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Collection of M

29.06.24

29.04.29

M Leuven

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The collection of M’ spans several centuries: from ancient masters to contemporary makers and everything in between. The presentation showcases the richness of this collection and challenges you to actively look. Masterpieces and little-known gems guide you along unexpected parallels and highlight pressing societal questions of our time.

The presentation reveals the diversity of the collection in all its fascinating depth. Sculpture, painting, video, ceramics, glass ... the displays feature every conceivable media and discipline. You will see historical objects from the Middle Ages, contemporary artworks and an array of masterpieces from other periods. Some of the works are being exhibited for the first time.

Various themes and stories come to the fore, sometimes in a very obvious way, and at other times more subtly. What does this tell the visitor? Moreover: what do artworks communicate that isn’t perhaps visible?

‘Hill Theatre’, Bram Demunter, 2020-21, Flemish Community Collection at M Leuven, In©, photo: courtesy Tim Van Laere Gallery

‘Portrait Study of a Bearded Man’, Michaelina Wautier, ca. 1655, M Leuven Collection, CC0, source: artinflanders.be, photo: Cedric Verhelst

‘Olivia’, Lili Dujourie, 2001, Cera Collection at M Leuven, In©, photo: Chantal Van Rijt

‘Christ Crowned with Thorns’, Workshop of Dieric Bouts, ca. 1470, M Leuven Collection, public domain, photo: © KIK-IRPA, Brussel (Belgium)

Without title (Ijsselland), Marthe Wéry, 1993, Cera-collection with M Leuven, photo: InC, courtesy La Patinoire Royale | Galerie Valérie Bach

‘Virgin and Child’, Brabant, ca. 1350-1400, M Leuven Collection, CC0, source: artinflanders.be, photo: Cedric Verhelst

‘Nuclear Plant’, Lisa Vlaemminck, 2020, Flemish Community Collection at M Leuven, photo: © the artist

‘Industry’, Constantin Meunier, 1896, M Leuven, photo © Cedric Verhelst

‘Clear Light, Jim Campers, 2015, Cera Collection at M Leuven, In©, photo: the artist

‘Maria Lactans’, Attributed to Brioloto de Balneo, ca. 1200-1225, Flemish Community Collection at M Leuven, CC0, source: artinflanders.be, photo: Cedric Verhelst

‘Rain or Shine’, Tina Gillen, 2013, Flemish Community Collection at M Leuven, photo: © the artist

How do light and matter interact? How can you capture the passage of time in images? How do artists reveal themselves in their works? What happens when you stand before an exhibit? What do you see, what is absent, and what do you – as an individual – bring to the work? And does an 800-year-old object still have something to say about contemporary society?

Some 300 works from the collection will make you see the world in new ways, and encourage you to reflect on what images, both historical and contemporary, are capable of evoking.

Installation view 'Collection of M', M Leuven, 2024, photo: © Dominique Provost for M Leuven

Zaalzicht 'Collectie van M', M Leuven, 2024, foto: © Dominique Provost voor M Leuven

Exhibition dates

29 June 2024 to 29 April 2029

Tickets

With one ticket, you can visit the entire museum.

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Activities

You can find an overview of all activities related to the exhibition here.

Facilities

Seating
Folding chairs and wheelchairs (available free of charge at the reception desk)
Audio tour and audio description
- Available via our app on your smartphone (headsets available free of charge at the reception desk)
Family trail