MoMu Highlights: Spring-Summer Special

A MoMu guide will first take you to the MoMu Library, where the FATE® team will immerse you in the never-before-seen Punk Special Collection and Ballet Russes Special Collection. Additionally, you will get acquainted with the collection presentation featuring masterpieces by Belgian designers and visit the exhibition JAN-JAN VAN ESSCHE - KHAYAL.

In March, you have the unique opportunity to discover the Punk Special Collection and the Ballet Russes Special Collection from the FATE® Fashion And Textiles Education Archive in the MoMu Library. The FATE® team from London will provide an introduction to these extraordinary collections that have never been shown before.

MoMu’s collection presentation looks back at four decades of Belgian fashion, complemented by a selection from the museum’s historical collection. The exhibition gives an overview of the most important protagonists of Belgian fashion, based on the themes that characterise the distinctive nature of the MoMu Collection.

Based on the Khayal collection (Spring-Summer 2025), Antwerp fashion designer Jan-Jan Van Essche offers a glimpse into his world. Garments designed by Van Essche embody a quiet dynamic. His generous approach does not follow the Western tradition of restricting freedom of movement. He offers every body, regardless of gender, age or norms, the space to shape the garment. Executed in artisanal fabrics made of natural fibres, his discrete creations stimulate our conscious awareness.