Guided tour
As part of the Matrimonium Season 2025–2026, L'architecture qui dégenre is organising an exclusive guided tour of the exhibition Unfolding the Archives #9 Feminist Perspectives 1980–1990, led by curator Bart Decroos. The exhibition looks back at Flanders in the 1980s, when the struggle for gender equality also reached the architectural sector.
In 1981, architect Danie Staut established the ‘Women and Housing’ working group. Together with designers and educators, such as Els Huigens, Gerd Van Limbergen and Leen De Becker, she organized study days and workshops in search of alternatives to patriarchal society.
The exhibition is based on their archival material and explores feminist perspectives on architecture. It makes connections between contemporary developments and the historical precedents that are often overlooked.
Join curator Bart Decroos as he explores the archives of the ‘Women and Housing’ working group, and draw your own connections between contemporary developments and historical precedents.
Sign up for free for the English spoken tour at 15:00h or the Dutch spoken tour at 14:00h.
Events dedicated to heritage have existed for decades, but Matrimony Days were not yet a thing in Belgium. The first Matrimony Days were organised in Paris in 2015. They have since spread throughout France and, since 2019, have also taken root in Brussels on the initiative of the non-profit organisation L'Architecture qui Dégenre.
Matrimony Days highlight the architectural, sculptural, urban and social female historical heritage, as well as the artistic, political and feminist contemporary heritage in Brussels.
L’Architecture qui Dégenre is a platform that challenges the dominant order, promotes equality and fosters optimism. L’Architecture qui Dégenre is a space for sharing practices and knowledge relating to architectural, artistic and urban equality.
EXHIBITION
Feminist Perspectives 1980 - 1990 looks back at Flanders in the 1980s, when the struggle for gender equality also reached the architecture sector. Delve into the archives of the Vrouwen en Wonen working group and discover these links for yourself.
03.04.2026 - 28.06.2026
DE SINGEL (Expozaal), Antwerp
16.05.2026
15:00h
DE SINGEL (Exhibition Hall)
Desguinlei 25
2018 Antwerp
English
Free of charge, upon registration
Limited seating
Register via the online form
L’Architecture qui Dégenre (Matrimony Season 2025-2026)
the Government of Flanders
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