Rare and Indispensable: Masterpieces from Flemish collections
January 8 2024
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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
I'm a little late to this very intriguing sounding exhibition which is open in Antwerp at the moment. Rare and Indispensable: Masterpieces from Flemish collections opened at the end of last year, and has been put on to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 'Flemish Masterpiece Decree'. This law made is possible to save and keep certain works of art in the country, in case they were sold to a collector or institution abroad. The exhibition is being hosted by Museum aan de Stroom (MAS).
According to the blurb:
Magritte, Bacon, Ensor, Moore, Jordaens, Rubens … These are just some of the world-famous names on display at the MAS. The not-to-be-missed exhibition 'Rare and Indispensable' brings a unique selection of masterpieces from the Flemish masterpiece list. Works of art you normally would have to travel all over Flanders to see, or which were never even publicly accessible, can now be temporarily admired in one museum hall. All in honour of the 20th anniversary of the 'Flemish Masterpiece Decree'.
The exhibition closes on 25th February 2024.
