FOMU - Photo Museum Antwerp — Attraction in Antwerp

The south of Antwerp referred to as 't Zuid,' has several museums, galleries, theatres and other cultural hot spots. In this patrician district, you will discover live music, screenings of classic movies, exhibitions, theatrical masterpieces, and so on.

The photo museum I frequently visit, abbreviated 'FOMU,' has a permanent collection and periodically places new exhibits in the spotlight. When the online teasers from the latest acquisitions appeal to me, they will succeed in extruding the last coins out of my pockets. Dirt poor or not, I will buy my entrance ticket, and that's the way the cookie crumbles.

I am a late bloomer. A son of two hard working souls who taught me the importance of developing one's awareness. A necessity that will help me to understand the meaning and value of freedom. It took me a while to wake up. So, I constantly try to catch up by educating myself. When I stroll through the museum, I let the latest creative augmentations inspire and teach me. Hence, my biased recommendation for this creative hotspot.

I often try to grasp the process of the imaginative minds who conceived the pieces of art being burnt on my retina. I feel a strong urge to liberate myself from society's restraints and avoid becoming a stereotypical sheep. We have been subdued to massive indoctrination. However, ingenious locations like Antwerp's FOMU help you to reciprocate what is in your nature. As society's shackles limit your persona. Enjoy the exhibited creativity and broaden...

FOMU Antwep is an amazing museum. The staff is lovely and very helpful, the shop is reasonably priced with a lot of interesting photography related items, and there are plenty of lockers for your convenience, and gender-neutral bathrooms. At the time I've been there, there was an exhibit of the famous photographer Stephan Vanfleteren. His body of work was plastered all over the walls for everyone to see and observe not only the changing of the times, but also the evolution and the learning journey of an artist that is not afraid of change. It is there to show you the dark side of humanity, the laughter we all should pose in the face troubles the way the artist did with is series Elvis & Presley, and the futility of life, inevitability of death and their intertwined nature. On a different floor, the Photo Museum of Antwerp has removed the barrier between the art and the observer, letting the latter be in the former. It is one of the best uses of visual media I've ever seen. So simply put, with the advantage of being under the age of 26, best €3...

We visited the photo museum for two hours and were quite blown away by the quality and content! Not sure what would meet us, camera or techniques or exhibitions of photos, this is definitely the latter one. There are currently three parts: the permanent exhibit, one on (famously) war photographer Lee Miller and at the top - an amazing live performance about the changes in Iran the last 50 years and its impact on a refugee family. Incorporating storytelling, the visual images, music, traditional instruments with modern looping and effects escalating into an unbearable tornado of emotions, it almost makes the visitor wish to escape as fast as possible. Highly...