Fotomuseum Antwerp

Fotomuseum Antwerp, also known as FOMU, is a museum of photography in Antwerp, Belgium.

Photo: Romaine, CC0.

Email: info@fomu.be
Type: Museum
Description: photography museum in Antwerp, Belgium
Also known as: “Fomu”, “FOMU”, “FOMU Photo Museum Antwerp”, and “Fotomuseum Antwerpen”
Address: Waalsekaai 47, Antwerpen, 2000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waterpoort and Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.

Waterpoort

City gate

Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Waterpoort is a monumental gate located in the Zuiderdokken, Zuid Antwerp, Belgium. The gate was sculpted by Huibrecht van den Eynde and Johannes van Mildert, and was erected in 1624. Waterpoort is situated 140 metres southeast of Fotomuseum Antwerp.

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

Museum

Photo: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 1810, that houses a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries. Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is situated 490 metres east of Fotomuseum Antwerp.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp

Museum

Photo: Roger Price, CC BY 2.0.

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp is the contemporary art museum of the city of Antwerp, Belgium. Its current director is Bart de Baere. Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp is situated 310 metres northeast of Fotomuseum Antwerp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zuid and Linkeroever.

Zuid

Quarter

The Zuid is a southern neighborhood in the city center of Antwerp, abutting the Scheldt River. The Zuid had a revival in the mid-1980s and is now composed of buildings in the Art Nouveau and Modern architecture styles.

Linkeroever

Suburb

Linkeroever is an area in the city of Antwerp, on the left bank of the Scheldt river. Historically it was a neighbourhood which belonged to Zwijndrecht, but on 19 March 1923, it was attached to Antwerp.