MoMu

The MoMu fashion museum in Antwerp is a major Belgian museum dedicated to collecting and preserving Belgian fashion. Since opening in 2002, it has housed the world's largest collection of contemporary Belgian fashion, with more than 35,000 pieces. After a comprehensive expansion and renovation, the museum reopened in September 2021 with roughly 2,000 square meters of exhibition space. The focus is strongly on contemporary designers from the region, especially alumni of the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts, such as Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, and Ann Demeulemeester. In addition to clothing and accessories, the museum also displays textile-making tools, patterns, and historic fashion show invitations. As a continuation of the collection of the former Vrieselhof Costume and Textile Museum, MoMu also offers an academic library with 15,000 books as well as a large document archive. You can experience regularly changing special exhibitions, which take place twice a year on average and are devoted to a specific designer or fashion theme. The spotlight falls not only on the garments themselves but also on their sources of inspiration and their connections to other art disciplines.