Rik Wouters is one of the Belgian public's favourite artists. He is seen by some as a direct precursor of Expressionism. Even during his lifetime he was regarded as an exceptionally modernistic talent. Most of his artistic career was played out in Brussels, Antwerp and Amsterdam, but there was always a special place in his heart for Mechelen where he was born.

Though he died at the age of just 33, Rik Wouters left behind a fantastic body of work. Many of those works belong in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA). Comprising 19 sculptures, 26 paintings and 55 works on paper, that collection is now on display in the Schepenhuis together with the Rik Wouters collection belonging to the Municipal Museums Mechelen.

The KMSKA collection will remain in Mechelen until building work in Antwerp is completed at the end of 2017. Regular changes will be made to the presentation at the Schepenhuis Museum.

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Where?

Schepenhuis Museum

When?

Tuesday till Sunday from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m.

closed on Mondays

Price

€ 8 p.p.