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Renovation
Renovation
Interesting articles
Ensor answers the Proust Questionnaire
Our Ensor expert Herwig Todts interprets Ensor’s anwers to the illustrious Proust Questionnaire.
Conversations
Conversations
Painting with stones
There are quite a few mosaics in the museum, each of which has come in for some tender loving care from two passionate craftspeople.
Restoration
Restoration
Gleaming vegetables and fruit
Joachim Beuckelaer’s 16th-century Vegetable Market had quite a few problems to contend with before its conservation treatment.
Six things you should know about Ensor’s Oyster Eater
The Oyster Eater is an absolute milestone in James Ensor’s art. Read all about it here!
Restoration
Restoration
Rubens in LA
Two paintings by Peter Paul Rubens are in Los Angeles right now undergoing conservation treatment.
Emma Lambotte, Ensor’s soul mate
When Emma Lambotte discovered James Ensor’s work, she recognized a soul mate. The two of them became lifelong friends.
Renovation
Renovation
Belgium’s most beautiful mosaic art
The steps at the museum entrance will lead up to the largest – and in our humble opinion – most beautiful piece of mosaic art in Belgium.
Renovation
Renovation
New site photos: dazzling white
Our site photographer Karin Borghouts takes you on a privileged tour of our brand-new, gleaming white galleries.
James Ensor in bird’s-eye view - Episode 3
In this final instalment, we take a closer look at the man as an artist. And we give some of his fans the chance to sing his praises.
Collection
Collection
Museum Muse: Tom Liekens
Which works of art from the KMSKA collection inspire artists today? And why?
James Ensor in bird’s-eye view - Episode 2
Find out more about the creative process of the artist along with the researchers of the Ensor Research Project.