B-5000 Namur - Belgium
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De permanente tentoonstelling toont het werk van Rops in al zijn diversiteit: zijn debuut in de sociale satire en de karikatuur, de steendruk, de geest van Baudelaire, het leven in Parijs, de alomtegenwoordigheid van de vrouw, de dood, erotiek, de banden met de literaire wereld, de reizen…
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Naast de permanente verzameling brengt het museum ook regelmatig tijdelijke exposities met thema’s uit de 19e eeuw, hedendaagse Belgische en buitenlandse graveurs enz. Tal van pedagogische animaties mogelijk.
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The Félicien
Rops museum is located in a former hotel de maître (period house),
at the heart of the old part of Namur. It is not far from the birthplace
of the artist and from Saint-Loup Church, a baroque building, considered
to be an important landmark in Namur's cultural heritage.
The museum has on display all aspects of the artist’s work (1833 - 1898), the important stages of his life (Namur, Brussels, Paris), the people he met and his artisitic creations.
A technical introduction to the diversity of his talents is also offered including: etching, drawing, painting.
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Namur sometimes
seems unsure of what to make of one of its best-known sons, the bizarre
and erotic 19th-century painter and engraver Félicien Rops. His
museum is tucked away on a narrow side street, near the artist's birthplace
in the old quarter of town -- but inside, exposure is the name of the game.
The perfection of Rops's soft-ground etchings and drypoint work is internationally
recognized, and he was indisputably one of the most outstanding engravers
of the late 19th century. Some important examples of his work on display
are Pornokratès (1879), Mors Syphilitica (1866), and The Beach at
Heist (1886).
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Open every day in July and August
Closed 24, 25, 31 december and 1 january
Admission fee: 3 €
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Rue Fumal, 12
B-5000 NAMUR
Tél : +3281.77.67.55
Fax : +3281.77.69.25
http://www.museerops.be
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