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BUSTE ALBERT DELVAUX
BUSTE ALBERT DELVAUX (BOB WELLENS) DELVAUX Albert (1913 - 2007) Composer and cello player. Studied at the Royal Academy of…
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NAJADE
NAJADE (ALPHONSE DARVILLE) The main pedestrian shopping street in the centre of Sint-Niklaas is the Stationsstraat. When the street was…
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PUBERTEIT
PUBERTEIT (ERNEST WIJNANTS) In this early work ‘Puberteit’ (‘Puberty’), the sculptor tries to represent the simplicity, purity and unsophisticated quality…
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HET WOORD
HET WOORD (IDEL IANCHELEVICI) We cannot ignore it! Our attention is unavoidably drawn to one of the most famous sights…
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BUSTE ROMAIN DE VIDTS
BUSTE ROMAIN DE VIDTS (WERNER HEYNDRICKX) The romantic city park boasts a large variety of plants and trees, originating from…
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BALLERINA
BALLERINA (MARIETTE TEUGELS) Arriving at the Hofstraat you encounter the ‘Ballerina’. The sculptor, Mariette Teugels, is fascinated by the beauty…
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ZITTEND NAAKT
ZITTEND NAAKT (WILLY KREITZ) In a flowerbed in the Stationsstraat, near the Market Square, our attention is drawn to the…
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FIGUUR IN LOVER
FIGUUR IN LOVER (JAN ALFONS KEUSTERMANS) In the Hospitaalstraat, opposite the hospital, is a bas-relief ‘Figuur in Lover’,(‘Figure in Foliage’),…
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MIJMERENDE MUZE
MIJMERENDE MUZE (JAN ALFONS KEUSTERMANS) High above the Hospitaalstraat is a covered footbridge, linking the two sections of the AZ…
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CONTEMPLATIE
CONTEMPLATIE (WERNER HEYNDRICKX) 'Contemplatie' (‘Contemplation’) is derived from the Latin 'contemplatio','to behold', 'to contemplate'. The sculpture depicts a monk, dressed…
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PAARD EN RUITER
PAARD EN RUITER (JAN CALMEYN) When you access the wooden promenade opposite the statue of ‘Sint-Nicolaas’ you come across an…
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DE LOPERS
DE LOPERS (MARIETTE TEUGELS) The bronze group ‘De Lopers’ is the first acquisition of Kunst in de Stad (1980) and…
KUNST IN DE STAD VZW BRENGT KUNST NAAR DE MENSEN
