In the Unfolding the Archives series, the Flanders Architecture Institute exhibits major pieces, hidden treasures and striking discoveries from its collection. It enriches contemporary architectural themes with a historical dimension, shows newly acquired archives to visitors for the first time, or elucidates prominent figures or moments from architectural history.
Archive Flanders Architecture Institute
The first edition starts at the beginning. The Flanders Architecture Institute became a collections management organisation in 2018. This transition was seized upon as an opportunity to launch a major assimilation campaign. During the inventorying and processing of the archives, beautiful, unexpected and sometimes moving documents came to light. The exhibition brings together a wide range of documents: drawings, diaries, sketches, musings and letters, offering an insight into the richness of the collection.
Moreover, the project shows the path travelled by an architectural archive: from the collection of the artefacts (in sometimes challenging circumstances) to carefully considered and in-depth processes, to its opening up to a wide audience. A unique glimpse behind the scenes of the archive.
Practical
- DATE:
06.11.2019-19.01.2020
- OPEN:
From Wednesday to Sunday from 2 pm to 7 pm and during evening performances until 10 pm
- ENTRANCE:
free
- LOCATION:
deSingel
- STREET:
Desguinlei 25
- POSTAL CODE:
2018
- CITY:
Antwerp
- PRODUCER:
Flanders Architecture Institute and deSingel
The lecture by art historian Caterina Verdickt on 12 November in deSingel has been cancelled.
Unfolding the Archives
In the Unfolding the Archives series, the Flanders Architecture Institute exhibits major pieces, hidden treasures and striking discoveries from its collection. It enriches contemporary architectural themes with a historical dimension, shows newly acquired archives to visitors for the first time, or elucidates prominent figures or moments from architectural history.