5/5 Rosa Van de V. 1 year ago on Google • 119 reviews
Hugo
Voeten
was
an
art
collector,
more
than
1,000
pieces,
from
all
over
the
world
and
in
particular
from
Bulgaria.
He
had
an
old
grain
silo
in
Herentals
converted
into
a
9-storey
museum,
the
Art
Center
Hugo
Voeten.
With
respect
for
the
authenticity
of
the
building.
You
will
see
a
lot
of
concrete
and
bricks.
It
is
architecturally
very
beautiful.
And
the
variety
of
works
of
art
is
also
great.
The
collection
includes
work
by
modern
artists
such
as
Frans
Masereel,
Constant
Permeke,
Félicien
Rops,
Emil
Gastemans
and
Leon
Spilliaert.
The
collection
also
includes
contemporary
art
by
Sophie
Calle,
Daniël
Canogar,
Mircea
Cantor,
Thierry
De
Cordier,
Jef
Geys,
Chiharu
Shiota,
Walter
Swennen
and
Marlène
Dumas.
Moreover,
Collection
Hugo
Voeten
contains
the
largest
collection
of
Bulgarian
art
outside
Bulgaria.
Renowned
artists
such
as
Christo,
Krum
Damianov,
Pavel
Koichev,
Emil
Popov,
Svetlin
Roussev
and
Nedko
Solakov
are
represented.