations. Important ‘forgotten’ pieces have been given the place they deserve. Furthermore, the prints and drawings room is completely new.
M exhibits classical and modern art inspired by the multi-facetedness of Leuven. Its own collection primarily focuses on art produced in Leuven and Brabant from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.
The City of Leuven’s art collection can be admired in various places. The majority, however, is exhibited in the permanent collection and the depots of M in the Vander Kelenstraat. The Treasury of Saint Peter’s also houses numerous gems.
Foto: Front view M © Karel Rondou
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