Following on from the success of the Backstage : Selection I opening show in 2002, MoMu once again highlights its own collection in The MoMu Collection : Selection II.
In the exhibition space on the first floor MoMu presents both contemporary and historical pieces from its collection, combined with pieces on loan from several designers. Several sections of the collection as well as recent donations and acquisitions are on display.
The scenography is by Bob Verhelst, who in the past has realised many of the MoMu exhibitions. The objects are presented on and around specially designed tables. The setting gives visitors the impression they have entered an old department store, a reference to the Old England shop that at the end of the 19th Century occupied... [more]
