Flemish Festivals and Celebrations: Brueghel, Rubens, Jordaens...
On Loan - This exhibition aims to highlight the traditions and festivals that united Belgium and northern France in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Collection on loan
Schoonheid. Vrijmetselarij en kunst in Gent rond 1900
On loan - This exhibition explores the role Ghent Freemasons played in the development of art and culture at the end of the 19th century. We loaned two catalogi surrounding the artist group “Les XX'.
Reform of Life & Henry van de Velde mittendrin
On loan - The exhibition is dedicated to the visionaries, producers and retailers in art between 1880 and 1930, of which Henry van de Velde was one of that group’s major representatives. Some pieces of furniture designed for the Boekentoren are on display.
MONOS Artist Museums: Shrines and Reflections
On loan - MONOS takes a closer look at the architecture of the monographic museum through some extraordinary museum buildings and histories from home and abroad. Some journals from the Book Tower Collection are also part of the exhibition.
Jan Vercruysse - Vie d’Artiste
On loan - Jan Vercruysse was an important figure in the Belgian and international art scene in the 1980s and 1990s. As trustees of the Jan Vercruysse Archive, we are of course happy to participate in this exhibition and lend some archive pieces.
Long Time No See: Raoul De Keyser 1946-1964-1980
Long Time No See: Raoul De Keyser 1946-1964-1980 is an exhibition brings together twenty early paintings by De Keyser including parts of his archival material from the Booktower collection.
Judith, a Carolingian princess in Ghent?
On loan - The exhibition ‘Judith, a Carolingian princess in Ghent?’ takes you to St Peter's Abbey and the story of Judith and the Counts of Flanders. The exhibition also showcases some loans from the Book Tower.