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Knokke-Heist has a very diverse cultural offer. The municipality is not only a place of tradition, but moreover a place of renewal and broadening. Knokke-Heist is a creative town that attracts talented artists. But it is also a city of participants: a municipality that believes that the...
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This two-metre-tall metal sculpture depicts a young woman with her arms raised, thereby symbolising eternal spring. It was donated to Knokke by the State when the town was awarded the title of ‘Green City 1969’.
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Christian Leroy is a sculptor,...
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Synthetic stone. André Taeckens was inspired by the design of the visual artist Henri De Jaeger (1912-1984) from Heist, an esteemed painter, sculptor and chairman of the local art society Horizon. He managed an art gallery in the Parkstraat (Heist) during summer.
Every...
Every two months, Gallery 713, on the dyke at Knokke-Heist, displays a selection of work by 8 contemporary artists, sculptors and painters who are representative of all the various movements in contemporary art.
The idea is to give the public the chance to discover European artists who...
Art has traditionally been an important part of the quality of life in Knokke-Heist.
In addition to almost 90 galleries and museums, there are also dozens of works of art in the public domain. These works of art have sometimes become genuine icons, the pride of our inhabitants and second-home...
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The green lung near Dumortierlaan was transformed into a rolling dune landscape by landscape architect Aldrik Heirman. The sandy park is criss-crossed by winding paths and cosy seating areas. It also includes the ‘Pleasure Garden’, a maze designed by artist Jan...
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This war memorial for the military and civilian victims of the First and Second World Wars also includes a memorial stone for the victims of the Dachau concentration camp. The entire statue is made out of white natural stone. It was purchased in 1921 and refers to the trench...
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Folon’s sculpture on the breakwater is inspired by the works of René Magritte. However, the little man with a hat also resembles Inspector Maigret from the books of the same name by Georges Simenon. The name of the work was inspired by Marguerite Yourcenar’s art essay...
The greatest asset of Bruges’s museum collection? Its diversity! From Flemish primitives to modern art, from classical fine arts to archaeological treasures. There’s also silver, lace, tapestries, furniture and poetry. Young and old agree: Bruges museums...
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The 15 artistic mosaic benches were installed to mark the occasion of the 16th Sculpture Link in Knokke-Heist in 2010. Fifteen artists each spent an average of 600 hours applying the stones to each bench. The mosaic benches each feature a different image.
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The...
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This statue was erected as a memorial to Knokke's founder, Count and State Minister Maurice Lippens.
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Octave-François-Joseph Rotsaert completed his secondary education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bruges, before going on to become a teacher there himself.
Maruani Mercier is a gallery specializing in contemporary art and represents some 20 artists. Since opening our doors in 1995, the gallery has focused on American artists from the 1980s, with a preference for longer running exhibitions of work by major artists, such as Donald Baechler, Ross...